{"id":173900,"date":"2023-02-07T09:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173900"},"modified":"2023-02-07T09:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:05:55","slug":"phoenix-childrens-announces-expansion-at-thomas-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=173900","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Children&#8217;s Announces Expansion at Thomas Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"container release-header\">\n<div class=\"custom-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row detail-headline\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-xs-12 \">\n<h1><a class=\"tabfocus\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/phoenix-childrens-adding-97-beds-at-thomas-campus-301740223.html#\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"imageid_2\" class=\"gallery-thumb img-responsive\" title=\"A nurses\u2019 station on the newly-opened 10th floor of Phoenix Children\u2019s Hospital \u2013 Thomas Campus\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1997301\/Phoenix_Children_s_Nurses_Station_on_Floor_10.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"A nurses\u2019 station on the newly-opened 10th floor of Phoenix Children\u2019s Hospital \u2013 Thomas Campus\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Phoenix Children&#8217;s, one of the nation&#8217;s fastest-growing pediatric health systems, announced a series of expansion projects at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3gJBuUT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phoenix Children&#8217;s Hospital \u2013 Thomas Campus<\/a> totaling 212,000 square feet to increase the amount of clinical space, inpatient beds and clinical exam rooms. The campus-wide expansion is part of the health system&#8217;s long-range plans to meet the healthcare needs of Arizona&#8217;s burgeoning pediatric population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"release-body container \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1\">\n<p>&#8220;Increasing clinical capacity at our Thomas Campus is more important than ever, especially given the high volume of complex, high-acuity care we provide,&#8221; said Robert L. Meyer, President and CEO of Phoenix Children&#8217;s. &#8220;As we embark on our 40th year serving the community, I&#8217;m proud of our ability to consistently offer the exceptional healthcare families deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 10<sup>th<\/sup> floor of the patient care tower, which was shelled space as part of the tower&#8217;s completion in 2011, opened on <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 1, 2023<\/span>, with 49 patient beds. Over the next year, Phoenix Children&#8217;s will open a series of Thomas Campus projects, focused mainly on clinical space, resulting in nearly 100 new patient beds and an additional 60 clinical exam rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Expansion projects on the Thomas Campus include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>10<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup> floor:\u00a0<\/b>This buildout creates an\u00a0additional 88,000\u00a0square feet of clinical space including approximately 100 new\u00a0inpatient beds, patient playrooms and family\u00a0lounges. Construction began in 2022. The 11<sup>th<\/sup> floor is scheduled to open in the summer of 2024. This will bring the total number of licensed beds at the Thomas Campus to more than 500.<\/li>\n<li><b>Office building: <\/b>A\u00a0three-story\u00a0office building, slated to fully open early 2024, will provide an additional 94,000 square feet of workspace for Phoenix Children&#8217;s Medical Group (PCMG).<\/li>\n<li><b>60 additional exam rooms:<\/b>\u00a0By\u00a0relocating PCMG to the new office building, Phoenix Children&#8217;s is converting 24,100 square feet to clinical space for approximately 60 new exam rooms in high-demand specialty clinics including neurology,\u00a0rheumatology and\u00a0nephrology. Construction is scheduled to\u00a0be complete by the fall of 2023.<\/li>\n<li><b>Neurodiagnostic sleep lab:<\/b> Phoenix Children&#8217;s is remodeling and expanding its neurodiagnostic sleep lab on the hospital&#8217;s third floor. The 6,400-square-foot lab will offer eight electroencephalogram\u00a0(EEG) and electromyography\u00a0(EMG) rooms along with clinical support areas. Construction will be completed in spring 2023.<\/li>\n<li><b>Parking garage:\u00a0<\/b>Construction of the garage will begin in early 2023 and will create up to 670 additional parking spaces for Phoenix Children&#8217;s growing workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amid the work at Phoenix Children&#8217;s Hospital \u2013 Thomas\u00a0Campus, construction continues at new sites of service across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span> metropolitan area. Over the next 18 months, the health system will open <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3jutXeB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phoenix Children&#8217;s \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Avondale Campus<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3ldCS4t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phoenix Children&#8217;s Hospital \u2013 East Valley<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/40D67Ob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phoenix Children&#8217;s Hospital \u2013 Arrowhead Campus<\/a>.\u00a0This work follows several new sites that opened in the last year including <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3x2539e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phoenix Children&#8217;s \u2013 Bell Bank Park<\/a>, a new sports medicine and urgent care clinic at Bell Bank Park in Mesa, as well as sports physical therapy clinics in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3RBomzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Avondale<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3lglex2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Peoria<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond physical expansion, Phoenix Children&#8217;s has launched <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3DHFBte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new divisions<\/a>, is recruiting <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3Yw2qb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">top clinical<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GQGxOf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">executive leaders<\/a>\u00a0and expanding pediatric healthcare services throughout the state \u2013 all while being recognized as an <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/40ttfyR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">employer of choice<\/a>. To learn about rewarding career opportunities at Phoenix Children&#8217;s, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SzYT8F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">phoenixchildrens.org\/careers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phoenix Children&#8217;s, one of the nation&#8217;s fastest-growing pediatric health systems, announced a series of expansion projects at Phoenix Children&#8217;s Hospital \u2013 Thomas Campus totaling 212,000 square feet to increase the amount of clinical space, inpatient beds and clinical exam rooms. 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