Goodyear Gets a New Health Hub: PMB and Abrazo’s Litchfield Building Named HREI Insights 2025 Finalist

Firm announces HREI Insights 2025 finalist honor for the Litchfield Medical Building

PMB says the Abrazo Health Litchfield Medical Building in Goodyear, Arizona, has been named a finalist in the 2025 HREI Insights awards program. The recognition applies to the project developed by PMB and owned and operated by Abrazo Health, which brought a combined medical office and inpatient rehabilitation facility to a growing Phoenix suburb. HREI Insights selected the project as a finalist for this year’s program, highlighting its design and service model as part of the organization’s annual look at standout healthcare real estate work.

A close look at the Litchfield Medical Building: function, layout and why it matters

The Litchfield Medical Building blends a modern medical office complex with a dedicated inpatient rehabilitation center under one roof. That lets patients access routine outpatient care, specialist clinics, and inpatient therapy in a single location. The project was built to make transitions easier for people who need ongoing therapy after an injury or hospital stay, while also serving everyday outpatient needs like primary care, imaging, and outpatient procedures.

PMB led development of the site and coordinated a network of design and construction partners to deliver spaces tailored to both clinic visits and rehabilitation routines. The building’s layout separates quieter rehab wings from busier clinic corridors, while shared resources — therapy gyms, imaging suites, and administrative services — reduce duplication and keep overhead down. Design features focus on clear patient flow, natural light in therapy spaces, accessible entrances and parking, and therapy gyms that can be reconfigured for group or individual sessions.

Simply put, the project was built to serve different patient needs without forcing them to travel between facilities. Local officials and health planners called it the first facility of its kind in Goodyear: a true hybrid medical center that combines outpatient convenience with the specialized equipment and staff needed for inpatient rehabilitation. PMB acted as developer and project manager, while Abrazo Health is the owner and clinical operator responsible for running services once spaces are active.

Why the HREI Insights award matters for healthcare real estate

The HREI Insights awards spotlight projects that push design, operations and community impact in healthcare real estate. Judges look for clear patient benefits, efficient use of space, innovation in service delivery and thoughtful integration with local health systems. Categories often cover outpatient facilities, medical office buildings, adaptive reuse and specialty care sites.

Past honorees have included large hospital systems and niche developer-designer teams that found clever ways to cut costs, improve patient experience or bring care into underserved neighborhoods. Being a finalist signals that peers and industry judges see the project as a model — not just a finished building but a tested way of arranging care that others may copy.

What PMB, Abrazo and industry observers are saying

PMB described the project as focused on improving access and smoothing patient journeys between outpatient and rehabilitative care. Abrazo Health emphasized that the center was designed around patient needs and community access, aiming to keep people close to home for follow-up therapy and specialty visits. HREI’s program materials noted the project’s mixed-use approach and the practical design choices that support both clinic throughput and therapy sessions.

Those comments underline the two main priorities behind the building: better convenience for patients and better use of space and staff. The developer and operator both framed the finalist nod as recognition that the project answers real pressures in regional health delivery — healthier recovery paths for patients and lower friction for providers.

Local benefits and what the project signals for healthcare real estate trends

For Goodyear residents, the building adds services that can reduce travel time to specialty care and rehabilitation. That matters most for older adults and people recovering from surgery or injury, who benefit from nearby, coordinated therapy. The project also creates local jobs in clinical care, therapy services and facility operations, and it may attract ancillary businesses like home-care agencies and medical suppliers.

At the industry level, the Litchfield project fits a wider trend: developers and health systems are increasingly co-locating outpatient clinics with specialty care such as inpatient rehab, imaging and same-day procedure suites. The idea is practical — shared services lower costs and patients prefer fewer transfers — and now it is winning recognition from trade groups and design juries.

HREI will announce winners later in 2025; for PMB and Abrazo, finalist status already raises the project’s profile among peers and potential partners. Whether it takes home a trophy or not, the Litchfield Medical Building is likely to be cited as an example of how to bring integrated care to fast-growing suburbs.

Sources

• prnewswire.com