Valleywise Health Board Welcomes Three New Members
The Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board Monday welcomed three new members who ran unopposed in the November election. Virginia L. Korte, Earl Wilcox and Martin Demos will each serve a four-year term on the Board that oversees Valleywise Health, our community’s public teaching hospital and safety net system of care. They join Woody […]
VALLEYWISE HEALTH EARNS “A” RATING IN FALL 2024 LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE
PHOENIX (Nov. 19. 2024) – Valleywise Health Medical Center has received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a recognition of Valleywise Health’s dedication to delivering high quality, safe patient care. “This is the first time Valleywise Health has received an “A” grade in the Leapfrog rankings, and I am extremely proud of […]
Valleywise Health Welcomes Patients to New Medical Center
200+ patients being moved to new state-of-the-art facility today June 13, 2024 – Today Valleywise Health opened its new 673,000 square-foot, 10-story medical center to patients, replacing the legacy hospital that has served the community for more than 50 years. After years of construction and months of planning, Valleywise Health staff is moving more than […]
Arizona’s 2023 Extreme Heat Wave Led to Record Number of Burn Injuries
136 patients hospitalized in 2023 from contact burns PHOENIX (June 11, 2024) – The Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center – Valleywise Health experienced a dramatic rise in the number of admissions from heat-related burn injuries in June, July and August of last year, the burn center reports. During the three-month period, 136 patients were admitted […]
Valleywise Health’s Dr. Michael White Honored by Becker’s Hospital Review
Dr. Michael White, Valleywise Health Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review in its 2024 national list of “180 Hospital and Health Systems Chief Medical Officers to Know.” He was one of 2 Arizona chief medical officers recognized. Becker’s, a leading source of hospital and healthcare news and […]
Valleywise Health Re-Opens Mental Health Beds Amid Staffing Challenges
Contact: Michael Murphy 602-568-0010 Valleywise Health is delivering on its promise to create more mental health care capacity by re-opening 15 inpatient behavioral health beds at its Maryvale hospital this week. The beds were closed in 2022 due to staffing challenges that have plagued the health care industry. “We have been eager to reopen these […]
Valleywise Health Marks HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
State data shows increase in new diagnoses over previous year Dec. 20, 2023 – As the Arizona Department of Health Services marks a 20% increase in new HIV diagnoses in 2022, Valleywise Health continues to provide welcoming, affirming care for those newly diagnosed and those living with HIV/AIDS. “Too many stigmas and too many myths […]
West Valley’s Woody Thomas Re-Elected to Chair Valleywise Health Board
PHOENIX — J. Woodfin “Woody” Thomas, a former Litchfield Park mayor, has been re-elected chairman of the Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board, which oversees Valleywise Health, Arizona’s leading public teaching hospital and safety net system of care. The Board elected Thomas to chair the five-member elected body for another year at a November […]
AzHHA Recognizes Steve Purves as the 2023 Salsbury Award Winner
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA), an organization focused on uniting diverse voices to advance health and healthcare in the state of Arizona, has officially announced today that Steve Purves, who holds the position of President and CEO at Valleywise Health, has been honored with the 2023 Salsbury Award. The Salsbury Award, named in […]
A Triple Win for Valleywise at the Phoenix Business Journal 2023 Healthcare Heroes Awards
Valleywise Health celebrated five team members who were selected as finalists at the 2023 Phoenix Business Journal Healthcare Heroes Awards. Dr. Daniela Cocco, a breast surgeon in our Breast Clinic, won in the Physician of the Year category for her exceptional dedication to patients with breast cancer, many of whom are immigrants lacking insurance and struggling […]