Northern Arizona Healthcare’s (NAH) plan for the new Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) campus, first announced last spring, is currently under review by the City of Flagstaff, and One hospitalist who works in the current building says the move is "the right thing to do."
The Community Development Division, according to the city’s website, has accepted development review applications for the hospital’s relocation, including a request to rezone the property from rural residential to a mix of highway commercial and research and development as well as a minor amendment to revise the activity center identified in the city’s 2030 regional plan.
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