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University of Michigan highlights new Dedan and Betty Khan Healthcare Pavilion, cites expanded capacity
Summary
University of Michigan Health leaders briefed the Board of Regents on the Dedan and Betty Khan Healthcare Pavilion, a newly opened 690,000‑square‑foot inpatient facility with 264 private rooms, reporting opening‑day patient moves and early utilization metrics.
The University of Michigan presented the Dedan and Betty Khan Healthcare Pavilion to the Board of Regents as a major new addition to Michigan Medicine’s inpatient capacity.
Julie Ischak, chief nurse and operations executive for University of Michigan Health, told regents the pavilion, which opened for patient care on Nov. 23, is a 690,000‑square‑foot, 12‑floor adult inpatient facility with 264 private rooms that can convert to ICU level care. She said the facility includes 20 operating rooms, three interventional radiology suites and advanced imaging and diagnostic services designed to increase access and safety for patients and staff. "This milestone has been nearly 10 years in the making," Ischak said.
Ischak described the opening day transfer and early activity: hundreds of team members volunteered to staff the transition, and staff completed patient moves that day. She said the teams transferred 186 patients on opening day and reported interventional radiology volume of 164 cases through Jan. 31; the presenter also referenced surgical case volume during the period between Nov. 23 and Jan. 31 as stated in the presentation (transcript reads "12 50" surgical cases). The adult hospital system has seen year‑to‑date operating room volume up 9.1 percent, and the pavilion is serving an average of about 194 patients a day, Ischak said.
Ischak highlighted patient‑centered design elements such as floor‑to‑ceiling nature images, family zones with sleeper sofas and refrigerators, an on‑site patient and family library, an interfaith chapel and patient‑safety features including corridor gates, balance systems and patient lifts. She said an MR‑capable operating room was used successfully the day after opening, enabling intraoperative MRI imaging for select cases.
David Miller, introducing the presentation, and regents who spoke afterward praised the project’s execution. One regent noted the project came in on budget and schedule and called it a "huge accomplishment" that will benefit many patients and families.
The Regents received the presentation as an informational item; there was no formal vote tied to the presentation itself. The university said it is grateful to the Dedan and Betty Khan family for their support of the pavilion.
