TruLite Health Combats Clinical Bias

by Mike Hunter

TruLite Health, the leader in health equity solutions, recently entered the commercial market with the Truity™ platform which uniquely focuses on clinical bias and provides multi-level interventions at the point of care within an integrated workflow solution. Significant early interest accelerated the need to build out the sales, support, and services staff to meet the growing … [More]

Feedback: October 2023

by BrandyJo Guzman, Danette Opaczewski, Melissa Ribeiro

Q: What healthcare and wellness issues and programs are your employees telling you are most important to them? Is this a change from previous years?  BrandyJo Guzman HR Director M Culinary Concepts Sector: Hospitality In a recent survey with our team, we asked which benefits M Culinary Concepts offers are the most important. Time off was the winner and has been … [More]

Valley Homebuilder Breaks Ground on Community of Homes for Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Patients

Rick McCartney

Taylor Morrison, Banner MD Anderson and the Banner Health Foundation broke ground on eight homes in Gilbert, AZ, as part of Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center's Home Away from Home program, which provides housing and financial assistance to patients who travel to the Valley for care at Banner MD Anderson. The community, which will include 16 homes upon completion, will provide … [More]

Healthcare Venture Studio Partners to Support the Development of Future Disruptive Healthcare Startups in Phoenix

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The Journey Venture Studio announced a strategic partnership with The Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA) Institute. This partnership will further aid in the support of diverse entrepreneurs creating disruptive healthcare tech startups in Phoenix. The NARBHA Institute’s aspiration is to use its organizational influence and funds to enhance … [More]

Embracing Diversity in Health Care: Banner Is Unlocking the Power of Inclusive Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

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Dr. Varun Monga and Dr. Venkata Buddhavarapu, alongside other clinicians in the United States, have co-authored a transformative publication titled "Gender Inclusive Care Toolkit for Hospitals" in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. This toolkit paves the way for a new era in patient care, setting a gold standard for gender inclusivity in medical practice to address … [More]

Abrazo West Campus First in Valley with EEG System Able to Help Detect Seizures

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Abrazo West Campus announced today that it is the first hospital in the greater Phoenix area with the Ceribell point-of-care EEG system that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to help quickly detect non-convulsive seizures. Non-convulsive seizures can progress to non-convulsive status epilepticus, which may cause irreversible brain damage and may go unrecognized due to a lack … [More]

Abrazo West Campus Adds Second Interventional Radiology Suite

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Construction is nearly complete for a second Interventional Radiology suite at Abrazo West Campus, increasing access to state-of-the-art capabilities for minimally invasive procedures, in addition to new space for the hospital’s pharmacy. Interventional radiology uses image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions in nearly every organ system. … [More]

New Collaboration Boosts Retention, Satisfaction and Reduce Costs Within Healthcare Systems

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Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE), a leading workforce development solutions provider that exclusively enables healthcare systems and organizations to upskill and retain top talents, is announcing its strategic collaboration with Premier, Inc., a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, to provide Premier's vast network of 4,350 U.S. health systems and … [More]

Employers Must Understand Generational Views of Mental Health

by Darin Reeser

Addressing mental wellness in the workplace has never been more crucial. With workers still burned out from pandemic workloads, it’s essential for employers to understand employee mental health needs.  A key part of that is understanding the differences between how the generations in today’s workforce view mental health and utilize mental wellness benefits, which a new study … [More]

Cora Health Addresses Opioid Crisis

by Mike Hunter

According to Arizona’s Department of Health services, more than 2,000 Arizonans lost their lives to opioid overdoses in 2021 and there were more than 52,000 opioid-related emergency department visits. Aiming to help address this, board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Betsy Serrano recently opened Cora Health Solutions in the Arcadia/Biltmore area. With … [More]