PHOENIX (AZFamily) — In one month, early voting for the 2025 election will begin, and voters in Maricopa County will have to answer a nearly $900 million question.

In April, the Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors voted unanimously to put a $898 million bond question, known as Prop 409, to the voters that would help Valleywise Health , the county’s public hospital.

“We are at capacity in a lot of these areas. We’re able to care for people, just not as timely as we would like,” explained Valleywise Health chief clinical officer Dr. Michael White .

In 2014, 63% of voters in Maricopa County approved a $935 million bond for Valleywise Health, which was used to build and open the new medical center last year. This time, Dr. White says the money would be

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