Contact: Jane Crawford
Phone: 610-291-7217
Email: jane.crawford@uhsinc.com
Contact: Amy Rotter
Phone: 616-260-5101
Email: amy.rotter@trinity-health.org
Hospital on schedule for 2023 groundbreaking, 2025 opening
King of Prussia, PA and Grand Rapids, MI – February 21, 2023 – Southridge Behavioral Hospital, the joint venture partnership between Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) and Trinity Health Michigan, reports today that building design is progressing and the facility is on schedule to open in 2025. The land for the new facility has been acquired at 2145 64th Street SW, near the Trinity Health Medical Center in Byron Center, Michigan. Groundbreaking is anticipated for summer 2023.
The new website – www.southridgebh.com – provides the community a view of what’s to come for the behavioral health hospital, including an informational video and renderings of the hospital.
“We are excited for the future opening of Southridge Behavioral Hospital, because we know there is an incredible need for inpatient services in our community,” said Matt Biersack, M.D., president of Trinity Health Grand Rapids. “The acquisition of the land and design development are key milestones to making our vision a reality. We are excited to break ground this year, when we will really begin to see the hospital take shape.”
“We are proud to celebrate this new partnership with Trinity Health. Our mutual goal is to provide patients and their loved ones with high-quality, compassionate services and support,” said Matt Peterson, President, Behavioral Health Division, Universal Health Services. “With the construction of this new hospital, we expect to alleviate emergency department capacity strains, operate an efficient behavioral health facility and effectively address the increasing needs of the behavioral health population.”
Once open, the new Southridge Behavioral Hospital will accommodate up to 96 beds, serving adult and geriatric patients. Southridge Behavioral Hospital will employ approximately 170 full-time and part-time staff including physicians, nurses, therapists, mental health technicians, administration, dietary and housekeeping personnel. Programming will be tailored to individual patient needs, with core psychiatric services and counseling supplemented with art therapy, music therapy and outdoor activities.
Network of Affiliated Behavioral Health Services
As previously announced, Southridge Behavioral Hospital will tie seamlessly into a growing network of affiliated behavioral health services in the area, including UHS-operated Forest View Hospital and Trinity Health Michigan's partnership with Network180 to open a Behavioral Health Crisis Center for the rapid availability of assessment services on a walk-in basis. Further, Southridge Behavioral Hospital will provide additional provider and patient choice in the market, specifically at an easily accessible location south of Grand Rapids.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since our inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were approximately $12.6 billion in 2021. In 2023, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune. In 2022, UHS ranked #297 on the Fortune 500; and in 2021 ranked #307 on Forbes’ list of America’s Largest Public Companies.
Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was upon the Company’s founding in 1979, enabling us to provide compassionate care to our patients and their loved ones. Our strategy includes building or acquiring high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, investing in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and becoming the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 28 acute care hospitals, 335 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 39 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. It acts as the advisor to Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust (NYSE:UHT). For additional information visit www.uhs.com.
About Trinity Health Michigan
Trinity Health Michigan is a leading health care provider and one of the state’s largest employers. With more than 24,000 full-time employees serving 29 counties, Trinity Health Michigan is composed of nine hospitals located in Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Howell, Livonia, Muskegon, Pontiac and Shelby. The health system has 2,314 beds and 5,446 physicians and advanced practice providers. With operating revenues of $4.16 billion, Trinity Health Michigan returns $184 million back to their local communities each year. Together with numerous ambulatory care locations, home health and hospice agencies and 23 senior living communities owned and/or operated by Trinity Health, Trinity Health Michigan provides the full continuum of care for Michigan residents.