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A Sense of Purpose,A Sense of Place

Medical Center Campus and East Medical CampusMaster Plan Update

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Summer 2005

Mission and Vision

The University of Michigan Mission and Vision The University of Michigan’s mission is toserve the people of Michigan and the worldthrough pre-eminence in creating, communi-cating, preserving and applying knowledge, art and academic values, and in developingleaders and citizens who will challenge thepresent and enrich the future.

University of Michigan Health System MissionTo improve the health of patients, populationsand communities through excellence in educa-tion, patient care, research and technology,community service and strong leadership in theState of Michigan, the nation and the world.

A Sense of Purpose

Contents

Foreword: A Place Called Michigan 3

Master Plan Overview 7

Medical Center Campus 11

Medical Center Campus Core

Wall Street District

System Planning

East Medical Campus 31

Conclusions 37

Acknowledgments 40

Master plans evolve over time to

support the University’s mission

and vision and to provide a sense

of place for the academic com-

munity. Our planning remains

flexible enough to accommodate

a future that we can only begin

to create today.

—Mary Sue Coleman, President,

The University of Michigan

Foreword: A Place Called Michigan

The Medical Center Campus

today is a vibrant center of

activity and discovery. It is home

to some of the finest health care,

education and research in the

world. Just as medicine evolves,

so should the infrastructure that

helps to make bold medical

advances possible.

—Robert P. Kelch, MD, Executive

Vice President for Medical Affairs

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From its establishment in 1817 as one of thefirst public universities in the nation, theUniversity of Michigan has distinguished itselfas a leader. Fifty years after its creation,Michigan was among the largest universities inthe country and was comprised of the LiteraryDepartment, the Law Department and theMedicine Department.

In 1871, James Burrill Angell, the University’sthird president, said that the University pro-vided an “uncommon education” for society.Medicine at Michigan was no exception. The Medical School, which was the first professional school in the University, admittedits first class of 91 students in 1850. Tuitionconsisted of a ten-dollar registration fee. In its 150-year history, the Medical School hasawarded 18,000 M.D. degrees and educatesmore than 600 medical students each year.

When the University Hospital opened in 1869,the first university-owned teaching hospital inthe nation was born. In 1899, the U-MMedical School introduced the clinical clerk-ship, having succeeded where other medicalschools failed largely because the Universityowned its own hospital (privately owned hos-pitals would not allow medical students totouch their patients). The clerkships created acrucial precedent for clinical care and openedthe field of clinical education.

Today, research ranges from basic molecularand cellular biology to clinical investigation,to translational research that brings sciencefrom the bench to the bedside.

In the 1800s, the medical “center” at Michiganconsisted of a few wooden structures. Today,the Medical Center Campus contains approxi-mately 6 million square feet of space, very dif-ferent from its relatively spare beginnings.

This plan illustrates how the Medical CenterCampus core, the Wall Street district and theEast Medical Campus will evolve in the com-ing years. These areas provide diverse and dis-tinctive opportunities for growth and invest-ment. Together, they will help to maintainMichigan’s place as a leader in medicine.

Foreword: A Place Called Michigan

The original Medical School Building, 1880s.

A Place Called Michigan 5

University Hospital, 1925 Biomedical Science Research Building (estimated completion in 2006)

University Hospital Pavilions circa 1880One of the original faculty houses was converted in 1869into the first university teaching hospital in the nation.

The University of Michigan Health System is home todiverse academic and health-related institutions in manylocations. It is undergoing changes in education, careprovision, and research methodologies, and in the rela-tionships among them.

Interactive collaboration between U-M and UMHSdepartments, interdisciplinary teaching and research,and disease-based treatment and research, are some of the shifting patterns of activities within the U-M campuses and the region.

As UMHS programs expand desired linkages, spaceneeds and relationships, it must consider its evolvingrelationship with the rest of the University of Michigancampuses.

EAST MEDICALCAMPUS

NORTH CAMPUS

SOUTH CAMPUS

DOWNTOWN

CENTRAL CAMPUS

MEDICAL CENTERCAMPUS CORE

WALL STREETDISTRICT

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Today, the University of Michigan HealthSystem (UMHS) includes the University ofMichigan Medical School and its FacultyGroup Practice, University of MichiganHospitals, approximately 30 health centers,more than 120 outpatient clinics, and M-CAREHealth Plan. The U-M is home to one of thelargest health care complexes in the world andconsistently ranks among the best health carecenters in the nation.

In fiscal year 2004, the system saw more than42,000 admissions, 1.6 million outpatient visitsand 70,000 emergency service/urgent care visits.

The 2005-2010 UMHS Strategic Directionemphasizes the need for future growth andinvestment. This Master Plan Update providesthe vital physical framework to accommodatethat strategy and shape the future of medicineat Michigan. It is a tool to help balance theprogrammatic goals and demands of UMHSwith the physical features and constraints ofthe Medical Center and East Medical campusesand the sites available for future development.

Master Plan Overview

We came to the University of

Michigan with our proposal to

establish a new medical research

center because we recognized the

University’s reputation not only

for its excellence in medical

research, but also for its emphasis

on innovation and collaboration.

These attributes are critical as a

means for accelerating the search

for effective therapies and cures

for the most intractable diseases,

such as diabetes.

—Bill Brehm BS 1950, MS 1952

and Dee Brehm, McLean, Virginia

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A master plan is a long-term, flexible physicalframework that provides a roadmap for clear,coordinated development. The University ofMichigan issued its last update to the MedicalCenter Master Plan in the late 1990s. Thatplan highlighted the important role that HealthSystem sites and programs play in the Universityof Michigan system of campuses, and providesthe backdrop for this Update.

This Master Plan Update takes into considera-tion the ongoing changes in medical education,patient care and research. The Update will guidedevelopment for at least the next 15 years.

This plan introduces the concepts of transitcenters, densification and clearly defined greenspace. The Wall Street district is introduced asa natural extension of the Medical CenterCampus core.

The Master Plan Update will guide land use and facility development for the next 15 years.

In addition, this plan addresses the need to:

Balance the demand for clinical, research and education facilities and promote excel-lence in these three missions

Accommodate today’s needs and tomorrow’sopportunities through flexibility and contingency planning

Create a physical environment that fosters connectivity and collaboration between the Medical Campus locations and among other U-M schools and the community

Identify the best use of each site based onits unique aspects (density, location, access, natural features)

Ensure mobility and access through:

~ pedestrian-friendly connectors

~ clear wayfinding

~ strategically-placed transit centers

~ accessible and safe patient and visitorparking

~ alternatives to vehicular traffic

Master Plan Overview

Master Plan Overview 9

Create a safe and pleasing environment for faculty, staff, students, patients and visitors

Reaffirm UMHS’s commitment to environ-mental stewardship

Consider a regional approach (not building-specific) to utilities, including information technology

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Our priorities: excellent patient care,research and education

UMHS Planning PrinciplesReflect the tripartite mission and vision ofthe Health System in constructing educa-tion, patient care and research facilities

Incorporate the programmatic and physicalconnections of the Medical Center Campus,East Medical Campus, Central Campus and North Campus to the extent feasible

Provide tertiary and high-intensity patientcare services in the Medical Center Campuscore and provide less intensive and routinepatient care at other locations

Provide laboratory research and educationfacilities in the Medical Center core and atother locations as determined throughstrategic initiatives

Coordinate new Health System projectswith current and future campus construc-tion projects to minimize the impact onpatients, visitors, faculty, staff and students

Maintain a long-term obligation to maxi-mize the use of development and redevelop-ment on University-owned land

Use facility design principles to maximizesite development potential

Respect surrounding areas as the height andmassing of buildings is determined duringfacility design

Coordinate construction projects to sustainvehicular traffic and pedestrian/bicyclemovement

Design projects with coordinated parkingsolutions to minimize the impact on patients,visitors, faculty, staff and students

Use the 2004 Ambulatory Care StrategicPlan to guide the development of offsiteclinical facilities in the context of a regionalhealth services plan

Medical Center CampusMedical Center Campus Core


System Planning

The Medical Center Campus

exemplifies state-of-the-art

medicine: our patients expect it,

our care-givers provide it, our

faculty continually re-define it,

and our students come to

Michigan to learn it.

—Allen S. Lichter, MD, Dean,

University of Michigan Medical

School

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This Update newly defines the Medical CenterCampus as the Medical Center Campus coreand the Wall Street district.

Medical Center Campus core: Current flagshiplocation for UMHS research, education andinpatient and specialty care (Figure 2).

Wall Street district: Current home to theW.K. Kellogg Eye Center (Figure 5).

Land is the limiting resource on the MedicalCenter Campus. Because of its geographic constraints, this area will be densely built witheach building footprint optimized, while beingsensitive to surroundings.

The Functional Use Zones diagram (Figure 1)identifies existing research, clinical, educationand administrative activities on the MedicalCenter Campus sites and proposes future func-tional uses for remaining development zones.Locating future activities and programs withinthis framework will help strengthen existingsynergies and forge new relationships.

Medical Center Campus

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The Medical Center Campus core concentratesuses. It balances inpatient and ambulatory care;secondary, tertiary and quaternary services; basicand clinical research; and medical education. Thecore is located on 84 acres of University-ownedland within East-West Medical Center Drives,Observatory Street, East Huron Street and ZinaPitcher and bordered by the Arboretum on thesouth and the Huron River on the north.

The core is comprised of approximately 6 mil-lion gross square feet of building space (here-after referred to as “gsf”) and 34 buildings dat-ing from the early 20th century to the present.The Medical School alone occupies more than2 million gsf of research and education space.

The major growth and investment opportunitieswithin the Medical Center Campus core(Figure 2) lie in redevelopment of the Kresgecomplex (B1, B2, B3, B4 development zones),which would provide approximately 350,000incremental gsf, and the new C.S. MottChildren’s Hospital and Women’s Hospitalfacility (development zone C1) which will provide almost 1 million gsf of state-of-the-artspace for children’s and women’s programs.Once vacated, the existing Mott Hospital willprovide the opportunity to increase UniversityHospital bed capacity to accommodate antici-pated growth in patient care activities. Detailsof these plans are highlighted in Figure 3 andFigure 4.

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Medical Center Campus Core Potential Development Sites

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Maintain adequate setback from Taubman parking deck

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Explore a connection to Mott parking deck

Accommodate helipad on roof

Create association with Nichols Arboretum

Provide traffic signal to encourage pedestrian access toNichols Arboretum and to facilitate vehicular movement

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Provide landmark image and identity for front entrance

Respect existing building heights

Accommodate interior connections from Mott to Taubman Center and parking

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VisionThe vision for the Medical Center Campuscore is to maintain a physical environment thatpromotes excellence in medical education, pro-vides a positive healing experience for patientsand their families, and enhances collaborationamong researchers and collegiality among staffand faculty.

High-intensity patient care services will belocated in the Medical Center Campus core,while less intensive patient care will be con-ducted at other Health System sites. In addition,inpatient care and other acute care activitieswill be located on the east side of the core,accessible by car to visitor parking, whileresearch activities will be located primarily on the west side of the core.

The vision includes clear wayfinding and iden-tified entries to enhance the ability to navigateto and within the Medical Center facilities.

Pedestrian activity will be encouraged througha well-defined external pedestrian network inaddition to the existing internal routes.

Vehicular traffic, except for emergency andservice vehicles, will continue to travel on thecampus perimeter. Shuttle service within thecore may become necessary, and would likelybe small electric or clean-fuel vehicles.

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Defining FeaturesDense development

Geographical constraints of river andtopography

Central Campus and Wall Street districtadjacency

Nichols Arboretum accessibility

Almost fully built-out with redevelopmentopportunities

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Located within walking and bicycling distanceof the Medical Center Campus core, the WallStreet district is the ideal area for MedicalCenter Campus expansion. It sits on University-owned land within Maiden Lane, Island Drive,Canal Street and Broadway. Wall Street is hometo the nationally recognized W.K. Kellogg EyeCenter and the University of Michigan Depart-ment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.The Delores S. and William K. Brehm Centerfor Type 1 Diabetes Research and Analysis willbe part of the Wall Street expansion.

The Wall Street district is easily accessible topatients and families. Its size, scale and visualcues provide the opportunity to design clearwayfinding for patients of all ages.

Growth and investment opportunities includeoptimizing building footprints while respectingadjacent buildings and the Lower Town neigh-borhood. There is capacity for nearly 1 milliongsf of additional space, two 500-600 car park-ing structures and a transit center. Regionalinfrastructure and utility demands will need tobe evaluated and coordinated.


VisionThe Wall Street district will serve as a naturalexpansion of the Medical Center Campus corefor ambulatory care, education and research,and will provide transit alternatives, amenitiesand administrative space for the Medical CenterCampus. The district will keep its unique pedes-trian-friendly identity and scale, which is greatlyinfluenced by nearby Lower Town.

Defining FeaturesAdjacency to Medical Center Campus core

Lower Town proximity

Riverside Park adjacency

Huron River on the south

Opportunity for enhanced Fuller/MaidenLane intersection connection to the MedicalCenter core

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Promote Wall Street as the major route for patient,visitor, staff, faculty and student access to buildings

Maintain Canal Street as service access

Promote a link to neighboring developments and thelarger community

Redefine Wall Street as a pedestrian-scaled environment with enhanced streetscape

Locate parking decks with primary access fromMaiden Lane

Centrally locate a Transit Center and associatedamenities

Enhance pedestrian and transit connections betweenMaiden Lane and East Medical Center Drive

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System Planning

System planning encompasses vehicular circula-tion and access alternatives, pedestrian circula-tion, utilities and infrastructure, land use andopen space. At the University of MichiganMedical Center Campus, access and mobilityare crucial topics. Given a history of parkingand space constraints, signage visibility androadway configurations, the viability andvibrancy of the entire Campus depend uponplanned access and mobility for all modes. In addition, with land use being the limitingresource, indentifying opportunities for newdevelopment and redevelopment has been critical toward promoting the Health System’sstrategy for growth and investment. Finally, theplan takes into consideration utility and infra-structure requirements.

Vehicular CirculationVehicular circulation will remain primarily onthe perimeter of the Medical Center Campuscore; the primary access point will be EastMedical Center Drive from Fuller Road.Additional vehicular access points to the coreare from Huron, Observatory and Glen Street.The Wall Street district is accessible from Mai-den Lane and from Wall Street. Service vehicleaccess will be primarily from Canal Street.

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Transit centers will includesheltered waiting areas,seating, bicycle racks andlockers, greenery andshade trees. Ample street-lighting will enhance night-time safety and security.

Access AlternativesGiven the limits of available parking for staff,accessibility to the Medical Center Campuswill need to focus increasingly on transit andalternatives to cars.

Two proposed transit centers within theMedical Center Campus core and one pro-posed transit center in the Wall Street districtwill be strategically located and should bedesigned to provide a comfortable and safewaiting area for the passengers to encourageridership.

Support for transit centers, a vital element ofthis Update, reflects the more prominent rolefor commuter circulation that U-M buses,Health System shuttles and Ann Arbor Trans-portation Authority transit services will haveas the Medical Center Campus evolves.

Remote parking lots and shuttle service, the U-M/AATA MRide program, parking permitpricing as an incentive/disincentive, and pro-motion of U-M Parking and Transportation’scar pool/van pool should continue to be usedand expanded. Individuals who choose to usealternative forms of transportation will con-tinue to be provided a means to their vehiclein the event that they need to return homeunexpectedly.

Rapid transit links should be explored alongFuller Road from the Medical Center Campuscore to the east, which could connect the core to North Campus, the Veterans AffairsMedical Center and remote parking to othersites.

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Alternative methods of storing cars in parkingfacilities may allow parked cars to be storedmore efficiently in the limited amount of spaceavailable; this concept should be explored inthe future.

This Update represents a shift in emphasistoward pedestrian and bicycle facilities andwill provide commuting options for faculty,staff and students.

In addition to pedestrian and vehicular solutions the university is committed to exploring new technologies such astelecommuting and teleconferencing.

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Pedestrian CirculationAn important element of the Update is toestablish clearly defined pedestrian corridorsthat provide connectivity within the MedicalCenter Campus core, as well as link the core to the Wall Street district and Central Campus.Acknowledging that an internal network ofpedestrian routes exists, this plan focuses onthe external pedestrian routes, as noted in thePedestrian Circulation Plan (Figure 6).

The plan enhances the east-west corridor as a pedestrian route from Central Campus to within the heart of the Medical CenterCampus core. It provides for safe and conven-ient pedestrian access to destinations fromproposed transit centers and bus stops.

The pedestrian connectivity between the WallStreet district and the Medical Center Campuscore should be enhanced to provide adequatesidewalks and a safe and attractive walkingenvironment to accommodate the increasingnumbers of pedestrians that will take advan-tage of this 10 minute walk.

This plan identifies Wall Street as becomingmore pedestrian-friendly by adding benchesand banners, installing a strategically locatedtransit center, providing ample pedestrianlighting and improving sidewalks. The connec-tion to Lower Town from the Wall Street dis-trict provides amenities such as food and retail.

Access to and use of parks and recreation will be promoted by clearly defined routes to theArboretum and Riverside Park.

“Big Bird” at the entrance to Mott Children’s Hospitalhas become a memorable and welcoming landmark forvisitors of all ages.

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UtilitiesDevelopment must take into account the loca-tion and new demands placed upon the exist-ing campus and regional network of under-ground utilities and infrastructure.

The Wall Street district’s gas, high voltage andinformation technology (IT)/telecommunicationswill likely require additional capacity to supportdevelopment and requires further investigation.Regional storm water solutions and sanitarysewer demands will need to be considered andcoordinated for all development. In addition,future planning should:

Minimize the impact on existing utilitylocations and rights-of-way

Coordinate utility demands with regionalsupply networks and routings

Identify relocations required by development

Phase development in a sequence that iscoordinated with required utility and infra-structure improvements

Consider centralized regional chilled waterand steam/hot water production plants

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Open Space PlanAs density increases at the Medical CenterCampus, identification and preservation of significant open spaces becomes more critical.Open spaces that are pleasant, accessible and inharmony with their building sites will help pro-mote a healthy, healing environment as well asprovide views from within the buildings.

Open spaces should be used as a wayfindingtool for all users, with appropriate landscapetreatments to define arrival zones for theMedical School and the University of Michiganhospitals and clinics.

Development should be sensitive to the flood-plain and other significant environmental conditions.


East Medical Campus

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the Health System with the

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to heal.

—Susan J.D. Gott,

University of Michigan Planner

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The East Medical Campus is situated on 200acres of University-owned land at Earhart andPlymouth roads in Ann Arbor Township. Thenatural setting encourages a healthy lifestyleand provides the opportunity to create apeaceful, nurturing environment.

East Medical Campus is primarily an outpatientclinical care complex that includes associatedresearch and medical education activities. TheCampus consists of the 86,000-square-foot EastAnn Arbor Health Center and two buildingsunder construction. The Rachel Upjohn Buildingfor Ambulatory Psychiatry and DepressionCenter will provide about 110,000 square feetthat will accommodate research, education,training and treatment. The 50,000-square-footAmbulatory Surgery and Medical ProceduresCenter will provide six operating rooms, fourprocedure rooms and related support areas.Radiology services also will expand.

East Medical Campus

Opportunity for growth and investmentincludes a 700,000-800,000 gsf new “cluster”for ambulatory care and/or academic activity(Figure 7).

VisionUsing the natural features of this unique site, the Master Plan Update creates opportunitiesfor many active, outdoor spaces that balance theHealth System’s mission with the best practicesof land stewardship. In addition, the Updateallows for expansion of outpatient clinical care,including associated clinical research and med-ical education.

Development will continue to be clustered tominimize impact on the natural environment,and scaling will be modest to respect the sur-roundings.

The openness of East Medical Campus, evenwith building clusters, makes it highly accessi-ble and allows successful wayfinding throughboth visual cues and signage.

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System PlanningTransit centers will be conveniently located incore areas of campus to facilitate movementamong U-M campuses and the Ann Arborcommunity.

Impacts to existing woodlots will be minimizedand native plants will be used. A proposed trailsystem will provide opportunities for patientsand staff to experience the site’s natural beauty.

Development of East Medical Campus shouldbe coordinated with required utility and infra-structure improvements. Additional gas, highvoltage, and IT/telecommunication capacitymay be required and should be studied further.A regional approach to storm water manage-ment should be taken. In addition, centralized,regional chilled water and steam/hot waterproduction plants should be considered.

Defining FeaturesNatural environment/parklike setting

Ease of vehicular accessibility

Township setting

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Conclusions

People deserve access to a

world-class medical center.

Our challenge is figuring out

how to provide them with access

while maintaining our commit-

ment to the stewardship of all

our resources. We are working

to meet that challenge.

—Larry Warren, Director and CEO,

University of Michigan Hospitals

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This Master Plan Update is to be used as a tool to help balance the programmatic goalsand demands of UMHS with the physical fea-tures and constraints of the campuses and sitesavailable for development. Inevitable shifts ofpriorities in health care delivery, medical researchand education will evolve, individually and inrelation to one another. The tenets of thisMaster Plan Update should span these realign-ments by identifying issues of concern andhighlighting a framework in which futuredevelopment should occur.

The major issues that have emerged include:

Clear wayfinding, access and arrival

Campus connectivity

Open space and amenities

Building and massing

Parking and roadway capacity

Transit alternatives

Regional approach to utilities

Future development and redevelopmentopportunities

Conclusions

These issues, as well as the detail described in the Plan Update, are crucial to the creationand maintenance of campuses and sites thatserve the many disparate users of the MedicalCenter Campus and East Medical Campussites and provide a safe, healthy, inspiring and healing environment for all.

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Acknowledgments

The University of Michigan Master Plan Leadership Group

Robert P. Kelch, MD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Chair

Henry D. Baier, Associate Vice President of Facilities & Operations

John Z. Ballew, Director of Facilities Planning and Development, Hospitals and Health Centers

Horace I. Bomar, Facilities Officer and Director of Facilities Management and Planning, Medical School

T. Anthony Denton, Senior Associate Director and Chief Operating Officer, Hospitals and Health Centers

Susan J. D. Gott, University Planner

Allen S. Lichter, MD, Dean, Medical School

David D. Miller, Director of Parking and Transportation

Marilynn E. Paine, Chief of Staff to Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs

Timothy P. Slottow, Executive Vice President & U-M Chief Financial Officer

Douglas L. Strong, Associate Vice President for Finance & Strategy, Chief Financial Officer, Hospitals and Health Centers

Larry Warren, Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hospitals and Health Centers

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