On Tuesday, August 25, Arizona reported 2,595 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 new deaths related to COVID-19. Arizona is still behind the national average on vaccinations, with 47% of Arizonans fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The national rate is 51.7%.
This information comes from the New York Times' Tracking Coronavirus in Arizona:...
On Wednesday, August 18, Arizona reported 2,402 new cases of COVID-19, 37 new deaths and that 54.5% of Arizonans are now vaccinated. Across the state, 23% of intensive care unit beds are in use by COVID-19 patients and 10% of ICU beds remain available.
This information comes from the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19...
Between August 3, 2021 and August 10, 2021, Arizona logged over 2,000 COVID-19 cases each day for an entire week. On Wednesday, August 11 there were 1,970 new cases and 6 new COVID-19-related deaths. 53.6% of Arizona eligible residents have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 22% of Arizona's intensive care unit...
There were 1,361 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on Wednesday, June 28. There were two new deaths. 51.8% of Arizona residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Use of intensive care unit beds across the state rose substantially in the past week, 19% of ICU beds are now in use by COVID-19-related patients,...
Last week Steve Purves, President and CEO of Valleywise Health, became America’s Essential Hospitals’ board chair at a time when the nation’s safety net healthcare systems are in the national spotlight for leading the nation’s COVID-19 response.
Last week, Steve Purves, president and CEO of Valleywise Health, became...Arizona News
For its 2021 bond sale, Valleywise Health has received some of the highest ratings awarded by Moody’s Investment Services and Fitch, two national credit rating agencies.
Moody’s assigned an “Aa3” rating and Fitch an “AA-“ rating to the healthcare district’s general obligation bonds that were approved by Maricopa County...Arizona News
Winners have been unveiled for the 2021 Arizona CIO of the Year ORBIE awards, which honors chief information officers from around the state who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. There were 146 total nominations for the awards this year, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.
Deanna Wise of Banner Health...Arizona News
Valleywise Health is piloting innovative healthcare technology developed by local startup, LiteraSeed, to reduce medical misdiagnoses by improving communication between underserved patients and medical providers.
The web‐enabled, smartphone-based LiteraSeed platform empowers patients with a visual guide to help them describe...Arizona News
Just as they're needed most, 102 graduating medical students will be entering residency programs at two prominent Phoenix teaching hospitals through the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance.
The residents will train at Valleywise Health and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, the state’s longest running...Arizona Comings & Goings
Lia Christiansen has been named chief administrative officer of Valleywise Health - Arizona’s public teaching hospital and safety net system of care. Christiansen will join Valleywise Health’s senior executive team next week, Feb. 22 . She most recently served as the chief operating officer for Acute Care for Minnesota Health...Arizona News
The Texas firm ClearSky Health has invested $25 million to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Arizona, which will create 100 healthcare jobs. In April, construction on the 43,000-square-foot structure at 109th Avenue and McDowell Road is set to begin. The 30-bed hospital will include private rooms, a rehabilitative...Arizona News
Arizona currently has the highest rate of COVID-19 infections in the world. Hospitals continue to be overwhelmed as Governor Doug Ducey continues to take no statewide action to curb the outbreak, including heeding pleas from State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman to close schools for a few weeks. Health care providers and workers...Arizona News
With nearly 40 years of public service, Mary Rose Wilcox has been elected Chairman of the Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors.
As a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervision, Wilcox served on the original Maricopa County Hospital and Health System Board from 1992 to 2003, when the current District...Arizona News
Valleywise Community Health Centers in Glendale and El Mirage are scheduled to move in January 2021. The services and most of the care team will transition to the new Valleywise Comprehensive Health Center – Peoria, located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Cotton Crossing.
The new facility located at 8088 W Whitney Drive in...Arizona Bricks & Mortar
Valleywise Health has announced the opening of its newest, state-of‐the‐art Valleywise Community Health Center, located on 19th and Northern Avenues.
The new 26,000 square foot facility will replace the current location on Hatcher and all current patients will be transitioned to the new Northern Avenue location.
The community...Arizona News
A medical training program that helps reduce the shortage of family medicine physicians in Arizona is expanding to the Valleywise Community Health Center – South Central.
The Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance Family Medicine Residency Program will start seeing patients in the underserved area of south Phoenix...Arizona News
Valleywise Health Medical Center made it on the prestigious list this summer earning recognition as one of the top-performing major teaching hospitals in the nation and the only teaching hospital in Arizona to receive the honor.
Formerly Maricopa Medical Center, the medical center is the centerpiece of Valleywise Health, the...Arizona News
The COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme importance on affordable, accessible healthcare.
Kaiser Family Foundation’s analysis of CMS’ early data on Medicaid finds enrollment grew by 1.2 million, or 1.7%, since December, which includes 800,000 from March. The trends likely reflect the downturn in the economy in addition to the Family...Arizona News
This Tuesday, Arizona announced that it intends to provide antibody testing for the coronavirus to 250,000 people in the state. The University of Arizona said that it would process blood tests for people who have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 and have successfully built an immunity. The state plans to prioritize...
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