- The Hixson-Lied Center was constructed to physically connect Clarkson Hospital and the University of Nebraska Medical Center tower.
- The Hixson-Lied opened in 2005 and cost $56.5 million.
- The building was named for the Lied Foundation Trust and trustee Christina M. Hixson.
- Level one houses the Emergency Department.
- Level two houses radiology and surgical operating rooms.
- Level three houses a garden terrace.
- Level four houses the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).