Brighton is about to become Livingston County’s new hospital hub, as Trinity Health prepares to move its Livingston hospital from Howell to a four-story campus on the Brighton medical complex this spring. Inpatients are scheduled to transfer on April 19, with a public open house set for April 11. The 174,000-square-foot facility will pull inpatient and outpatient care together on the same campus and add more surgical and imaging capacity, marking the end of full-service operations at the Byron Road site in Howell and the start of a new chapter for local health care.
Timing and the transfer plan
According to a press release from Trinity Health Michigan, full operations at the new Trinity Health Livingston are set to begin Sunday, April 19. On move day, ambulances will start heading to the Brighton emergency department at 4 a.m., while the Howell emergency department will stay open for walk-in patients until 1 p.m. to ease the handoff.
Facility features and new tech
The project includes a 174,000-square-foot hospital with 56 acuity-adaptable beds, 18 short-stay unit beds and eight operating rooms, per Healthcare Design. Local reporting also notes the campus has added a cardiac-capable CT scanner and two fixed MRI machines, upgrades officials say should cut down on transfers for advanced imaging and help speed diagnosis. Those additions are part of a broader push to bring more specialty care and imaging closer to Livingston County residents.
What happens to the Howell campus
Trinity Health says it has signed a purchase agreement to transfer the legacy Byron Road hospital in Howell to Catholic Healthcare International. The deal covers the facility and nearly 23 acres, and Trinity will keep a small footprint there for services such as lab draws and a sleep lab, according to Trinity Health Michigan. System leaders say inpatient care will move to Brighton while some outpatient clinics and urgent care options remain in Howell to preserve local access during the transition.
Community events and next steps
Trinity is hosting a virtual community town hall on March 31 and will welcome the public to an open house on April 11 that features tours, a scavenger hunt and demonstrations, including a chance to see a surgical robot in action, local coverage reports. For the full schedule and registration links, see reporting from WXYZ.
Why this matters for Livingston County
Hospital leaders say the move, years in the making, centralizes inpatient services on a modern campus with more imaging and surgical capacity. That could reduce transfers to larger systems and cut travel times for many patients. The transfer also comes with hiring opportunities and phased equipment moves that Trinity officials say are being managed to avoid service interruptions.
