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HOSPITALS

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The 330,000-square- will include input from local health Abrazo Health’s
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When Abrazo announced its Buckeye

I-10 and Verrado Way plans in January, company offi- medical “We are excited to see the strong ic activity in the West Valley, both
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cials said plans called for breaking campus. interest in our new Abrazo medi- through construction and future
ground this year for the campus cal campus in Buckeye. The array staffing, the company said.
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BY JEFF GIFFORD that will include a medical office of medical specialties and services “The Buckeye campus is designed
jgifford@bizjournals.com building, ambulatory services and that are committed to a presence to strengthen Abrazo’s ability to
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an acute care hospital. on the Buckeye campus will have provide essential health services to
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Abrazo Health, which at the begin- Company officials have not said a substantial impact on the com- the Buckeye community. We view
ning of the year announced plans how much the campus will cost munity,” said Hans Driessnack, this as a long-term commitment to
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to build a new medical campus on a to develop or how many people it CEO of Abrazo West Campus, in a serve current and future residents,”
27-acre parcel in Buckeye, said con- will employ. Located about 10 miles statement. Driessnack said in the statement.
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struction is expected to begin in the from its Abrazo West Campus, a 216- Driessnack said the rapid growth Abrazo isn’t the only major med-
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coming months. bed Level 1 Trauma and thrombec- in and around Buckeye means there ical player expanding to the area.
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The company also released a new tomy-capable Primary Plus Stroke has been a distinct need for this In April, competitor Banner Health
rendering of the facility planned for Center in Goodyear. The new center kind of facility there. The campus is announced its plans to build a hos-
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the southwest corner of Interstate 10 will be Abrazo’s sixth major medical envisioned as a health care anchor pital in Buckeye — right across the
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and Verrado Way, saying the campus campus in the Valley. for the area and a driver of econom- street from the Abrazo campus.
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