A new hospital is set to open in northern Oakland County in mid March, helping expand the health-care options in Metro Detroit.
Henry
Ford Health System plans to open its new $360 million Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital on March 15. The new hospital is an addition to
Henry Ford Medical Center-West Bloomfield
About 2,300 medical
staff will work at the 730,000-square-foot hospital, including 500
primary care physicians and specialists. The new hospital will create
1,200 new jobs. The building is modeled after a northern Michigan
lodge, featuring fieldstone and river rock. There will also be a
3-story grand atrium to welcome people.
The new hospital will
also have private rooms to house up to 300 beds when it's all said and
done, including a female-only floor. About 191 of those will be
immediately available upon the opening. The rest will come online in
2011.
The hospital, designed by Albert Kahn Associates, is also
going after LEED certification. It is incorporating several
environmentally friendly features, such as a rooftop garden,
energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. The hospital also plans
to create walking and biking trails in the wooded area surrounding the
hospital.
Source: Henry Ford Health System
Writer: Jon Zemke
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