At its next meeting on Tuesday, June 4, the Town Council will consider a zoning application proposed to allow for the development of a hospital facility in Fountain Hills.

That request is for property at Saguaro Boulevard and Trevino Drive. Council is being asked to eliminate the existing Hemingway PAD for an assisted living facility and revert the zoning back to its original C-1 designation.

A neighborhood outreach meeting to discuss the project is also scheduled. It is Monday, June 3, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Fountain Hills Community Center, located at 13001 N. La Montana Drive in Fountain Hills. There will be time for questions and answers.

The developers have announced plans to have Phase I, a hospital and emergency room, open in spring of 2020 to provide 24/7 emergency and walk-in urgent care.

With council approval, plans are to begin construction on Phase I in a few months, bringing Fountain Hills its first community hospital, full service emergency department (seeing pediatric and adults), primary care/urgent care and walk-in clinic.

According to Andrea Davis CRE, the principal commercial real estate broker on the project, the new hospital will be located at 9700 E. Saguaro Blvd. and sits on approximately 5.74 acres. The hospital is designed in three phases. The cost for Phase I of the hospital is $15 million and projects between 50 and 75 new jobs for the Fountain Hills community. Phase II incorporates operating rooms and Phase III includes additional diagnostic medical services.

Fountain Hills Medical Center is planned as a physician-owned hospital offering a variety of services, including an emergency room, imaging center with CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, laboratory, pharmacy and in-patient beds. The fully accredited hospital is planned to serve both children and adults and include in-patient and primary care. The hospital will accept all insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid.

The Fountain Hills Medical Center medical management team promises a quality healthcare facility for the Fountain Hills community that will be staffed with people who live in the community.

“We listened to the community’s outcry for more choices in emergency and in-patient care closer to home and are excited to build the next chapter of healthcare in Fountain Hills,” the group said in a statement.

The medical center management team has developed a website so individuals interested in learning more about the hospital may visit fhmcaz.com.

The Town Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, at 5:30 p.m. The session is open to the public and there is a public hearing regarding the zoning change.