ANN ARBOR, MI — A long-awaited $920 million University of Michigan hospital welcomed its first patients on Sunday, Nov. 23.

“Cheers erupted just after 8 a.m. as a specialized clinical team escorted the very first patient through a tunnel that connects the facility to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center,” Michigan Medicine officials said in a statement Tuesday. “A group of health system leaders and team members were stationed at the other end, ready to greet the first patient.”

By the end of Sunday, 186 adult patients had been transferred to the new hospital from University Hospital and the cardiovascular center.

he transfer of patients was “a carefully planned move that involved hundreds of staff and volunteers,” as organizational leaders staffed an activation command center to respond

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