A Tour
University of Michigan Hospitals have everything patients and families need to make their visit convenient and comfortable. If you don’t find something you’re looking for, stop at one of our Welcome Centers and ask. We’re happy to help.
Also see Pictorial Tours of The University of Michigan Health System.
Welcome Centers
When you have a question about the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers, the information desk is the place to go for answers. Friendly and knowledgeable staff will provide directions to your appointment, help you find the patient you are visiting, direct you to the nearest ATM, public phone, restroom or gift shop, inform you where to find food, and much, much more. Information desks are at the following locations:
- University Hospital – This information desk is located near the main University Hospital entrance on Level 1. It is open from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. To contact this Welcome Center, call 734-936-6641.
- C.S. Mott and Women's Hospital Welcome Center – This information desk is located in the Taubman Center, Level 2, at the entrance to/from Parking Structure A. The desk is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Admissions/Business Services Front Desk is located inside the C.S. Mott Hospital entrance near Big Bird. It is open 24 hours a day.
- Taubman Center – Information desks are at the north end of the Taubman Center entrance. These desks are accessible from Parking Structure A on Levels 1, 2 and 3, and are open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Blood Withdrawal
Blood draw sites are located in several locations in our hospitals. When your physician orders lab work or blood tests you have many options as to where and when you would like to have that done. For more information please contact MLabs toll-free at 800-862-7284.
University Hospital Cafeteria
A full-menu cafeteria is located on level 2 of University Hospital and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays. The cafeteria offers wraps, made-to-order deli sandwiches, pizza, a salad bar, grilled items, and American and international meals.
For a complete menu, nutritional informational or other general questions please call 734-936-5100 or visit Aramark.
ATM
There are two ATMs located on the second floor of University Hospital. One is located at the hallway intersection between Mott Hospital and University Hospital (commonly referred to as "The Triangle"). The other is located in University Hospital next to the cashier’s office, just down the hall from the Gift Shop. There are signs overhead in the hallways to help you locate which hospital you are in, and you should feel free to ask anyone with U-M identification for assistance. There is also an ATM located on level 2 of the CVC in the vending machine area near the employee entrance.
Art Galleries
Gifts of Art's eight galleries annually feature 54 different exhibits, including two and three-dimensional. The artwork on display is richly diverse in style, medium, form and subject, and provides an ever-changing sampling of the best art the region has to offer. Visit Gifts of Art to view current exhibits, for an exhibit schedule and for exhibit locations.
To purchase a piece of art on exhibit, please call 734-936-ARTS.
Artists in Residence
Artists in Residence collaborate with Gifts of Art in the creation of participatory arts projects with our patients and staff. Our most recent project, The Dragon of Wishes Hopes and Dreams, was a collaboration with Art and Design Assistant Professor Anne Mondro and her students from the class Retaining Identity: The Role of Creative Work within the Healthcare Setting. The dragon was designed by artist Katy Bergman Cassell, funded by a FIGS grant, and brought about by participants creating messages in words and pictures on paper fans - more than 1,700 in all - which were then folded to become the scales adorning the Dragon. Spanning more than 16 feet, this magnificent dragon was dedicated to the patients, visitors, faculty and staff of the University of Michigan Health System on July 11, 2006 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers. It is located outside the University Hospital Main Lobby on the first floor.
Weekly Performances
In addition to sponsoring on-site art-making demonstrations, Gifts of Art presents weekly free public performances in music, theater and dance. Hospital audiences can expect to see anything from Shakespearean comedies to tap dance ensembles. Performers include local, regional and international artists. Summer events take place in the hospital courtyard, weather permitting. For a complete description of our current monthly performances, including photographs of this month's performers, performance locations and hours, visit Gifts of Art or call 734-936-ARTS.
Music in the Lobby
Volunteers perform in hospital waiting areas and on the baby grand piano in the University Hospital main lobby to provide soothing music for waiting patients, their families and friends, and staff.
If you wish to become a volunteer musician, please call 734-936-ARTS or contact Volunteer Services.
Friends Meditation Garden
Restorative gardens have had a presence in hospitals since the Middle Ages. The University of Michigan Health System is pleased to continue this tradition of hospitality with our Friends Meditation Garden. Our garden was specifically designed to provide an outdoor space of comfort and respite for patients, visitors and staff.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
The University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum are about connecting people with nature, about sustaining the earth. We're about caring for our natural heritage. We're about sharing knowledge and promoting learning. Visit the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum web site.
