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Award of Merit: Healthcare: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Expansion and Renovation

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November 9, 2026

Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Expansion and Renovation

Brighton, Mich.

Award of Merit

Submitted by: Granger Construction Co.

Owner: Trinity Health

Lead Design Firm: SmithGroup

General Contractor: Granger Construction Co.

Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: IMEG

A former outpatient medical facility has transformed into a fully integrated hospital campus with the addition of a 170,000-sq-ft inpatient bed tower and 35,000 sq ft of phased renovations. The $166-million expansion provides 56 inpatient beds, 18 short-stay beds, eight licensed operating rooms and an expanded emergency department with Level IV trauma capability, all built while the clinic remained open 24/7.

When late structural revisions increased foundation depths, crews had to undercut up to 5 ft beneath half of the building’s footprint.…