{"id":406600,"date":"2025-11-26T18:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/406600\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:52:19","slug":"michigan-medicine-welcomes-first-patients-to-new-920m-hospital-in-ann-arbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/406600\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Medicine welcomes first patients to new $920M hospital in Ann Arbor"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANN ARBOR, MI \u2014 A long-awaited $920 million University of Michigan hospital<\/a> welcomed its first patients on Sunday, Nov. 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cCheers erupted just after 8 a.m. as a specialized clinical team escorted the very first patient through a tunnel that connects the facility to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center,\u201d Michigan Medicine officials said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cA group of health system leaders and team members were stationed at the other end, ready to greet the first patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

By the end of Sunday, 186 adult patients had been transferred to the new hospital from University Hospital and the cardiovascular center.<\/p>\n

he transfer of patients was \u201ca carefully planned move that involved hundreds of staff and volunteers,\u201d as organizational leaders staffed an activation command center to respond to any issues, officials say.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened here today is remarkable,\u201d Michigan Medicine CEO Dr. David Miller said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m deeply proud and grateful to be part of the team here for the work we did on behalf of our patients and in support of each other. This is a great moment, a legendary day for the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine,\u201d Miller said. <\/p>\n

The 12-story D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion, 1315 E. Ann St., has been in the works for a decade, university health care system officials said.<\/p>\n

The new hospital adds about 690,000 square feet, including 264 private inpatient rooms, 20 surgical and three interventional radiology suites to the university health system\u2019s main medical campus. Michigan Medicine made a video about the new facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Medical staff plan to support patients in intensive care, as well as lead specialty services for neuroscience, cardiovascular and thoracic care, among other specialties. The facility will have about 2,000 employees, including 1,000 new to Michigan Medicine.<\/p>\n

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New Michigan Medicine hospital worth $920 million<\/p>\n

Linda Larin, the chief operating officer for Michigan Medicine\u2019s adult hospitals, said in a statement that hundreds of team members and patients \u201cshared ideas, experience and expertise to create a vision for all that this innovative new hospital could be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opening day was a big success, Karen Amman, operations project director for the pavilion, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe patient move was very smooth,\u201d Amman said. \u201cEveryone worked so well together, from the capacity management team who helped coordinate the move order, to the critical care Specialized Workforce for Acute Transport team who moved the patients, to patient transport, security and entrance services, respiratory therapy, social work, Health Information Technology Services, nursing informatics, facilities, all of the teams on the inpatient units, and the many volunteers who helped throughout our facilities.\u201d <\/p>\n

They also set up a \u201chospitality center\u201d in the main lobby for loved ones to wait while patients were moved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole thing was like a well-oiled machine,\u201d said Amman. \u201cIt feels so good to finally be in this building we\u2019ve been planning for so long.\u201d <\/p>\n

Operating rooms and a new parking structure off Zina Pitcher Place are expected to open in the coming weeks. Early next year, an MR\/OR suite will begin providing care teams with real-time images during surgeries. <\/p>\n

The new pavilion was designed to prioritize environmental sustainability, officials say. That includes construction materials used, water- and energy-efficient infrastructure and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its carbon footprint, they say. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is on track to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Green Building Certification, the highest possible rating from the U.S. Green Building Council,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n

Want more Ann Arbor-area news? Bookmark the local Ann Arbor news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ANN ARBOR, MI \u2014 A long-awaited $920 million University of Michigan hospital welcomed its first patients on Sunday,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":406601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[210,1141,1142,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-406600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-care","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-health-care","10":"tag-healthcare","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115617514807882035","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}