University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia will build a new ambulatory clinic center that connects to the hospital in a project estimated to cost $28 million and improve health care services for patients in the rural community.

The 31,000-square-foot center received approval Nov. 20 from the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Funding will be provided from U-M Health-Sparrow resources, according to a news release.

Design for the building, which is anticipated to be two stories, is to begin in January and is estimated to take nine months, Connie O'Malley, chief operating officer of the U-M Health Regional Network, told the Detroit Free Press.

After that, O'Malley said, construction will start, with the center's anticipated opening in the spring or summer of 2028.

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