New hospital to open on Tucson's southeast side, bringing nearly 600 jobs

A new hospital is being developed on the city’s southeast side. Northwest Healthcare is building a 70-bed hospital with related medical services on 18.5 acres on the southwest corner of Old Spanish Trail and Houghton Road. The 183,000-square-foot facility is expected to add 595 healthcare jobs with an economic impact of $567 million over the next five years, officials say.