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The American Hospital Directory lists 145 hospitals in Arizona, which had a population of 7,151,502 in 2020. In 2020, these hospitals had 13,296 staffed beds. The largest hospital, based on beds, is the Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, with 712 beds. There is a hospital run by the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
By 1945, it had reached nearly 100,000. St. Joseph's Hospital needed a larger facility. In the mid-1940s, the Sisters purchased 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land at Third Avenue and Thomas Road which was then part of an old dairy farm. They were criticized for choosing land so far north of the city, literally out in the country.
San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. [6] The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. [citation needed]
AZ 95 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to the center of Bullhead City and south 12 miles (19 km) to Needles, California, across the Colorado River. Aztec Road leads west from the center of Fort Mohave across the Colorado into the southernmost corner of Nevada , 16 miles (26 km) south of Laughlin .
The Golden Valley ZIP Code (86413) extends 10 miles (16 km) north and 15 miles (24 km) south of the CDP proper, but all population statistics refer to the CDP area only. Residents work in Golden Valley, Kingman, Bullhead, Laughlin, Lake Havasu and even as far as Las Vegas. [citation needed]
In 1953, the dam was completed, and residential development commenced in Bullhead City, Lake Mohave and Mohave Valley areas. Mohave County leased the Bullhead City Airport from BLM in 1968, and in 1971 the county subleased a portion of the Bullhead Airport to Bullhead Airport Inc., a private enterprise which provided fixed-base operation services.
The modern complex sits on the site to this day. The hospital's name was changed to Good Samaritan Hospital in 1928. In 1969, transplant surgeons at Banner Good Samaritan performed the first successful kidney transplant in Arizona. [9] [10] In 1978, Good Samaritan broke ground for a 12-story, 720 bed hospital tower which opened in 1982. [11]
Arizona State Route 95 runs along the eastern edge of the community, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Bullhead City and south 5 miles (8 km) to Needles, California. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Willow Valley CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km 2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2), or 0.76%, are water. [1]