Barrow Neurological Foundation is proud to announce that the Steele Foundation has endowed the Dan Cracchiolo and Pam Grant Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship in the Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Program at Barrow Neurological Institute. The generous $1.5 million endowment was made through the Barrow Grand Ball, the Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological … [More]
Cancer Hospital to Rebrand One Year After Acquisition
City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that its subsidiary, Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), will fully transition its clinical locations to City of Hope's brand. CTCA locations in different cities will now be called City of Hope Phoenix, City of Hope Atlanta, and City of Hope Chicago. In … [More]
$5.5M Grant from Arizona Department of Health Services to Help ASU Fill Nursing Need
Judith Karshmer doesn’t mince words when it comes to the nursing shortage in Arizona and the rest of the country. “This is a dire nursing need,” said Karshmer, dean of Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. The average national vacancy rate for registered nurses in hospitals in 2022 was approximately 10%, and a study from the U.S. … [More]
Holistic Corporate Wellness for the Era of Remote Work
For years, corporate wellness programs focused on the bottom line of reducing healthcare expenses: health screenings, exercise programs, and programs that targeted dangerous behaviors like smoking and drinking. That focus paid off. Traditional wellness programs lowered medical costs for employers by about $3.27 for every dollar spent, according to a 2010 study. Since these … [More]
SCHOTT Chooses Phoenix for First-in-U.S. Facility for Life Sciences Products
Being committed to continued advances in improving human health, SCHOTT has opened a new facility last month in Phoenix to expand the development and manufacturing of diagnostics and life science consumables. “SCHOTT saw an opportunity to leverage our expertise and the existing production capabilities here in Phoenix to bring manufacturing for this market to the U.S. for … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Partners to Establish Specialty Pharmacy Services
Shields Health Solutions, the nation’s premier specialty pharmacy accelerator, announced today that it has partnered with Phoenix Children’s, one of the fastest-growing pediatric healthcare systems in the country, to develop a new specialty pharmacy program. The collaboration will provide patients who have complex, chronic conditions easier access to specialized pharmacy … [More]
New Women’s Tower Opens at Banner Desert in Mesa
Banner Desert Medical Center opened a new patient tower dedicated to women’s health and wellness. The tower is adjacent to the existing pediatric patient tower, providing easy access for the unique health care needs of women and children of all ages. The women’s tower, which is part of a $151 million expansion project at Banner Desert, provides an innovative approach to … [More]
How Phoenix’s Increasing Premature Birth Rate Affects Employer Healthcare Costs
Phoenix’s preterm birth rate is 10% and continues to trend upward, which can be attributed to the greater availability of fertility treatments along with the rising age of new mothers across the country. However, this spike in preterm births is not without risk. Recent data from the National Institute of Health found that women who receive infertility treatments are more than … [More]
Banner|Aetna Takes the Pain out of Managing Medical Bills
When an employee is going through a medical event, the last thing on their mind should be anxiety about how to interpret their health insurance benefits or medical bills. Yet for many, medical benefits and billing statements are difficult to understand. In fact, most people with health care debt say they believe their medical bill had an error (e.g. a charge for something that … [More]
Arizona Healthcare Co. Partners to Offer Healthcare Services to Active-Duty Members and Veterans
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona announced that it will be supporting the contract awarded to TriWest Healthcare Alliance to administer the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) next generation TRICARE program, known as "T-5," for its 26-state West Region territory. TRICARE is the uniformed services health care program for active duty service members (ADSMs), active duty family … [More]
Dignity Health, Lifepoint Rehabilitation Celebrate Opening of New Rehabilitation Hospital in Gilbert
Dignity Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are celebrating the opening of Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital – Gilbert, a 50,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital. The facility, which is the second of its kind in the East Valley under the joint venture between Dignity Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, will … [More]
Partnership Is First-of-its-Kind Value-Based Care Model for Kidney Disease in Arizona
Duo Health announced a first-of-its-kind partnership in Arizona with Desert Kidney Associates (DKA), a nephrology practice with longstanding community ties. Duo Health is a new type of value-based medical group purpose-built to manage chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in collaborative relationships with nephrology and multi-specialty practices. … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Creates New Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care, Welcomes Nine New Providers
Phoenix Children's, one of the nation's fastest-growing pediatric health systems, today announced the creation of the Phoenix Children's Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care. Nine medical providers specializing in cleft and craniofacial care, formerly of Barrow Neurological Institute's Cleft and Craniofacial Center, have joined Phoenix Children's Medical Group (PCMG) as part … [More]
Healthcare Provider Partners to Provide Broader Urgent Care Options
Redirect Health, a platform that creates and manages healthcare solutions and products that meaningfully improve access and affordability for businesses and employees, has partnered with NextCare, one of the nation's largest providers of urgent care and occupational medical services. The partnership brings together the benefits of NextCare's nationwide brick-and-mortar company … [More]
AI Becomes Part of a New Partnership to Support Mental Health for Arizona Teens
Gnosis IQ, an Arizona-based artificial intelligence software that predicts and tracks student success and empowers the social emotional well-being of students, is excited to announce a new partnership with the nonprofit organizations notMYkid and Death2Life that will provide Arizona teens with immediate access to the mental health resources they need, specifically emotional … [More]
Sensor-Infused Smart Diabetic Footwear Improving Outcomes
Every 20 seconds in the world, there is a lower limb amputation due to diabetic foot complications. Every 1.2 seconds, there is an ulceration. There is no amputation without prior ulceration. After an amputation, patient life expectancy is five years; same as cancer. This is a problem of epidemic proportion that impacts the lives of many patients and their families. Diabetic … [More]
Axiom Care Breaks Ground on Drug-Use Treatment Facility
An expansion of Axiom Care’s Ocotillo Community Campus, an Arizona-based addiction treatment and medical detox center in Apache Junction, recently broke ground as Medicaid managed-care health plan Mercy Care expands its services to all of Pinal County, in addition to Gila and Maricopa counties, as part of its new AHCCCS Complete Care-Regional Behavioral Health Agreement … [More]
Their Take: Maintaining Company Culture Through Tough Times
The past few years have arguably been a tumultuous time for companies; it is hard to keep up with all the changes and challenges. The pandemic fundamentally altered the way we work and do business. Add the Great Resignation and mounting fears of a looming recession to the mix; it is enough for any employer to question how to attract and retain talent while preserving company … [More]
