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MEMBER NEWS FOCUS MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2022

McLaren’s New Health Care Campus Expanding with

Addition of Medical Services Building

he new McLaren health care campus opening capabilities featuring all-new equipment in the more
in spring 2022 is already growing with another than 20,000-square-foot space. All four innovative wide-
Tmedical services building. Lansing-based bore MRI systems will have new Siemens technology to
Gillespie Group will develop the new 60,200-square- allow faster scanning times. Additional services include
foot building. a new digital PET/CT scanner and CT scanners offering
faster scanning times and lower isotope doses. This
“In developing the new health care campus for center is focused on patient comfort and convenience,
Greater Lansing, we have focused on adding new ways including on-site parking and evening and weekend
for patients to access care and strengthen the hours. McLaren and MSU Health Care are also working
partnership between McLaren and MSU Health Care,” on expanding programs to train the next generation of
said Kirk Ray, president and CEO, McLaren Greater physicians and diagnostic imaging services.
Lansing. “The new facility will launch an innovative
model for diagnostic imaging care between McLaren “This project is a result of many years of collaboration,”
and MSU Health Care and make it easier for patients to said Seth Ciabotti, CEO, MSU Health Care. “Together,
receive radiologic exams.” MSU Health Care and McLaren will combine the latest
imaging technology with the clinical and research
The development of the facility will employ 100-150 expertise of talented providers, technologists, and
construction workers, and Lansing-based, Christman researchers. We will provide a quicker and more
Company, will serve as the construction manager for accurate diagnosis, shorter wait times, and research to
the project. The construction is expected to take 16 meet the growing need in our community.”
months, with a target completion date of summer 2023.
When McLaren announced the new health care
“We are not developing just a typical medical office campus and expanded partnerships with Michigan
building. This building will be a destination for State University in 2017, it was the beginning of
outpatient care to meet the needs of the residents in reshaping the University Health Park (formerly known
this region and beyond,” said Pat Gillespie, president, as the University Corporate Research Park), part of the
Gillespie Group. “It is inspiring to know that this MSU Innovation Network.
development will impact our community and health for
generations to come.” “We are thrilled to see additional facilities being developed
to support the mission of the University Health Park,”
The most significant component of the facility will be a said David Washburn, executive director, Michigan
new outpatient imaging center which is a joint venture State University Foundation. “This very ground and
between McLaren and MSU Health Care to improve surrounding area anchored by McLaren will become a
access to state-of the-art, low-dose digitized diagnostic premier destination for medical research and education
technology. The center includes a full suite of imaging and will be a beacon for medical innovation.” l

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