Banner Health leaders and the nonprofit organization’s construction partners gathered at the Banner Ocotillo Medical Center building site last week to sign the final construction beam and witness it being hoisted into place to signify completion of exterior framing.

Banner’s newest hospital is on track to open in November 2020 as planned. When it opens, the four-story hospital will offer imaging, surgery, labor and delivery, intensive care, gynecology, orthopedic, cardiology and gastroenterology services, and include a Level 2 emergency room. There will be 96 licensed beds, plus 24 observation beds. There will be room for expansion as the community grows and requires more services. The hospital is situated on an 18-acre site and was designed by the architectural firm SmithGroup, with Okland Construction serving as the general contractor.