Flagstaff Medical Center

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Flagstaff Medical Center
Northern Arizona Healthcare
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Flagstaff Medical Center main entrance, January 2018
Flagstaff Medical Center
Geography
Location1200 North Beaver Street, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, United States
Coordinates 35°12′30″N111°38′38″W / 35.20833°N 111.64389°W / 35.20833; -111.64389
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department AZDHS: I; ACS: No
Helipad FAA LID: 3AZ0
History
Opened1936(88 years ago) (1936)
Links
Website www.nahealth.com
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Flagstaff Medical Center is a major regional hospital and former level II trauma center [1] in Flagstaff, Arizona. The hospital was founded in 1936 by Dr. Charles Sechrist as Flagstaff Hospital, with 25 beds, and was donated to the community of Flagstaff in 1955. [2]

Though the hospital failed verification by the American College of Surgeons in August 2024, [1] the hospital is still designated a level I trauma center by the Arizona Department of Health Services. [3]

As of 2007, the hospital has a staff of 190 physicians and 270 inpatient beds. [2]

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References

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