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on John Wayne Parkway and has long owned a vacant lot at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Cobblestone Farms. Residents have noticed that, too. “Too bad Banner or Dignity wouldn’t step up. I’ll still drive out of town for medical care,” Julie Schlagel commented to InMaricopa on social media. “They are very excited about doing it,” Price said of the unnamed provider. “They want to come. It’s just a matter of getting all the signoffs from the national side of things. All these companies have a state presence due to state insurance laws and they have a national presence if they’re traded on the New York Stock Exchange.” As a result, cities wishing to lure them must start at the local level and move on to the national level. Though headway was being made, the pandemic was a blow. “COVID threw a wrench into things, so clearly the national folks didn’t meet as often,” the mayor said. “That’s kind of what the hang-up is.” The process now is only described as “moving forward.” While Exceptional Healthcare announced its intention to build an emergency room in Maricopa, residents still want a comprehensive medical center. “We need a HOSPITAL, with beds, doctors, a cardiac team, a labor & delivery unit, a trauma center and a proper emergency department,” resident Merida La’Calsty shared.
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“We need a HOSPITAL, with beds, doctors, a cardiac team, a labor & delivery unit, a trauma center and a proper emergency department.” —Merida La’Calsty
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Because of the uncertainty of the progress of talks, Price said he did not want to share misleading information with the public. “I can call over there a million times, but at the end of the day, all we can do is stay in front of them,” he said. “They have to go through their process, their timeframe and everything else. It’s in their hands.”
Resident Robin Bennett understood that situation: “Ask a hospital to build out here. They pick us. We don’t pick them.” Price said discussions have made it clear a future medical center will be a general-practitioner hospital and not just an ER or an urgent care. “It’s not going to have a ton of specialties, just because it will start out small, but you’ve got to think like a big company does. You’ll grow in phases as the city continues to grow, as the area grows,” Price said. “It will certainly have the things the people need here.” All of that is tentative, of course, which is why officials have been reluctant to make a major announcement about a hospital. And that leaves residents with big questions and theories. “We need a real hospital system,” Engal said. “We need a hospital that works with our insurance companies. Where is Banner, Dignity or Honor Health?” n
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