Hawthorn Center
| Hawthorn Center | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1955 |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Current Status | Active |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Location | Northville, MI |
History[edit]
Hawthorn Center, located in Northville, Michigan, provides intensive inpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents. At present, Hawthorn Center has capacity for 118 patients. An agency of the Michigan Department of Community Health, Hawthorn Center has been one of the Midwest's finest psychiatric treatment facilities for children for over forty years. More than 30,000 children and their families have received services since the hospital opened in 1956.
A new hospital is being made possible by a $325 million FY23 budget allocation by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the legislature. It will care for patients currently served at both Hawthorn Center and Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital in Westland. The two facilities serve nearly 200 patients and are among the state’s five inpatient psychiatric hospitals for individuals who have severe mental illness or intellectual and developmental disabilities. Hawthorn Center opened its doors in 1956, while Walter Reuther began operations in 1979, and need to be replaced due to aging infrastructure. During construction of the new facility in Northville Township, staff and patients currently being cared for at Hawthorn Center will be moved to a separate unit at Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital to allow for the demolition of the current Hawthorn facility. Construction is expected to begin fall of 2023 and anticipated completion is in 2026.
