MDHHS said the new complex will serve patients of all ages, with distinct facilities that provide separate living and program spaces for children and adults while sharing administration and food service. | Photo Credit: IDS
What You Need to Know
- Michigan’s Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital in Northville Township is expected to be completed in July and open to its first patients this fall, according to MDHHS.
- MDHHS said the project was about 65% complete at the start of 2026 and remains on schedule.
- The hospital is expected to consolidate staff and patients from the former Hawthorn Center (Northville) and the Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital (Westland); the state plans to close Reuther once the new facility opens.
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s FY 2027 budget proposal includes $72.2 million to begin operating the hospital, which MDHHS said will increase statewide capacity by 54 beds (32 adult, 22 pediatric).
- IDS project information describes separate secure pediatric and adult units, a LEED Gold target and geothermal heating/cooling; IDS lists the facility at 260 beds, while MDHHS cited 264 beds.
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan’s Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital in Northville Township, the state’s newest state psychiatric hospital, is expected to be complete in July and open to patients this fall.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the 264-bed project was approximately 65% complete at the start of 2026 and is intended to replace both the former Hawthorn Center in Northville and the Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital in Westland.
State officials announced plans in April 2023 to build the new psychiatric complex on the former Hawthorn Center grounds with an initial estimate of $325 million. MDHHS now puts the total design-and-construction cost at about $383.4 million…