A vote on Phoenix-based Banner Health’s proposed hospital project in Scottsdale, Ariz., was delayed after the health system requested a continuance during a meeting of Scottsdale’s Planning Commission on Jan. 14.
Banner broke ground in May on the first phase of the Banner Health Scottsdale Medical Campus, which includes a medical office building with outpatient services set to open in 2027. The second phase would involve a 640,000-square-foot, 300-bed hospital at full build-out, according to a Planning Commission report.
The commission is considering a rezoning and conditional use permit to allow development of the hospital and an ancillary helipad as part of the multiphase medical campus. Concerns raised during the meeting included community care access, need for the project and its location near Scottsdale Airport.
“As with the construction of any hospital campus, this is an extraordinarily complex project,” a Banner Health spokesperson said in a statement shared with Becker’s on Jan. 15. “Given the questions raised at last night’s meeting of the Planning Commission, we understand the need to provide thorough answers. We are working to gather the requested information and as Arizona’s largest employer, actively exploring all our options.”
The medical campus is expected to create 2,500 new jobs and generate more than $750 million in economic activity, including $500 million from construction alone, according to a May 21 health system news release.
“Banner Health is making a $750 million private investment that won’t cost residents a penny, and a large job creator with 2,500 good quality jobs at build out, which strengthens the city’s long-term tax base while improving quality of life,” a Banner Health spokesperson said at the meeting, The FootHills Focus reported Jan. 15.
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