University of Michigan Health System plans operating room expansion

The Board of Regents has approved a $23.5 million renovation and expansion project at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, part of University of Michigan Health System.

The project will renovate approximately 24,500 square feet of the hospital's surgical suite and create four new operating rooms.

"This investment in adult operating room capacity will improve patient access and our overall ability to accommodate the growing number of patients who seek our care," said T. Anthony Denton, acting CEO of UM Hospitals and Health Centers.

The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2016.

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