Road closures near Valleywise Community Health Center – 7th Avenue
Planning a visit to the Valleywise Community Health Center – 7th Avenue today or tomorrow (June 8-9, 2020)? We’ve been informed of several temporary road closures surrounding our facility that may impact your route. During this time, please use Buckeye Road and turn on 5th Avenue to access the clinic through the rear parking lot. […]
Health care workers: Isolation, uncertainty and a risk for burnout during COVID-19 crisis
Source: AZ Central While COVID-19 cases in Arizona have not reached a worst-case scenario capacity that state officials had once feared, health providers remain braced for more cases, particularly now that social distancing measures have been relaxed at the state level. Read More
Behave safely as state reopens or you’ll end up in our hospitals
Source: AZ Central Our hospitals adjusted successfully to ensure capacity. But we could see a spike in hospitalizations in a month or two if safe behaviors aren’t practiced. Read More
Wash your hands often? Absolutely. Shower every day? Nah
Source: AZ Central I had picked up groceries for my mom, who has been holed up in her house since this pandemic began. Before I took them to her, I thought, “When was the last time I showered?” Read More
The new ‘house call’: Providers expand telemedicine
Source: Glendale Star Doctors are ramping up “house calls”—virtually. And, without leaving their homes, patients are discussing everything from acne to X-rays with medical experts. Read More
Valleywise Health Acquires Cepheid GeneXpert rapid testing system that can detect COVID-19 in about 45 minutes or less
Valleywise Health is one of the first health care systems in Arizona to acquire a new advanced Cepheid GeneXpert testing system that can detect COVID-19 in about 45 minutes or less. This system — for Valleywise Health patients only — is now on-site at the Valleywise Health Medical Center and being prepared for service this […]
Valleywise Health gets rapid COVID-19 testing kit that can detect virus in 45 minutes or less
Source: FOX 10 Officials with Vallywise Health say they acquired a new testing system that they say can detect COVID-19 in about 45 minutes or less. Read More
Update to Valleywise Health Location Openings and Closures
Valleywise Health is committed to providing great care for you and your family, especially during these difficult times. We’d like to inform you about some updates to the scheduled openings and closures of some Valleywise Health locations. A couple months ago, we let you know the Valleywise Community Health Centers in Glendale and El Mirage […]
Refugees get COVID-19 Information
Source: PBS A Phoenix public health company, Valleywise Health, has created videos in ten different languages to help the Refugee community understand the threat posed by COVID-19. Horizonte’s host, Jose Cardenas, talked with Dr. Michael Doe to find out more. Read More
How deadly is COVID-19? The worst outlooks make it the No. 3 killer of Americans in 2020
Source: AZ Central According to the worst-case scenario from the White House, it won’t be as bad our two deadliest wars, but it’ll be worse than our eight worst natural disasters combined. Read More