![]() Public input is being taken regarding a multi-billion-dollar proposal in Flagstaff by the Northern Arizona Healthcare system to build a new campus. The NAH system is the largest of its kind in the region, serving upwards of 700,000 residents. Two years ago, the group proposed construction of what it is calling a Health and Wellness Village. The project will go up near the Fort Tuthill County Park nearly 6 miles to the southwest of downtown Flagstaff and will see the construction of a multi-story hospital and ambulatory care center. As envisioned, the village will also include housing, a grocery store, restaurants, hotel, and a natural retreat measuring around 22 acres that will include walking trails. In an interview late last year with Flagstaff Business News, Steve Eiss, vice president of real estate and development for the hospital group, said “NAH isn’t just proposing a development that will offer more clinical options, we are designing a new hospital that will provide their patients with an even higher degree of care.” Although NAH has hosted a series of public input meetings going over details of the project, there are still some stated concerns that the process has not been inclusionary enough. A group called the Friends of Flagstaff’s Future, during a recent Flagstaff City Council meeting, called for more information on the project, commenting: “An unbiased community needs assessment is warranted.” NAH officials have said that they would like to see construction begin on the village this year, with a tentative completion date for the ambulatory care center in 2025, and the new hospital opening in 2027. Members of the Flagstaff City Council are expected to vote on the plan itself as well as zoning map amendments pertaining to the Fort Tuthill site in their upcoming May 16 meeting. By Garry Boulard
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