Royal Oak’s Beaumont Hospital begins major renovations and expansion

Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak is getting bigger and more modern every day now that work has begun on its $204 million north expansion.The 346,000-square-foot addition will add an intensive care unit and operating rooms, while also replacing the hospitals emergency center. Work is set to wrap up in 2011.The new emergency center will have 173 patient rooms, while the intensive care unit will have 36 beds. There will also be four operating rooms.  Improvements will also mean more elbow room for patients, caregivers and machines, alike. The emergency center is growing from 62,875 square feet to 88,000 square feet. The rooms are nearly 70 percent larger, making more space for advanced monitoring and treatment technology. There will also be a 24-room pediatric center in the emergency center.Source: Beaumont HospitalsWriter: Jon Zemke