One year after launching its partnership with Nest Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Health Choice (AZ Blue Health Choice) is demonstrating measurable impact in improving access to care for Medicaid members across Arizona by bringing comprehensive healthcare directly into members' homes. Building on its initial rollout, the program now serves more than 2,100 enrolled … [More]
Where Elite Medicine Is Being Built Now
For decades, the playbook in elite medicine has been predictable: Innovation begins in coastal hubs, then spreads outward. A growing number of physician-led practices are reversing that flow, building advanced medical models in emerging markets and expanding into some of the most competitive healthcare environments in the country. Scottsdale-based Defyne Plastic Surgery is … [More]
Addressing the Workforce Cost of Opioid Use Disorder in Hospitality
In the restaurant industry, performance is measured in real time. Tickets move, guests wait and teams operate under constant pressure. In that environment, problems rarely announce themselves and often surface only after they begin to affect performance, safety or retention. Opioid use disorder is one of those challenges. Nationally, hospitality workers rank among the … [More]
The Rise of On-Demand Healthcare in Phoenix
Access to healthcare in Phoenix is evolving as patient expectations shift toward convenience, speed and efficiency. While urgent care centers in Phoenix and emergency departments remain essential, many patients — particularly working professionals and families — are seeking alternatives that better fit their schedules. On-demand healthcare, including in-home medical … [More]
How Local Surgeons Are Influencing the Future of Spine Surgery
In Arizona, spine surgeons are playing an increasingly integrated role in how new medical technologies are developed and refined. Instead of waiting for new tools to reach the operating room, many physicians are now working alongside medical device companies during the development process. Their role is hands-on. They evaluate early concepts, test designs in cadaver labs and … [More]
National Workforce Health Provider Opens First Valley Clinic
Concentra, a national leader of occupational and workforce health services, announced the opening of its first medical center in Goodyear, Arizona, expanding access to occupational health services for employers and employees throughout the West Valley. The new facility is in Pebble Creek Plaza Shops at 2403 North Pebble Creek Parkway, Suite 101, Goodyear, Arizona 85395. The … [More]
Arizona Entrepreneur Debuts Telehealth Company Built on Patient Experience
Launching in July 2026, Riovie is a telehealth company creating a more connected path to better health. Through Riovie, individuals can connect with licensed healthcare providers for weight management, hormone optimization, gut health, metabolic peptide programs, and comprehensive laboratory testing. But what Lewis discovered during her own health journey changed the … [More]
Vein Treatment Practice Opens 10th Valley Clinic in Ahwatukee
Elite Vein Clinic, a dedicated vein treatment practice in the Phoenix Valley, has opened a new vein clinic in Ahwatukee Foothills, its tenth location, at 4722 E Ray Road, Suite 5, Phoenix, AZ 85044. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and accepts most major insurance plans. Ahwatukee Foothills is home to roughly 85,000 residents with a median age of … [More]
ASU Research Fuels Launch of Urine-Based Autism Screening Test
Autism Diagnostics Lab, a precision diagnostics company developing innovative and metabolomics-based tests designed to enable earlier autism detection, empower clinical decision-making, and improve outcomes for individuals with autism and their families, today announced the U.S. launch of the MDM™ Gut & Brain Health Test, the first commercial urine-based autism screening … [More]
Financial Stress Is a Workforce Health Risk
When employers think about stress, they often think about burnout, absenteeism, turnover and productivity. As a cardiologist, I think about the heart. In recent years, I have treated a growing number of patients in their 40s with early signs of cardiovascular disease. Many do not fit the traditional risk profile. They exercise regularly. They do not smoke. Their cholesterol … [More]
The New Economics of Mental Health Care
Arizona’s behavioral health sector is entering a new phase of growth, shaped by a convergence of policy, payer behavior and clinical innovation. The FDA’s recent clearance of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for adolescents with major depressive disorder is not just a medical milestone; it is opening a newly reimbursable market and, in effect, creating a new segment … [More]
First Look at Scottsdale Shea’s Major Campus Expansion
HonorHealth, a leading Valley-based nonprofit healthcare system serving more than five million people across the greater Phoenix area, is marking a series of significant enhancements at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center aimed at improving access, expanding specialty services and elevating the patient and visitor experience. Recent additions include the opening of a … [More]
$80.5M Research Effort Positions Arizona as Medical Innovation Hub
Banner Health's $80.5 million research enterprise delivered breakthrough treatments to Arizona patients in 2025 while advancing wide-ranging therapies toward FDA approval, according to the organization's annual Milestones in Research report. Operating 1,300 clinical and translational studies across neuroscience, cardiology, oncology and orthopedics, Banner is positioning … [More]
24/7 Emergency Vet Hospital Opens in the West Valley
VEG ER for Pets, the world’s veterinary emergency company that helps people and their pets when they need it most, announced the opening of VEG ER for Pets in Arrowhead at 7720 West Bell Rd, Suite B, Glendale, AZ 85308. VEG ER for Pets provides families in Arrowhead and neighboring cities in Maricopa County including Peoria, Arrowhead Ranch, Sun City, North Glendale, … [More]
New Flagship, Chandler Site Mark Major Expansion of Valley Pain Practice
OrthoArizona, Arizona's largest physician-led orthopedic group, announced a significant expansion of Pinnacle Pain, its dedicated interventional pain management practice serving patients across the Phoenix metro area. The expansion includes a new facility in Chandler built exclusively for Pinnacle Pain, a flagship location in Scottsdale and the addition of Oluwatosin Ayotunde, … [More]
Dignity Health to Open 300K-SF Campus at Cardinals’ North Phoenix HQ
Dignity Health announced a first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art medical campus at the corner of Scottsdale Road and Loop 101 in North Phoenix—the future site of the Arizona Cardinals' new performance and business headquarters. Last September, the Cardinals announced the purchase of a 217-acre property at that location, where the team's 30-acre performance center and … [More]
AI Healthcare Operations Co. Raises $21M to Scale
Basata, the AI company rebuilding the operational layer of US healthcare, announced a $21 million Series A led by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Cowboy Ventures, PHX Ventures, Zenda Capital, and Victoria Treyger. The round brings total funding to $24.5 million. Basata's AI agents handle the administrative work still running on fax machines and phone calls, like … [More]
Life Time Launches in Gilbert Days after PV Unveiling
Life Time, the nation's premier healthy way of life company, announced the opening of Life Time Ocotillo, a new 102,000-square-foot athletic country club in Gilbert. Situated on 15 acres in the Southeast Valley, the destination marks the company's continued expansion across Arizona, following the recent debut of Life Time Paradise Valley. Life Time Ocotillo sits at the … [More]
