“Our proposed Health and Wellness Village, anchored by a new hospital, will provide Flagstaff and northern Arizona residents with exceptional healthcare services in an environment conducive to improved wellbeing,” Eiss said. “This effort is a vital extension of Northern Arizona Healthcare’s commitment to continuous improvement in all we do to serve our patients and community.”
The heart of the development would be a new $750 million hospital and ambulatory care center that would increase access to various treatment options – including ones that currently require patients in our region to travel to Phoenix.
It would also improve functionality for the hospital, by congregating diagnostic and treatment areas in one section of the hospital, with inpatient rooms in several floors directly above. That compares to the current FMC campus that sprawls over 900 feet, making patient transport challenging.
In addition to the two community-wide public hearings, which were mandatory under City regulations, NAH has presented the plan at dozens of neighborhood meetings as well as to the leadership of organizations like ECoNA, the Downtown Business Alliance, the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, the Assistance League and Northern Arizona University.
The proposed timeline for the development calls for the hospital to be completed by 2027, with the subsequent phases being developed and completed by 2040. Upon completion of the entire health and wellness village, the estimated economic impact would be $389 million annually.
There are still many questions surrounding this proposal – including what will happen to the current FMC facility. More information will be coming as the project develops and pending the City Council’s decision regarding NAH’s requested zoning amendments.
We look forward to seeing this plan evolve and are grateful to NAH for making the commitment to provide modernized, quality healthcare for all who live and visit northern Arizona.
