US Edition2 projects at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow to expand psych health services, surgery beds
The new 64-bed behavioral hospital and surgical center will address pediatric care gaps and operating-room capacity, part of U-M's $800 million investment in Sparrow since 2023.
- On Thursday, the University of Michigan Board of Regents voted to approve two Lansing health facilities totaling $143 million at UM Health‑Sparrow.
- Faced with years of limited local capacity, clinicians say a longstanding 'desert of care' forced many pediatric patients to be transferred over an hour away, and the behavioral hospital will add 16 pediatric beds to address this gap alongside 64 total behavioral beds.
- The $60 million surgical center will open with four operating rooms, expand by two, move procedures off the St. Lawrence campus, add a new MRI, and reduce wait times at the main hospital.
- Groundbreaking is expected this summer, UM Health‑Sparrow says it will finance the projects without taxpayer money, and the moves follow U‑M's 2023 takeover and $800 million investment pledge.
- Related investments include a $32 million clinic in Grand Ledge and a $28 million ambulatory clinic in Ionia, with officials emphasizing regional care expansion and positive impacts, Margaret Dimond said.
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2 projects at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow to expand psych health services, surgery beds
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