Construction to begin on new $75M Corewell surgery, primary care center in Royal Oak
Posted By: Detroit News on September 8, 2025. For more information, please click here to read the source article.
Corewell Health leaders, doctors and other staff gathered on Monday to mark the groundbreaking of an estimated $75 million project to build a new ambulatory surgery center and medical office building across the street from William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak.
Construction on the 89,000-square-foot facility will start in the next two weeks and is expected to take 18-24 months, ending in 2027, said Dr. Daniel Carey, president of William Beaumont University Hospital.
He said the facility at 3828 13 Mile Road, called the Corewell Health Care Center and located across the street from the main hospital, will include an ambulatory surgical center, which is a space for “less complicated surgeries” that can be safely done outside of the hospital. It will also include medical office space, including for primary care, behavioral health and digestive health.
“We’re really trying to create new access, because … the population is aging and we have more and more good therapies for conditions,” Carey said. “So we’re expanding access at this site.”
Lamont Yoder, president of Corewell Health East, said at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by more than several dozen people Monday morning that it’s “a momentous time for us.”
“This new care center represents not only incredible growth for our health care system, but also improved access to better care close to home for Royal Oak and our entire region by allowing us to serve what will be an additional nearly 20,000 people every year through that beautiful building,” Yoder said.
Carey said the new ambulatory surgery center, also known as outpatient surgery, will be easy for patients to access ― there will be two entrances off of 13 Mile Road ― and they won’t have to enter the main William Beaumont University Hospital campus to have a surgery.
He said the surgeries that take place at the center will be “low complexity surgeries” that don’t require people to stay overnight, including orthopaedic, low-risk spine, gall bladder, appendix, and ear, nose and throat surgeries. The center will have four operating rooms and one procedure room.
Several residents expressed concerns about the project as it was going through the city of Royal Oak’s site plan approval process. Carey said neighbors on the north side of the development had concerns regarding the loss of trees during the project and a barrier between the facility and their homes.
“We really appreciate the neighbors and our own building team coming together to come with a design that everyone felt good about,” he said.
He said they came to a compromise about the number of trees that would be lost. Corewell Health will also be building a decorative wall, which will serve as a sound barrier between the facility and the neighbors.
Royal Oak Mayor Michael Fournier praised the project at the groundbreaking.
“I believe we stand here today because so many people truly care about making a difference in the lives of people they will never meet,” he said. “When this project is completed, we will awe at the technological, engineering and construction accomplishments. Let’s not forget the spirit of serving others that is responsible for taking an idea and making it a reality.”
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