Meijer donates $3M to MI’s first kids rehab hospital

Corinne Moore

April 29, 2024 at 11:26 AM·1 min read

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Meijer has donated $3 million to the Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital.

The $70 million Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital will be the first children’s rehabilitation hospital in Michigan and the ninth facility of its kind in the nation. It will have 24 private inpatient rooms, sophisticated technology fit for children and spaces for specialized services, a release said.

The freestanding hospital is a joint venture between Mary Free Bed and Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

Mary Free Bed, Spectrum to open kids’ rehab hospital

“As a family-owned company, we are humbled to give to organizations that provide hope and healing to so many families,” Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said in a release. “We’re thrilled to be able to help Mary Free Bed and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital create the first children’s rehabilitation hospital in Michigan and provide support to families in times of need.”

New kids’ rehab hospital named after Secchia’s wife

Construction of the freestanding hospital is planned to begin this year and is expected to be completed in 2026.

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