LANSING, MI — Building on a long history of support for health care in Mid-Michigan, a local family has pledged the largest gift in University of Michigan Health-Sparrow history for the new behavioral health hospital planned for Lansing.
The latest gift from the Alton L. and Janice M. Granger Charitable Gift Fund will help finance the construction, renovation and operation of what will be known as the Janice M. Granger Behavioral Health Building. According to a press release, project leaders plan to break ground in August and open the facility in 2028.
The U-M Board of Regents formally accepted the gift this week.
The hospital, to be located behind UM Health-Sparrow Lansing near Pennsylvania Avenue and Jerome Street, will help address the lack of mental health resources in Mid-Michigan. The 64-bed facility will serve adult, geriatric and – in a first for the area – child and adolescent patients.
More than 1 in 5 adults in the United States experienced mental illness in 2024 and more than 1 in 7 youth ages 6-17 have a mental health disorder, according to the press release.
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