Henry Ford Health Expansion: Significant $2.2 Billion Investment in Detroit's Healthcare Future

Major Expansion in Detroit's Healthcare Sector

Henry Ford Health is celebrating the groundbreaking of a major hospital expansion today with a press conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony. It's part of a $2.2 billion project, marking Henry Ford's most significant investment in the city of Detroit in its over 100-year history.

Vision for the Future

“Our vision – to build the healthcare campus of the future, a place where people from down the street or across the globe alike can come to receive the very best care in the very best facilities – is one we’ve been cultivating for decades,” said Henry Ford Health President and CEO Bob Riney in a press release. “We are creating a place like no other in the state, and through this major expansion of our campus, we are cementing our commitment to our Detroit community for the next century and beyond. Detroit deserves this.”

Details of the New Facility

• The new hospital facility will reportedly cover 1.2 million square feet on West Grand Boulevard.
• It will include a 20-story patient tower and an expanded emergency department spanning 75,000 square feet with 100 private treatment areas.
• The tower will host the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab thanks to an investment by the Gilbert Family Foundation.

The groundbreaking celebration kicks off from 1 p.m. and runs until 6 p.m.