PHOENIX — The new Mary Rose Wilcox Center for Health Care and Innovation broke ground in downtown Phoenix on Friday.

Dozens of local students, residents, community leaders and elected officials came together for the groundbreaking ceremony.

The new center helps to expand access to medical services for low-income patients and families.

The project is reportedly a partnership between the non-profit organizations Wesley Community & Health Centers and Friendly House.

“Healthcare is one of the most urgent needs in underserved communities today, particularly in Central and South Phoenix,” said Mary Rose Wilcox, the longtime civic leader and former Maricopa County Supervisor for whom the health center is named. “At a time of growing need, the new healthcare center in the Grant Park neighborho

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