By Kyle Daly | InMaricopa.com
As a former New York City resident, Vicky Tapas, 59, isn’t comfortable living in a community where the nearest hospital is more than 20 miles away.
After all, there are about 60 hospitals located in the Big Apple’s metro area, and as Tapas puts it, a mall, movie theater and shopping center on every corner.
“I get a little nervous, because I’m getting a little older now,” she said.
Tapas has lived in Maricopa for more than five years and previously considered moving back East for the sole fact her new home doesn’t have an emergency room. Today, Tapas is pushing up against a deadline she’s set for herself: If no hospital is built by 2014, she’ll leave.
Unfortunately for Tapas, 2014 is expected to pass without a new hospital opening in town. But for the rest of the community, there’s good news: Plans are in place for two hospitals to open in future years.
