Corewell Health plans to build a new tower at its Troy Hospital as part of a 94-bed expansion project that will “support inpatient demand and improve patient access,” the system announced Tuesday.

Officials said in a press release that the 132,000-square-foot expansion at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital reflects its “investment in the future of health care for Oakland and Macomb counties” and allows the facility to meet the growing needs of the region “for decades to come.” Corewell expects to complete the tower in 2030.

“We know that our community in North Oakland and Macomb counties are growing, and patients are choosing to come to Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital,” said Nancy Susick, the hospital’s president. “So we’ve chosen to expand with a new tower, which will have additional private rooms.”

The project boosts the hospital’s licensed bed count from 530 to 624. Susick said when the hospital opened in 1977, it had 199 beds. The project will also increase the percentage of rooms in the hospital that are private ― from 40% to 72%. She said patients are asking for private rooms.

“When they come to the hospital, they want to be in (their) own private room when they’re being cared for, versus having another patient in the bed right next to them,” she said.

A new 128,000-square-foot parking deck with a connecting pedestrian bridge will “help improve patient and visitor access,” according to the health system.

The project also addresses the current and future state of emergency department flow and assesses the hospital’s imaging and operating room platform.

Corewell Health said that earlier this month, it issued a request for proposal for a construction manager/general contractor firm to conduct advance planning for the proposed tower. Susick said she doesn’t have a number at this point for how much the project will cost, because the firm and architects aren’t in place yet.

The health system will select the firm in November and expects to begin construction no later than August 2027.

Corewell Health also recently broke ground on an estimated $75 million project to build a new ambulatory surgery center and medical office building across the street from William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak. 

The health system also plans to build a $13 million outpatient surgery facility in Sterling Heights, the Macomb Daily reported.

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