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A series of expansion projects at Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Thomas Campus totals 212,000 square feet and will increase the amount of clinical space, inpatient beds and clinical exam rooms. The campus-wide expansion is part of the health system’s long-range plans to meet the healthcare needs of Arizona’s burgeoning pediatric population.

In an ongoing effort to expand and elevate health care for children and families, Phoenix Children’s tapped two senior nursing leaders to serve in executive positions for the growing pediatric health system. Rhonda Thompson, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is chief nursing officer (CNO) and senior vice president of patient care services, and Katie Penson, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, now serves as vice president of critical care services at Phoenix Children’s.

In a move to further enhance the award-winning health system’s ability to provide specialized care for children at high risk of infection, Phoenix Children’s created a new Division of Infectious Diseases and named Wassim Ballan, MD, chief of the division.