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Last October, Ethan Bilpo, a Mott patient, joined other patients, staff and donors for an official beam signing at the construction site for the new Mott Hospital.

Construction on the new C.S. Mott Children’s and Women’s Hospital progresses

Last October was an exciting month for the children’s and women’s building project. First, the University of Michigan Regents approved a plan to enhance the scope and budget for the U-M C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital building project. Then, on October 29, Mott patients, families, staff, donors and special guests celebrated the completion of the facility’s structural steel with a beam signing.

The expanded plans for the new hospital allow the addition of 84 private patient beds, two magnetic resonance imaging units, an operating room and an inter-operative MRI Operating Room suite.

“The fast-changing world of health care—new treatments and technology—is driving increased demand for obstetric and pediatric patient care,” says Patricia A. Warner, associate hospital director and chief administrative officer, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital. “By enhancing the scope of this building project, we’ll not only be able to open the doors to a new facility that will accommodate advances in medical technology, but also one that will provide the best care possible to the women and children in Michigan and across the country.”

The expansion will cost $231 million, and the facility will open in fall 2012. The project will be funded through philanthropy and hospital reserves. Already, UMHS has raised more than $50 million of its $75 million fund-raising goal for the new facility.

The new 1.1 million-square-foot children’s and women’s facility will also include 13 pediatric operating rooms, four pediatric surgical procedure rooms, four caesarean section suites, and 348 private inpatient beds, including 50 single-room maternity care beds.

See us grow! Take a virtual tour of the new hospital.

The annual Oliver/Hatcher Construction Golf Outing raises funds for the U-M Mott Children’s Hospital Child and Family Life Department. Shown here are (left to right) Paul Hatcher, Rick Leach, Ernie Harwell and Paul Oliver. Right, Dan Fischer (center), director of U–M Child and Family Life, accepts a $101,000 donation from Paul Oliver and Paul Hatcher.

Another record for the Oliver/Hatcher Construction Charity Golf Outing

Congratulations to the organizers and participants in the Ninth Annual Oliver/Hatcher Construction Charity Golf Outing! Oliver/Hatcher Charities raised $101,000, their largest check ever, for the Child and Family Life department at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell received a standing ovation after his remarks. Former U-M football player and Detroit Tiger Rick Leach has accepted the invitation to be the guest speaker at the 2009 event, which will be held September 21.

In 2008 the Detroit Red Wings won the National Hockey League playoffs and received the Stanley Cup, one of the most famous trophies in professional sports. Thanks to Detroit Red Wings center Kris Draper, dozens of Mott patients and their families got the opportunity to see the cup during Draper’s surprise visit on September 15. Draper took the Stanley Cup from room to room and posed for photos with patients. He signed autographs, gave out Red Wings toys and stickers, and let parents hold babies inside the three-foot tall cup. His visit created such wonderful memories for everyone who met him—it was clear that he is a champion off the ice as well as on.

View more photos from Kris Draper’s visit here.

Top Ranked
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan Health System has been ranked as one of the best in the country by Parents magazine. Mott received the highest ranking among children’s hospitals in the state. On the list of 30 top hospitals, Mott ranked 18. The magazine determined the rankings through an analysis of extensive surveys sent to children’s hospitals. More than 75 hospitals submitted answers to the 250-question survey, including survival rates, number of complex procedures performed, research studies, staff qualifications and safeguards to prevent medical errors.