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By Paradise Valley Independent
Two-thirds of Scottsdale voters (67 percent) support City Council approval for the proposed Banner Health Medical Campus – including a full-service hospital and cancer center – according to a poll of 400 city voters conducted Aug. 21-23 by national pollster Public Opinion Strategies.
The proposed medical campus, to be built on 48 acres near Hayden Road and the Loop 101, had strong majority support across all political and age demographics in the survey, with Scottsdale Republicans (65%), Democrats (68%) and Independent voters (71%) all saying “yes” to zoning approval for the new hospital. Voters aged 45 to 64 years old (65%) and over age 65 (69%) also strongly supported the project.
Initial support for the hospital stood at 54 percent versus 14 percent opposed. Support rose to 67 percent after respondents heard typical positive and negative messages about the new hospital. Only 26 percent of Scottsdale voters urged City Council to vote against the new hospital, according to the survey.
