Cases of COVID-19 are still steadily climbing in Arizona and hospitals are starting to report increased numbers of hospitalizations in the midst of rampant ransomware attacks. Statewide preventative measures in June led the country in effectiveness, but Governor Doug Ducey is still showing no interest in reinstating similar policies....Arizona News
Arizona is bracing for the impact of climbing positive rates all over the country, with ADHS encouraging Arizona residents to stay the course in order to keep cases from drastically increasing.
On date of publication, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 data dashboard, there were 1,044 new cases reported...Arizona News
The infection rate in Arizona is steadily on the upswing across the state. At time of publication the number of new cases reported for Oct. 21 are 975, bringing the state total to 233,912. There were 17 new deaths reported today, the total is now 5,854. Deaths reported today will be retroactively reassigned to date of death. With 10,720...Arizona News
Last week, Arizona Department of Health Services director, Dr. Cara Christ explained some discrepancies in data reporting and said that there was “no end in sight” for the emergency declarations. Cases at universities in general are down, save for a rise in cases at Grand Canyon University. But on the bright side, a report from the...Arizona News
This week in Arizona, the state’s universities take precautions to keep students safe despite criticisms that they may not be doing enough. The state also sees lower numbers of COVID-19 infections and conditions in hospitals also seem to be trending down. The Governor and the Arizona Department of Health Services are recommending...
Based on current data, ADHS anticipates all three counties will be in the moderate range for business reopening when the agency's Business Data Dashboard updates Thursday, Aug. 27. This would allow certain establishments to reopen after complying with all requirements, including limiting occupancy and enforcing mask...
On Monday, Arizona reported under 500 new COVID-19 cases and no known deaths, but the data accumulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services is being challenged. Meanwhile, the President visited the state again, a mobile testing van is launched in the valley and prisons are struggling to keep the virus contained.
Inpatient...Arizona News
President Trump’s visit to Arizona on Tuesday was eclipsed by the continued acceleration of COVID-19 cases in the state. On Wednesday, Arizona ranked in the top five states for new confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
Although mask mandates are being passed in cities across the state, Governor Doug Ducey’s office has not...Arizona News
The Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona received a financial boost for assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic just as rates for new cases started to decline. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would grant half a billion dollars to the Indian Health Service and teams from two medical organizations were...Arizona News
After weeks in 51st place for testing nationally after every other state and the District of Columbia, Arizona began a “testing blitz” that took place across the state last Saturday. Despite the statewide goal of 20,000 tests, the testing sites reported low turnout numbers in some places and in others, patients were turned...Arizona News
The testing surge predicts as many as 20,000 Arizonans will get tested over three consecutive Saturdays beginning May 2 and continuing through May 16.
Currently, testing site locations aren't available in every Arizona county, but locations are updated at the Arizona Department of Health Services and include pre-registration...Arizona News
In the midst of Arizona’s COVID-19 pandemic, it remains hard to adequately track the details of who is infected and predict the next hot spot. Slim testing data means extrapolations used by policy makers to implement precautions and preventions during the pandemic, can fall short.
Last week, the Arizona Department of Health...Arizona News
COVID-19 case disparities reported nationwide aren’t reflected in local ADHS data. Lab reporting requirements are to blame, but new efforts from CMS may help.
When the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) released the new online data tracker on Easter Sunday, despite the promised goal of including cases by zip code and...Arizona News
According to data tracking by the Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the vast majority of patients testing positive for the coronavirus are under the age of 65, with an equal number of hospitalized patients under the age of 65 as over. As of April 1st, 79 people are hospitalized with...Arizona News
Terms of a settlement agreement will allow Hacienda Healthcare to keep its state license and Medicaid contract under several conditions, including the mandatory hiring of a quality improvement expert.
In June 2019, the Arizona Department of Health Services issued a notice of intent to revoke the facility's license following the...National News
In back-to-back rulings, two federal judges struck down a rule by the Trump administration which allowed healthcare providers to decline patient care based on religious or moral objections to specific procedures, patient gender or patient sexual preference.
On Wednesday, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of a United States District Court...News
A damaging report by the Arizona Auditor General found that ADHS’s incompetence in responding to complaints against their long-term care facilities could be endangering patients.
The report reviewed 33 complaints filed against five “judgmentally selected” skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in 2017 and 2018. They found that 14 of...Arizona News
Valley Fever, or coccidiodomycosis, is on the rise in Arizona as more and more people contract the lung infection caused by fungus common to Arizona soil as well as southern and central areas of California.
The Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) has identified 6,414 reported cases of Valley Fever as of the Aug. 27 count, a...Arizona News
Questions over patient care at Hacienda Healthcare loom as more than ten members of its management team, including the CEO, have resigned. The mass exodus of top officials followed the announcement that board chairman Tom Pomeroy would resign Friday, March 1st.
A 29-year-old woman in a vegetative state for over a decade gave...Arizona News
Awarded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the funding will enhance efforts to recruit health providers to serve in rural and underserved areas through ADHS’ State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).
According to the press release from ADHS, the new funding will facilitate improved access to care in communities that...
