The public learned this week that Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) discussed their five-year priorities during a meeting held last Thursday with city and county leaders in Flagstaff. There, NAH announced the completion of a 2030 strategic plan.
Many thanks to KNAU Arizona Public Radio and the Arizona Daily Sun for covering the meeting and publishing online stories yesterday and today to inform the public of this recent information. The Arizona Daily Sun article can be viewed in PDF form here and here.
Both news stories indicate that NAH continues to evaluate five sites for a new hospital location, including an expansion of their current building on Beaver Street. NAH indicates they do not plan to build a “medical village” at the selected site as was their previous plan.
Additionally, NAH stated that Flagstaff Medical Center is not a community hospital any longer, but rather is considered by NAH and others as a regional referral center.
The NAH Strategic Plan 2030 outlines four “strategic imperatives” for years 2025-2030, as well as four “strategic objectives” and numerous “goals and strategic initiatives.” The “strategic imperatives” are:
1) Put our people and community first.
2) Advance our path to clinical excellence.
3) Grow our reach (including the construction of a modern regional referral hospital facility).
4) Achieve financial and organizational stability.
F3 will continue to inform and update our members and the public when we learn more about the location of the property selected for a new hospital as well as any other relevant information.
Thank you,
Michele James
Executive Director
