North Phoenix is about to get a serious health care powerhouse right next door to the Arizona Cardinals. Dignity Health announced Monday it will build a state-of-the-art outpatient medical campus at the corner of Loop 101 and Scottsdale Road, immediately adjacent to the NFL team’s future headquarters.
The multi-phase project will sit on roughly eight acres and could ultimately reach up to 300,000 square feet when it is fully built out. Phase one is expected to come in at 120,000 to 150,000 square feet, with construction scheduled to begin in 2027 and an opening targeted for 2028. Officials say the campus will create about 700 medical and support jobs and will be the system’s largest outpatient campus once complete.
What will be on the campus?
According to AZ Family, the site is set to feature a sports medicine institute and services from the Barrow Neurological Institute, along with orthopedics, cardiology, specialized primary care, executive health, imaging and outpatient surgery.
Dignity Health is pitching the project as a dual-purpose hub: a high-end resource for professional athletes training next door and a destination for patients from across the Valley who want advanced specialty care without heading to a hospital campus.
Size, phasing and timeline
As the Arizona Cardinals have noted, the larger Paradise Ridge property spans roughly 217 acres and is slated to anchor a broader mixed-use development around the team’s 30-acre performance center and business operations. Within that footprint, Arizona Cardinals officials and Dignity Health say the medical project will roll out in multiple phases.
Plans call for two buildings across eight acres totaling up to 300,000 square feet. Phase one is expected to debut as a 120,000 to 150,000 square foot outpatient campus, with additional space coming online in later phases as demand and partnerships grow.
Local economic ripple
Economic-development watchers say the move adds serious health care muscle to a rapidly changing stretch of the Loop 101 corridor and makes the site even more attractive to corporate and retail tenants looking to ride the Cardinals’ momentum.
Metro Phoenix Alliance reported that the Cardinals purchased the 217-acre parcel at a state land auction for about $136 million. The team plans to work with city and state partners to fill the remaining land with offices, restaurants, retail and housing, effectively turning the area into a full-blown live-work-play district with a medical anchor.
Jobs, scale and access
Officials say the Dignity Health campus is expected to generate roughly 700 medical and support positions and will stand as the system’s largest outpatient campus, according to AZ Family.
Executives emphasize that the mix of athlete-focused services and community-facing specialties is designed to expand access to advanced care in the north Valley, not just cater to the pros suiting up next door.
How this fits a regional trend
The project follows a wave of large health care investments along the Loop 101 corridor, where systems are clustering specialty services to keep pace with rapid population growth and shifting patient demand.
Banner Health and other providers have recently rolled out plans for major campuses in the northeast Valley, underscoring a broader push to place high-value outpatient and specialty care near major transportation routes.
What’s next
Anthony Houston, president of Dignity Health Arizona, said the new campus "will expand access to high-quality health care" for both professional athletes and nearby residents. Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill called the partnership "a profound win for the entire community," according to the Arizona Cardinals.
Dignity Health plans to begin site work in 2027 while permitting, design and tenant planning move through the city and partner agencies, all aimed at launching services on the campus in 2028.
