New Glendale Today TV Show with Councilmember Chavira Features St. Joseph's

Glendale, Ariz. -- Glendale Councilmember Sam Chavira's new edition of the TV show "Glendale Today" features St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center being built near the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue. Chavira, who represents Glendale's Yucca District, interviews Chief Strategy Officer Gregg Davis, from Dignity Health, the hospital's parent company.

During the 30-minute show, viewers get a construction update on the $44 million, 60,000-square-foot facility that sits on 35 acres. The hospital is expected to have 24 inpatient beds, an emergency room, operating rooms and diagnostic and imaging services as well. Video footage of the latest construction is also seen in the TV show. St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is expected to open in 2014.

Chavira’s edition of "Glendale Today" debuts Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. and can be seen daily on Glendale 11, the city’s television station. Viewers can also access the program online via the city's video library at www.glendaleaz.com/video and watch exclusive segments on the city’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/MyGlendale11. For more information about the new TV show, visit www.glendaleaz.com/glendale11, for Glendale.

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