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This week, The Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors was set to consider a draft agreement to provide CEO Steve Purves' with a discretionary performance bonus of up to $175,000 and a $100,000 raise.
After The Arizona Public made inquiries to the proposed salary agreement on Tuesday, the publication said the...News
Grants from the Health Resources & Services Administration to Creek Valley Health Clinic in Colorado City, MIHS (Valleywise Health) and Terros in Phoenix are designed to improve access to affordable, quality and cost-effective primary healthcare services to Arizona's underserved communities and vulnerable populations.
MIHS will...Arizona News
Grants from the Health Resources & Services Administration to Creek Valley Health Clinic in Colorado City, MIHS (Valleywise Health) and Terros in Phoenix are designed to improve access to affordable, quality and cost-effective primary healthcare services to Arizona's underserved communities and vulnerable populations.
MIHS will...Arizona Comings & Goings
Michael White, MD joins Maricopa Integrated Health System as its new VP and CMO. In this role he will also serve as a liaison to District Medical Group and the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance. Previously, Dr. White was the chief academic officer at CHI Health in Omaha Nebraska, a non-profit, faith-based health...Arizona News
The designation is courtesy of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) used by LGBTQ+ patients and their families to find facilities that provide equitable and inclusive care; MIHS is the first hospital in Maricopa County, Tucson's El Rio Community Health Center has also received the designation.
The HEI is an...
The agreement with Maricopa Integrated Health System applies to bundled payments for Maricopa County Medicaid members with the infectious liver disease. After the first year of the insurer's Hepatitis C Center of Excellence initiative, Care1st will measure quality and utilization outcomes for 100 members with the disease and then assess...Arizona News
Maricopa Integrated Health System scooped up the property located at 51st and Campbell from Tenet in 2018 for nearly $8 million with plans to spend $52.5 million to re-open its emergency room and convert the facility into a behavioral health hospital.
Closed since December 2017, the hospital will now reopen its emergency department...Arizona News
Mark Dewane will now chair the five-member board that oversees Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS), which includes Maricopa Medical Center, McDowell Healthcare Center, the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic, the Arizona Children’s Center, two behavioral health centers, and a dozen neighborhood Family Health Centers.
Chairman...Arizona News
In 2019, after a 140-year tradition serving as Maricopa County's public teaching hospital and safety net healthcare system, Maricopa Integrated Health System will be known as Valleywise Health.
Although still under the oversight of the Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors and governed by the same mission,...