Northern Arizona Healthcare's (NAH) plans for the future of services in Flagstaff have been evolving in recent months since the failure of the referendum on the hospital relocation plans in November.
Dave Cheney, the health system’s CEO, said NAH has plans to remodel the Summit Center into a hub for ambulatory services, and that its plans to move Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) to a new campus no longer include a larger health village.
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