Trinity Health Michigan announced plans to build a replacement hospital in Livingston County, Michigan, intended to enhance patient access and create an integrated campus of medical and surgical care at its existing medical center in Brighton.

Construction is scheduled to break ground in early 2023 on the four-story, 174,000-square-foot hospital, which will consist of 56 acuity adaptable beds, 18 existing Short Stay Unit beds, and eight licensed operating rooms. The existing medical center facility will also undergo renovations.

Trinity Health’s board of directors unanimously approved the three-year project with a budget of $238.2 million. The board’s vote caps a multiyear effort to relocate inpatient and outpatient services from the aging Trinity Health Livingston hospital in Howell to the campus of Trinity Health Medical Center – Brighton.
Trinity Health Michigan is composed of nine hospitals located in Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Howell, Livonia, Muskegon, Pontiac and Shelby. The health system has 2,233 beds, 5,290 physicians and advanced practice providers, and operating revenues of $4.1 billion.

“I’m really excited for patients and their families; those who will benefit most from a new state-of-the-art hospital in Livingston County,” said Rob Casalou, president and CEO of Trinity Health Michigan and Southeast Regions. “I commend the Trinity Health board of directors, hospital president John O’Malley and the entire Trinity Health Livingston leadership team for their tireless advocacy of this project.”

The new hospital will feature acuity-adaptable patient rooms that are designed to bring care to the patient rather than requiring the patient to be transferred to other units of care; accommodating medical, surgical and intermediate care from one centralized location throughout the patient's stay, from admission to discharge.

“Trinity Health Livingston is blessed to be part of an integrated, nationwide health system, which offers local residents a wealth of resources and support close to home,” said Alonzo Lewis, president of Trinity Health Ann Arbor and Trinity Health Livingston. “In the event higher-acuity care is required, our clinical team at Trinity Health Ann Arbor works seamlessly with the team in Livingston to ensure patients receive the timely, high-quality care they need.”

Though future plans for the existing Trinity Health Livingston hospital in Howell have not yet been determined, the health system is "committed to ensuring that the space continues to be a vibrant part of the Howell community," according to a statement. "As those details are determined, the public will be notified."

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