DETROIT ~ Henry Ford Health passed a major milestone with its expansion in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood by topping off its new patient tower with its highest beam.
A crane towered over the skeleton of Henry Ford Hospital’s new 20-story patient tower, which placed a 1,400-pound beam was placed at the highest point on the steel structure. The tower, whose construction can be easily viewed along West Grand Boulevard, is part of a $2.2 billion hospital expansion project the hospital is calling Destination: Grand.
The new health site will also be utilized by Michigan State University Health Sciences and feature the Neurofibromatosis Research Institute in partnership with the Gilbert Family Foundation.
“I walk through the space that will one day very soon be the operating room of the future, where literally space-age technology is coming to life,” Henry Ford Hospital CEO Steven Kalkanis said at the event. “Seeing the potential in those walls truly fills me with excitement and hope. As a surgeon, I can tell you that practicing medicine and receiving treatment at the new Henry Ford Hospital will be truly unlike any other healthcare experience in the world, with capabilities we haven’t even dreamed of yet.”
Hundreds of Henry Ford Hospital team members, partners, and supporters watched the beam being lowered from the top of a nearby parking garage. The beam itself was adorned with Henry Ford Health’s logo.
“For 111 years, Henry Ford Health Hospital has been one of the most important institutions in our city,” Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield told the crowd. “It has cared for generations of Detroiters, served as a leader in medical innovation, and stood as an anchor in this community through both challenges and trials. Today, we are witnessing the next chapter of that legacy.“
