Keyword: healthcare

Adelante Healthcare recognizes Pride Month

6/22/2023
Adelante Healthcare, an Arizona-based medical organization with a Mesa site at 1705 W. Main St., offers its steadfast support for the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month this June. Adelante was …

6 tips to keep your brain healthy

6/20/2023
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise awareness of the devastating impact of Alzheimer's and to educate people about brain health, including risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Health-care networks accelerate expansion as Valley …

6/5/2023
Maricopa County’s growth across a sprawling metropolis has spurred the largest health networks in the area to rapidly expand their inventory of facilities.

Healthcare continues to advance with stem cell …

6/5/2023
Stem cell transplant may seem new to individuals seeking treatment or learning about this portion of the health care field, but the first stem cell transplant was completed in 1958.

Davé: Three paths toward improving our healthcare …

3/28/2023
We are living through the most significant healthcare crisis to face a rich world nation in the post-World War II era.

Glendale Container Village project gets new funding

3/22/2023
Glendale will be among 10 new attainable housing projects.

Risas Dental will give children free exams and x-rays …

1/27/2023
To celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month, Risas Dental will give free dental exams and x-rays to children at all 15 of its Valley offices throughout the month of February and host a special Kids Day event.

LGBTQ+ people face eating disorders, providers work to …

1/11/2023
With research showing that LGBTQ+ individuals have a higher risk of developing eating disorders, more care providers are creating specialized treatment to address these disparities and ensure people get the care they need.

Local foundation makes $75,000 donation to new …

11/4/2022
BHHS Legacy Foundation has donated $75,000 to notMYkid’s Full Continuum of Care model to reach more people in the LatinX community in Phoenix.

Scottsdale Community College launches nurse assisting …

9/27/2022
With the announcement of a new certification program, Scottsdale Community College is ready to meet the expanding opportunities for nursing careers locally and nationwide. SCC is making it more …

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

9/23/2022
An exam only takes about 10 minutes. Yet millions of American men still aren’t inclined to get one. In 1999, the Urology Care Foundation declared September as National Prostate Health Month, …

Nonprofit to host breakfast with bestselling author of …

8/17/2022
Come together with other members and businesses in the community for an educational breakfast hosted by notMYkid and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Anna Lembke, New York Times bestselling author of …

Buy a Blizzard Treat, support a good cause July 28

7/21/2022
On Thursday, July 28, Dairy Queen will celebrate its annual Miracle Treat Day benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN), a nonprofit that raises funds for children’s hospitals …

Acadia Healthcare Behavioral Health Hospital planned …

6/28/2022
Preliminary design for an Acadia Healthcare Behavioral Health Hospital recently was discussed by the Mesa Design Review Board. The hospital is to be constructed north of Elliot Road on the west …

Oak Street Health opens Glendale location to serve …

5/24/2022
Oak Street Health, a network of primary care centers for adults on Medicare and the only primary care provider to carry the AARP name, is welcoming patients at its new Glendale location.

Fundraiser generates $55K for cancer care

4/26/2022
GLENDALE — As the sun rose Saturday morning at a West Valley golf facility, a large health care fundraiser was beginning in the shadow of State Farm Stadium. More than 150 people joined Sun …

UnitedHealthcare donates computers to help Valley …

3/7/2022
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona recently donated ten computers to Copa Health, a private non-profit corporation dedicated to changing the lives of those with developmental, intellectual or behavioral challenges in the Valley.

Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital breaks ground in …

1/13/2022
A Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital location broke ground in Peoria, 13451 N. 94th Dr., that will offer inpatient rehabilitation care for people with debilitating illnesses and injuries such as stroke and brain injury, as well as other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions.

County to spend $100,000 on nurse training program

12/22/2021
With a shortage in nursing and many other fields, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors recently approved an appropriation to help reduce the burden. At a recent meeting, the board voted …

County Health to supervisors: Vaccines make huge …

11/18/2021
PHOENIX — While Maricopa County health officials were hoping for a leveling-off of new COVID-19 cases after many school districts began enforcing mask mandates, that leveling-off didn’t …

Patient deaths at Arizona State Hospital raise …

11/17/2021
On the afternoon of Oct. 20, Philip Ronan, a patient at the Arizona State Hospital, left art class to use the bathroom — and never returned.  He had a pair of scissors with him, which …

Federal judge: Arizona abortion restrictions cannot go …

10/19/2021
PHOENIX — A federal judge has slapped back a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to let the state start enforcing new abortion restrictions despite his order concluding they are likely …

In The Know: A pilot program to serve the whole …

9/27/2021
Every day without fail a person’s life in the Valley of the Sun can depend on how fast first responders get to the scene of an accident, fire or medical emergency. But what too few realize …

Mesa resident wins women’s 40-44 age group at …

9/22/2021
Cathy Yndestad, 43, of Mesa, captured the world championship title in the women’s 40-44 age-group at the 2021 Intermountain Healthcare Ironman 70.3 World Championship. The triathlon was …