Phoenix Children’s Hospital clinic planned in Cadence in Mesa

By Richard Dyer
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A Phoenix Children’s Hospital clinic is to be constructed east of Ellsworth Road and south of Ray Road in the Cadence community of Mesa.

The landscaping, look of the building and site plan for the 1-acre development recently were discussed by the Mesa Design Review Board.

Vehicle access is to be from East Cadence Parkway, Staff Planner Kwasi Abebrese said at the Aug. 9 meeting of the board.

“The project entails a 7,018-square-foot building encompassing medical and dental offices,” he said. “And there are parking spaces provided on the site.”

Thomas Chasty of Orcutt Winslow is the applicant.

PPGN-Ellsworth LLLP is listed as the owner, but Chasty said at the meeting the land was sold to and is owned by Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

“So this is a new modality for PCH. It is a primary care clinic. Some people might be aware of the hospital downtown but you may not be aware of some of PCH’s specialty clinics throughout the Valley. This is different from that; this is a primary care modality trying to bring affordable pediatric primary care to where it’s needed in the community,” he said. “This is a planned-community development, so as we were designing this building we had to be sensitive to the requirements of that planned-community document.”

The Cadence Clinic will have 16 treatment rooms as well as support spaces for patients and staff, according to a written project narrative from Orcutt Winslow.

“Patient entry and waiting are segregated into well and sick areas to protect well patients from those who are infectious. Its hours of operation will be normal business hours,” it states.

The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.

Richard Dyer
Managing Editor | East Valley
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Meet Richard
Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.  

Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions. 

Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.

Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.

Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.