Nonprofit Banner Health is investing nearly $400 million in expansion projects already underway at Banner Desert and Banner Gateway medical centers in the East Valley. Both projects include increased services and space for women and infant care. On the Banner Desert campus in Mesa, the expansion of the tertiary care trauma center will address growth needs to support the … [More]
First Fully Integrated COVID-19 Prevention, Testing & Therapy Center Opens in Phoenix
Concierge physician, Tyler Southwell, created a new division of his practice – Southwellness COVID Solutions (SCS) – late last year and is opening a 2,600 square foot one-of-a-kind facility this week in Phoenix, dedicated specifically to COVID-19 prevention, testing, and therapy. The convenient, comfortable, and private office is the first and only fully-integrated … [More]
New Hospital to Bring 100 Jobs to Avondale, Treat 650 Patents Annually
ClearSky Health, an established rehabilitative healthcare provider, today announced plans to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Ariz. The hospital is expected to create about 100 new healthcare-related jobs. ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Avondale will be a 30-bed facility located at 109th Avenue and West McDowell Road in Avondale, Az. It will … [More]
The Impact of COVID-19 on Employer Medical Plans
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant influence on businesses across the nation. One of the biggest areas of change is medical spend and the overall cost of medical plans for employers. Although many might assume medical spend has increased due to persons requiring care as a result of the pandemic, the opposite is true. According to the MJ Insurance COVID-19 … [More]
BioLab Sciences Advances Accessibility of Transformative Wound Care Technology
Scottsdale-based BioLab Sciences, an emerging regenerative biotechnology company, recently acquired the patents and intellectual property for MyOwn Skin™, a revolutionary regenerative therapy that is transforming the wound care industry, from Bogota, Colombia-based Keraderm. The acquisition enables BioLab Sciences to license MyOwn Skin™ internationally and bring advanced wound … [More]
Banner Health Continues Vaccinating Thousands and Treating COVID Patients
As Arizona continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, Banner Health workers are administering about 1,650 vaccines every day at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. In this footage, patients are seen as they go through the process of queuing in their vehicles to check-in with staff, receiving their vaccinations, and waiting at the observation area to make sure they’re not … [More]
Apricus Health Seeks to Expand Convenient, Quality Medical Services throughout Arizona
Virgo Investment Group ("Virgo") today announced an investment in Apricus Health, an innovative healthcare company created by a group of prominent Arizona physicians. This partnership aligns with Virgo's focus on strategically expanding its portfolio within the health and wellness sectors. Apricus Health was founded with the goal of transitioning healthcare practices to a … [More]
Large Group of Arizona Physicians Expanding Access to Healthcare while Improving Patient Outcomes
In a move that further expands the 24-hour-a-day availability of quality care services in Arizona, Apricus Health today announced that Warner Family Practice and Flagstaff Family Care have joined the Apricus Health Network. By integrating their practices with this large network of Arizona physicians, these healthcare providers are now offering proactive services including care … [More]
Prevent Costly Ergonomic Injuries in Work-from-Home Employees
Over the past several months, countless employees have transitioned from working in an office to working from home. For many, this shift has highlighted a common pitfall of remote work: a lack of proper desks, chairs and other equipment like they had at the office. Without an ergonomically sound space where employees can work comfortably, safely and productively at home, they … [More]
Benchmark Aids in Production of Rapid, Lab-Free COVID-19 Testing System
Distribution of COVID vaccine is dominating COVID conversation, but testing is still a key in fighting the pandemic. Tempe-based global provider of engineering, design and manufacturing services Benchmark Electronics has been a player in that realm, with a key manufacturing partnership with genetic testing pioneers DnaNudge to deliver volume production of DnaNudge’s rapid, … [More]
Magellan Health Announces Acquisition of Majority Interest in Bayless Integrated Healthcare
Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN) (“Magellan”), one of the nation’s leaders in managing complex, high cost healthcare, today announced it has completed the acquisition of a 70 percent interest in Bayless Integrated Healthcare (“Bayless”), a leading integrated outpatient behavioral health and primary care provider in Arizona. Founded in 1982, the Bayless integrated care … [More]
CVS Health Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccines in Long-Term Care Facilities
CVS Health has formally launched its COVID-19 vaccination program for long-term care facilities, whose residents have been disproportionality impacted by the pandemic. CVS Pharmacy teams will administer the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in facilities across 12 states this week, and the company expects to vaccinate up to four million residents and staff at over 40,000 … [More]
