Each year, Az Business magazine, a publication of AZ Big Media, presents the Champions of Change Awards to recognize those dynamic innovators and trailblazers who are changing Arizona’s business landscape through leadership, visionary thinking and philanthropy. The Champions of Change Awards honor both individuals and organizations. The Champions of Change Awards will be held Thursday, May 16, 2024. Each day leading up to the event, we will preview one category of finalists. Today, meet the Champions of Change finalists for healthcare organization of the year.
Sponsors of the Champions of Change Awards include BOK Financial (impact sponsor), Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona (spotlight sponsor), Stearns Bank (step-and-repeat sponsor), Maricopa Corporate College at Maricopa Community Colleges (photo booth sponsor), Lerner & Rowe Gives Back (name tag sponsor), REDW Advisors and CPAs (floral sponsor) and Center for the Future of Arizona (dessert sponsor).
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Finalists for healthcare organization of the year
Copa Health
Focussing on complex care for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those with mental health challenges, Copa Health is zeroing in on the integration of housing as a vital piece of the whole-person healthcare puzzle in 2024.
Abrazo Health
Earlier this year, Abrazo Health celebrated the start of construction of its new medical campus in Buckeye. Abrazo’s 27-acre campus is planned to include medical offices, ambulatory services and an acute care hospital to help meet the need for more health services in one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
AZ Blue offers health insurance and related services to nearly 2 million customers. AZ Blue, a non-profit company, is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The company and its subsidiaries employ more than 3,000 people in its Phoenix, Flagstaff and Tucson offices.
City of Hope
Across the Valley, City of Hope is meeting the needs of patients with complex blood cancers with its world-renowned expertise in bone marrow transplantation (BMT), CAR T cell therapy and clinical trials unique to City of Hope Phoenix.
Cranial Technologies
Cranial Technologies’ groundbreaking work in developing technology tailored specifically for plagiocephaly includes a patented, precision 3D imaging system that enables clinicians to capture every nuance of a child’s head shape, ensuring accurate assessments and personalized treatment plans.
Denova Collaborative Health
Since 2010, Denova is Arizona’s first and only organization with URAC accreditation for telehealth. Data collected during tens of thousands of telebehavioral health visits demonstrates a 30% improvement in depression and anxiety symptoms in just one to two months.
evolvedMD
evolvedMD’s distinctive healthcare model integrates behavioral health services with primary care. By having a behavioral health manager onsite with a primary care physician, patients can quickly start treatment, sometimes on the same day.
Optum
Optum services Arizona patients, offering more than 40 primary care clinics and an independent network of 800 primary care doctors, with upwards of 2,800 specialists.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
In 2023, Phoenix Children’s was named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals for the 13th consecutive year. The organization’s pediatric care system encompasses 75 pediatric subspecialties across more than 40 locations throughout Arizona.
TheSmileZone
Through innovative and sustainable initiatives, TheSmileZone reaches underserved populations, providing essential dental services to those who may otherwise lack access to proper oral healthcare. The comprehensive nature of the organization’s outreach program includes preventive education, screenings and treatment services.
