Mayo Clinic has announced a gift of $200 million from Jay Alix, noted philanthropist of Birmingham, Mich. and founder of the firm, AlixPartners. The endowment gift, the largest ever to…
Last year’s record-breaking flu season was the first to be classified as “high severity” across all age groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition…
Men of some minority races are statistically less likely seek help for their mental health than women and Caucasians, a 2015 study shows. According to the National Alliance on Mental…
A new report from the ASU Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety and the Arizona Violent Death Reporting System details suicides in Arizona, examining the characteristics of the victims and the circumstances of…
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized Mayo Clinic as one of 83 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for…
Someone in the U.S. dies from an opioid overdose every 13 minutes; last year these medications killed 50,000 people across the country. Since June of last year there have been…
Open enrollment began Thursday for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, with most Arizonans seeing more choices and better prices, a sharp change from recent years when the state…
When one of the single largest innovations in Arizona’s health care delivery system occurs – and one that truly puts Arizona on the forefront of innovative patient care in the…
Abrazo Community Health Network is launching two new medical residencies in an expansion of its graduate medical education programs. Abrazo’s new General Surgery and Internal Medicine residencies will add to…
Three weeks into this flu season, the Arizona Department of Health Services already had confirmed 96 cases, slightly above last year’s numbers but close to three times the number of…
Renowned local orthopedic surgeon and philanthropist, Dr. John Cory, is expanding his business, The Arizona Institute of Motion, from Glendale to North Scottsdale. Dr. Cory has joined forces with Podiatrist,…
Change Healthcare and ACO Partner today announced results for the first complete plan year of its novel shared savings program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ). Participating providers…
