Children's Hospitals in Arizona

摘要

The meltdown of America's financial markets this summer forced builders in Arizona to pull back from a number of planned projects, but several of the state s major health care projects continue moving forward. The Phoenix and Tucson areas have added several new hospitals in the past couple of years and expanded others. Rapidly growing small towns either have new facilities that are under construction or soon to begin construction. Considering Arizona's reputation as a retirement destination, it's natural to assume the bulk of new medical construction would be for geriatric care. That's not the case, however, for three health care projects currently under way in the state. The focus at all three is squarely on children's care. Why so many children's hospitals? Retirees are not the only people moving to Arizona. The state's employers need workers, and the workers coming into Arizona bring their families along. The demand for pediatric care has increased.