Marion K. Kelly, director of the Office for Community & Business Relations for the Mayo Clinic, Arizona, visited Four Peaks Rotary Club recently.

He shared the vision of the Mayo Arizona Forward Project with club members.

The $648 million expansion will nearly double the size of its Phoenix campus over five years. Its intention is to meet the increasing demand to treat patients with complex health conditions and to improve the physical health of patients and the economic health of Arizona.

“Arizona Forward represents our commitment for the next several decades and beyond,” Kelly said.

The Arizona Forward Project will add 1.4 million square feet of building space (to the existing 1.7 million) with expanded clinical capacity, support services and infrastructure at the campus located near Loop 101 and 56th Street in North Phoenix.

The expansion plan increases the number of inpatient beds from 280 to 374 by 2023 and creates close to 2,000 new jobs, including nearly 200 physicians’ positions by 2029. The highlights of the expansion include a new six-story patient tower; a three-floor addition to the existing four-story Mayo Clinic building; a new three-story building to house an expanded emergency and other departments; expanded patient and infrastructure space; and additional parking.

For more information about the Four Peaks Rotary Club, contact President Scott Schlossberg at 480-833-0194, sschlossberg@farmersagent.com or visit fourpeaksrotary.org. Questions about membership, contact John Colucci, 630-917-7312, john@jcolucci.com.

The club meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 6:45 to 8:15 a.m. at the Fountain View Village, 16455 E Avenue of the Fountains.