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Michigan's largest health system is going big. Corewell Health announced a $1.7 billion plan to build two new hospital towers — one in Grand Rapids and one in Troy — both targeting 2030 completions. The move is driven by overcrowded facilities consistently running above 90% capacity and rapidly growing community demand.
Michigan's largest health system is making a generational bet on its infrastructure. Corewell Health announced a $1.7 billion expansion plan featuring two new hospital towers — one at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids and another at Beaumont Troy Hospital — both of which are consistently operating above 90% patient capacity.
The bigger of the two projects is the $1.34 billion, 11-story tower at Butterworth Hospital. The 780,000-square-foot build will house a new emergency department, 180 private patient rooms, 17 operating rooms, and a hyperbaric chamber. It will also require demolition of existing facilities and city approvals given its height. The $440 million Troy tower will add 180 private rooms and a new ED waiting area, with direct parking-to-ED access designed to ease one of Corewell's busiest emergency departments. Both projects are slated to break ground next summer with a 2030 target completion, pending regulatory and municipal reviews.
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Why it matters: With both campuses routinely maxed out, this expansion directly addresses access bottlenecks in two growing Michigan communities. As the state's only Level I trauma center in West Michigan, Butterworth's growth is especially critical for regional emergency and complex care capacity.
