Photos: New hospital ready to open on Tucson's southeast side
Northwest Medical Center Houghton is nearly ready for patients at 2200 S. Houghton Road in Tucson.
The 180,000 square-foot facility has 52 beds, a 24/7 emergency department, four operating rooms, a catheterization laboratory, imaging and a surgery unit.
The hospital is scheduled to open at 7am, Friday, June 3.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
Registered nurses in the labor and delivery department, Stephanie Fuscher, left, and Juana Morales demonstrate the adjustable Linet labor bed at the new Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
Respiratory therapists, Bridget Farrell, left, and Michelle Clayton look over a panda warmer at the new Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
One of the inpatient rooms in the new Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
One of two c-section rooms in the labor and delivery department inside the new Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
There are four beds in the behavorial health holding area inside the emergency department in the new Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
Denzil Ross, Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
The Rincon Vista Cafe inside the new Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton, Tucson, 2022
The entryway boasts views of the mountains inside the Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Road.
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