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Circle the City opens an 85-bed medical respite center in Mesa
The Mesa center brings beds, jobs and local spending
- 85
- beds at 5456 E. Main St.
- About 120
- jobs, from physicians to case managers
- $13 million+
- in annual local spending
Source: yourvalley.net
If you've ever wondered where a hospital sends someone with nowhere to recover, there's a new answer. Circle the City, a Phoenix nonprofit, is opening an 85-bed medical respite center at 5456 E. Main St. in Mesa. A news release said East Valley hospitals have had no step-down option for these patients until now.
The center is for people who are medically stable but still recovering from illness or injury. ABC15 says the building covers 33,000 square feet near Main Street and Higley Road.
The new respite center covers 33,000 square feet
Floor area of the new respite center, beside places you know
7 basketball courts would fit inside the new respite center
Source: ABC15 Arizona
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| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The new respite center | 33,000 sq. ft. (Near Main St. and Higley Rd.) |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A basketball court | 4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size) |
“Too many people leave the hospital with discharge instructions they have no way to follow, because they have nowhere safe to recover.”
Dr. Kim Despres, Circle the City CEO
- Grand opening: Fri., Nov. 13, 9 a.m.
- Care: three meals a day, daily medical care, 24/7 nursing
- Also: behavioral health care, physical therapy, rides to appointments
