Winner: St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital that has evolved over the last 115 years to become a destination hospital for the most complex medical cases from throughout the United States and around the world. The hospital provides a wide range of health, social, and support services, with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. It also is nationally recognized for quality tertiary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph’s includes Barrow Neurological Institute, the Heart & Lung Institute and a Level 1 Trauma Center. U.S. News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph’s among the nation’s top 10 best hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery. |
Year Est: 1895 Principal(s): Linda Hunt Physicians: 1,277 |
350 W. Thomas Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85013 602-406-3000 www.stjosephs-phx.org |
Finalist: Delta Dental of Arizona
For more than 39 years, Delta Dental of Arizona has been delivering quality dental insurance to Arizona residents. As a leading dental insurance provider, it is always looking for new and innovative ways to promote oral health and wellness by offering affordable dental plans throughout the community. Delta’s individual dental plan is tailored to meet the needs of uninsured and underinsured individuals and families. Its individual plan provides four different options, all with the same access to an extensive provider network of more than 3,000 dentists, servicing more than 5,700 locations. Delta is also offering DeltaVision, a fully insured group vision plan and an integral part of health care and wellness programs. |
Year Est: 1972 DDS: 3,045 Principal(s): Allan Allford |
5656 W. Talavi Blvd. Glendale, AZ 85306 602-938-3131 www.deltadentalaz.com |
Finalist: Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler Regional Medical Center has been an important part of the East Valley for 50 years. Since opening its doors as Chandler Community Hospital with 40 beds and 25 employees, Chandler Regional has grown to 225 beds. It continues to expand with construction plans on two major projects, adding a new patient tower and expanding the existing cardiac cath lab. The combined projects will add more than 200 jobs and over 100 new patient beds. With over 2,000 employees and a medical staff of 850 in all major specialties, Chandler Regional is part of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the eighth-largest health care system in the nation and the largest nonprofit health care system in the West. |
Year Est: 1961 Principal(s): Patty White Physicians: 850 |
475 S. Dobson Rd. Chandler, AZ 85224 480-728-3000 www.ChandlerRegional.org |