Phoenix Children’s opens new $195M hospital, and another is coming

Phoenix Children’s is already one of the larger pediatric health systems in America, and it’s getting bigger.

This week, Phoenix Children’s opened the Phoenix Children’s Hospital-Arrowhead Campus in Glendale.

The hospital offers 24 inpatient beds, but Phoenix Children’s plans to expand to 48 beds in early 2025. The $195 million facility includes an emergency room with 30 treatment rooms, six operating rooms, a laboratory and imaging services.

Phoenix Children’s says the new hospital will treat up to 72,000 patients annually. The 175,000-square-foot hospital also spurred the creation of more than 400 jobs, the organization says. Construction began in 2021.

The new hospital also marks another milestone as the final element of the Arrowhead Campus. Phoenix Children’s opened a multi-specialty clinic offering care in more than 20 pediatric subspecialties on the campus last November.

Robert L. Meyer, president and CEO of Phoenix Children’s, says the new hospital fills a critical need in the West Valley.

“Our expansion plans in the West Valley have been decades in the making,” Meyer said in a statement.

He said the opening of the hospital represents “the culmination of years of effort to build a comprehensive campus that addresses the unique needs of children and ensures West Valley families can access the care they need, much closer to home.”

During a ribbon-cutting in late July, Meyer told KTAR News, “The opening of the Arrowhead campus is just one part of our comprehensive plan to ensure every child in the state has access to the best possible care.”

Phoenix Children’s has another hospital in development. Construction is continuing on another pediatric facility in the region: Phoenix Children’s Hospital-East Valley. The 367,341-square-foot hospital will offer 48 pediatric beds, a 24-bed emergency department and surgical services.

The East Valley hospital is slated to open next year, and when it debuts, Phoenix Children will be the fourth largest pediatric health system in the United States.

The health system has also recently expanded the Phoenix-Children’s Hospital-Thomas Campus, adding 97 new patient rooms and a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit.

The organization’s growth mirrors the influx of new residents to the Phoenix region.

Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, was the fourth fastest growing county in America in 2023, adding about 30,000 residents, according to the Census Bureau. It was the nation’s fastest growing county in 2022. Since 2010, the city of Phoenix has added more than 200,000 residents, and is now home to more than 1.65 million people, according to census data.

Meyer said the health system’s expansion efforts are aimed at meeting rising demand for pediatric services.

“Our goal with this expansion is to improve access, comfort and care for families throughout our fast-growing metro,” Meyer said in a statement. “It’s not just about opening new sites; it’s about fulfilling our promise to bring the highest-quality pediatric health services to the communities where our patient families live and work. It’s healthcare they need and deserve.”

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