Goodyear’s new hospital

Prominent names in Arizona politics and business will serve on the Board of Directors for Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s new hospital in Goodyear. CTCA, is based in Schaumberg, IL

The for-profit hospital chain opened in January 2009, southeast of I-10 and Bullard Avenue, the first in the Southwestern U.S. The $107.9 million hospital is expected to create more than 400 jobs and have about a $400 million economic impact over 5 years. It features 14 inpatient beds and an outpatient clinic.

Along with traditional therapy, the Goodyear hospital will offer a full range of alternative treatments and such perks as free plane tickets and limo service for traveling patients.