HealthSaturday, November 14
Circle the City opens an 85-bed medical respite center in east Mesa
The Good Day Chandler team
If you know someone who's unhoused and needs more care after a hospital stay, there's now a place in the East Valley. Circle the City opened its new medical respite center in east Mesa on Friday. It's near Main Street and Higley Road, and it nearly doubles the nonprofit's respite capacity.
The new respite center covers roughly 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: KJZZ
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| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The new respite center | 33,000 sq. ft. |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A basketball court | 4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size) |
“But there was not one bed where a person could go in the East Valley if they needed more care if they are unhoused.”
Patients can stay as long as needed. Some have stayed at the Phoenix location for a couple months, and others for upwards of two years. The center took five years to complete, with support from donors and partners.
- Rooms: men's and women's dorms plus several private rooms
- Care: 24/7 medical care, meals, behavioral health, substance use treatment
- Therapy: physical and occupational
- Help out: donations, volunteering or Kindness Kits at circlethecity.org
85beds at the East Valley Medical Respite Center
Circle the City runs two other respite centers, both in Phoenix.
Source: KJZZ
Sources: KJZZ, azfamily.com