PHOENIX—Valleywise Health opened its new 673,000-square-foot, 10-story medical center to patients on June 13, replacing the legacy hospital that has served the community for more than 50 years.

After years of construction and months of planning, Valleywise Health staff is moving more than 200 patients from the existing tower to the new state-of-the-art facility. Each will have an individual patient room designed for both function and comfort, featuring private bathrooms and sleeper sofa/recliners.

The new Valleywise Health Medical Center has been decades in the making,” said Steve Purves, Valleywise Health President and CEO. “We’re thrilled to open it to the community today and grateful for all the support we’ve received since our funding measure was passed in 2014.”

Within the new hospital, the Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center occupies an entire floor, boasting three dedicated trauma bays, a dedicated pediatric wing, a large physical occupational therapy room, a hyperbaric chamber and space for research and teaching.

“It’s hard to overstate the value of having a world-class public teaching hospital right here in this neighborhood,” shared Phoenix Mayor, Kate Gallego. “Valleywise Health has been a fixture in our community for over 100 years, and I think it’s safe to say the $935 million commitment to bring this new facility to fruition couldn’t have been put to better use.”

Also open to patients today, the new 34,550-square-foot emergency department includes three trauma bays, 88 private rooms, a dedicated pediatric space, indoor and rooftop decontamination showers as well as ground floor and rooftop helipads. By 2026, Valleywise Health anticipates nearly 86,000 emergency visits annually.

“The new hospital was designed to put patients first,” Purves added. “It incorporates both the latest technology and design improvements that will ensure comfort for both patients and their families. Beyond that, it makes unprecedented resources available to the hundreds of residents that Valleywise Health doctors train every year.”

Cuningham Group served as architect and Kitchell as the general contractor. The new medical center will host a variety of specialties including cardiology, trauma and emergency, maternity, NICU, oncology, pharmacy, radiology and more. With ten operating rooms, two interventional radiology areas, two cardiac catheterization labs and two helipads, the new site represents significant growth over the legacy site that opened in 1971.

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PHOENIX—As Valleywise Health moves toward the opening of its new 673,000-square-foot, 10-story hospital, leaders have announced that construction is 95% completed. Exteriors and infrastructure are finished, including electrical, plumbing and medical gasses. At this point the heavy focus and efforts are on testing systems, final inspections, touch-up and clean-up.

“It’s beyond exciting to be only months away from opening our new Valleywise Health Medical Center,” said Steve Purves, Valleywise Health President and CEO. “This state-of-the-art hospital will serve to further our mission of providing exceptional care without exception, every patient, every time.”

With Cuningham Group serving as architect and Kitchell as general contractor, the new Valleywise Health Medical Center will open to patients on April 11, 2024, heralding a new era of care for Arizona’s only public teaching hospital and safety net system of care.

“This new hospital is far more than a building, it’s the healthy future of our community,” said Dr. Michael White, Chief Clinical Officer. “It will enable us to better provide safe, quality care and train a new generation of health care providers in a healing, patient-centric environment.”

The new site will house the 75,000-square-foot Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center, and specialties including cardiology, trauma and emergency, maternity, NICU, oncology, pharmacy, radiology and more. With ten operating rooms, two interventional radiology areas, two cardiac catheterization labs and two helipads, the new site represents significant growth over the legacy hospital that opened in 1971.

Further enhancing the patient experience, each of the 233 individual patient rooms, unlike the old facility, will have private bathrooms and sleeper sofa/recliners to support families. The state-of-the-art kitchen will provide more options for patients and visitors alike.

“Our new hospital was designed to put patients first,” White added. “It incorporates the significant technological advancements made in health care and the additional space will ensure we can provide the best care possible.”

This milestone comes on the heels of the opening of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Pavilion. The Piper Pavilion serves as a new learning and teaching hub, with clinical education housed on three floors of the six-story facility, in addition to administrative services and community meeting space for up to 300 people.

Valleywise Health isn’t just making changes at its Roosevelt site – the provider has opened five community health centers in recent years to better serve patients across the Valley. Each center provides access to primary and pediatric care, integrated behavioral health services and an on-site pharmacy.

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