Michigan Medicine is moving forward with a $920 million hospital development project at the academic medical center of the University of Michigan.
On Sept. 20, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the five-year project, following two other votes exploring the project’s feasibility. Funding for the project will be provided from Michigan Medicine resources, along with a philanthropic campaign launched by Michigan Medicine.
The 12-story, 690,000-square-foot hospital will feature 264 private rooms capable of converting to intensive care, a state-of-the-art neurological and neurosurgical center, high-level, specialty care services for cardiovascular and thoracic patients, along with advanced imaging. The project will relocate 110 beds currently in semi-private rooms and add 154 new beds to the medical campus.
The building will be constructed adjacent to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan, with plans to construct bridge and tunnel connections to existing inpatient care facilities. Planning for incremental parking, transportation and roadway improvements is underway.
The University of Michigan affiliate said the goal of the new adult hospital is to increase patient access and transform medical and surgical care, where current hospital facilities often operate at more than 90 percent capacity. Upon completion, the new hospital will include more visiting spaces both in patient rooms and common areas, centralized collaboration spaces in each patient area, two floors with 20 operating rooms built with the latest technology, and patient rooms that allow for more complex care.
Mark Schlissel, the president of the University of Michigan said the addition is “crucial for our state, our university, and the millions of people who rely on us for quality, advanced healthcare."
“This hospital will not only help us meet our community’s future healthcare needs, it will be a greater resource for other hospitals across the state, and further support and enable U-M healthcare providers to do their very best work,” said Shauna Ryder Diggs, University of Michigan Regent.
Construction is expected to begin in October, with work wrapping up in 2024.
