Work could begin later this year on the construction of a new $134 million medical facility in northern Glendale, Arizona.
Phoenix’s Children Hospital says it wants to build a new facility in the growing city that will house up to two dozen inpatient beds, six operating rooms, and 2 minor procedure rooms.
The project, which will go up in the city’s Abrazo Arrowhead Campus near 67th Avenue and Union Hills Drive, will also include a medical office building measuring some 45,000 square feet that will provide cardiology, neurology, oncology and orthopedic services.
Founded in 1980, the Phoenix Children’s Hospital comprises one of the largest pediatric health systems in the country.
Besides its 381-bed location in Phoenix, the hospital has urgent and specialty care service facilities in half a dozen other Arizona cities including Flagstaff and Tucson.
Earlier this year Phoenix Children’s announced plans to build a new freestanding emergency department and multi-specialty clinic in Avondale. That project at 1665 N. Avondale Boulevard is expected to be completed in early 2023.
In a statement, Robert Meyer, chief executive officer of Phoenix’s Children, said the decision to build a new hospital in Glendale was partly in response to the city’s population boom, which he said, “has spiked the demand for pediatric health care services.”
If all goes as expected, work on the new Glendale hospital will be completed by the spring of 2024.
By Garry Boulard
