Good Samaritan Hospital Heliport

Replacement and Redevelopment. The heliport was not closed in the traditional sense but was decommissioned and replaced. The hospital, formerly known as Good Samaritan, underwent a major rebranding to Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix and a massive campus expansion. This included the construction of a new 16-story patient tower, which features a new, state-of-the-art rooftop helipad (now identified by FAA LID: 0AZ3). The original heliport became obsolete and was closed upon the commissioning of the new facility.

The specific site of the original heliport has been absorbed into the expanded Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix campus. The hospital's vital air medical operations continue uninterrupted from a new, larger, and more modern rooftop heliport located atop the new patient tower at approximately the same geographic coordinates. The hospital remains a major destination for air ambulances in the region.

For decades, the Good Samaritan Hospital Heliport was a vital component of Arizona's emergency medical services (EMS) infrastructure. As the primary air access point for one of Phoenix's most prominent and oldest hospitals (a Level I Trauma Center), it handled thousands of critical patient transfers via air ambulance. The heliport served helicopters from across the state, bringing in victims of major accidents, and patients from rural areas requiring specialized care, significantly reducing transport times and saving lives. It was an essential hub in the regional trauma network.

There are zero prospects for reopening the original heliport under its old designation (US-10501). It has been permanently and successfully replaced by the superior facility (0AZ3) on the same hospital grounds. The heliport's function was never lost; it was upgraded and relocated within the same campus.