Abrazo Health Care
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Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona
, United States
. Abrazo Health Care is located in Phoenix, Arizona
and was established in 2003. The Abrazo system comprises five acute care hospitals and one cardiovascular-specialty hospital. The health care system offers a broad range of medical services including cardiology
, internal medicine
, general surgery
, orthopedics
, obstetrics
, women’s health, diagnostic imaging, outpatient services, and emergency care. In addition to the hospitals, the Abrazo Health Care system includes primary
and specialty
care physician offices, managed care health plans and school-based health centers.
. Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
, owns and operates 25 medical facilities including acute care hospitals, specialty hospitals, rehabilitation
and surgical institutes and complementary health care services in five U.S. states: Arizona
, Illinois
, Massachusetts
, Michigan
, and Texas
.
In 2010 Vanguard Health System was the recipient of the Gallup Great Workplace Award.
Before partnering with Vanguard Health Systems, Abrazo Health Care consisted of 5 hospitals: Arrowhead Hospital
, Maryvale Hospital
, Paradise Valley Hospital (Arizona)
, Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical Center
, and West Valley Hospital
each serving their specific community.
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Abrazo Health Care is located in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
and was established in 2003. The Abrazo system comprises five acute care hospitals and one cardiovascular-specialty hospital. The health care system offers a broad range of medical services including cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
, internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
, general surgery
General surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
, orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...
, obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
, women’s health, diagnostic imaging, outpatient services, and emergency care. In addition to the hospitals, the Abrazo Health Care system includes primary
Primary
The word Primary when used alone may refer to any of the following:* Primary , the larger of two co-orbiting bodies* Primary is used for the name of the primary mirror in a telescope.* Primary , from Australia...
and specialty
Specialty
Specialty or speciality may refer to:* Deed, a contract in law* Index of speciality, a geometrical invariant* Speciality , an album by J-Pop singer Nami Tamaki* Specialty , a field within medicine...
care physician offices, managed care health plans and school-based health centers.
History
Abrazo Health Care is part of Vanguard Health SystemsVanguard Health Systems
Vanguard Health Systems is an operator of hospitals and other medical facilities in five U.S. states: Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. The company's headquarters are located in Nashville, Tennessee...
. Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, owns and operates 25 medical facilities including acute care hospitals, specialty hospitals, rehabilitation
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
and surgical institutes and complementary health care services in five U.S. states: Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
In 2010 Vanguard Health System was the recipient of the Gallup Great Workplace Award.
Before partnering with Vanguard Health Systems, Abrazo Health Care consisted of 5 hospitals: Arrowhead Hospital
Arrowhead Hospital
Arrowhead Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Glendale, Arizona, United States.Arrowhead Hospital opened in 1988 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, Maryvale Hospital
Maryvale Hospital
Maryvale Hospitalis a hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Maryvale Hospital opened in 1961 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, Paradise Valley Hospital (Arizona)
Paradise Valley Hospital (Arizona)
Paradise Valley Hospitalis an acute care hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Paradise Valley Hospital opened in 1983 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical Center
Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical Center
Phoenix Baptist Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Phoenix Baptist Hospital opened in 1963 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, and West Valley Hospital
West Valley Hospital
West Valley Hospitalis an acute-care community hospital located in Goodyear, Arizona. Arizona, United States.-History:West Valley Hospital opened in 2003 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care system in Arizona, United States...
each serving their specific community.
Hospitals & Facilities
Abrazo Health Care system includes five acute-care hospitals, one cardiovascular-specialty hospital and one stand-alone emergency center, offering 1,027 licensed beds.- Arizona Heart HospitalArizona Heart HospitalArizona Heart Hospital is a hospital specializing in cardiovascular care in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and is owned by Abrazo Health Care.-History:Arizona Heart Hospital opened in 1998 and was purchased by Abrazo Health Care in 2010. See...
- Arizona Heart InstituteArizona Heart InstituteArizona Heart Institute is a cardiovascular medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Arizona Heart was the country’s first freestanding outpatient clinic solely dedicated to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart and blood vessel disease....
- Arrowhead HospitalArrowhead HospitalArrowhead Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Glendale, Arizona, United States.Arrowhead Hospital opened in 1988 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
- Maryvale HospitalMaryvale HospitalMaryvale Hospitalis a hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Maryvale Hospital opened in 1961 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
- North Peoria Emergency Center
- Paradise Valley Hospital, ArizonaParadise Valley Hospital, ArizonaParadise Valley Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. Paradise Valley Hospital offers orthopedic services, sports medicines, rehabilitation services, diagnostic imaging, surgical weight loss procedures, women's health services, da Vinci robotic...
- Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical CenterPhoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical CenterPhoenix Baptist Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Phoenix Baptist Hospital opened in 1963 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
- West Valley HospitalWest Valley HospitalWest Valley Hospitalis an acute-care community hospital located in Goodyear, Arizona. Arizona, United States.-History:West Valley Hospital opened in 2003 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care system in Arizona, United States...
The Abrazo Health Care System
- Abrazo Advantage Health Plan
- Abrazo Medical Group
- Phoenix Health Plan
- School-Based Health Centers
Accreditations & Memberships
- Abrazo Health Care hospitals are fully accredited by the Joint Commission Joint Commission
- Abrazo Health Care is a member of the American Hospital Association
- Arizona Heart Institute designated AetnaAetnaAetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...
Aexcel Designation for clinical performance - Arizona Heart Hospital awarded Reuters Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care
- Arrowhead Hospital received the 3 Star Rating” by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
- Arrowhead Hospital received the Beacon Award winner for Critical Care Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Arrowhead Hospital received the Best Acute Care Hospital Award by Total Benchmark Solution
- Arrowhead Hospital designated as a Primary Stroke Center by the American Stroke Association
- Arrowhead Hospital is the recipient of the Top 100 Hospital” by Thompson Reuters® (formally know as Solucient)
- Arrowhead Hospital recognized as U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital in Phoenix, recognized for Ear, Nose and Throat care specialty
- Arrowhead Hospital received Hospital Value Index Award for best in value, quality, efficiency, affordability, satisfaction, best in region, best in state, best in market
- Arrowhead Hospital designated a UnitedHealth Premium Total Joint Replacement Program
- Arrowhead Hospital and West Valley Hospital received the Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by BlueCross BlueShield Association
- Paradise Valley Hospital received Top Improver Award for Patient Satisfaction by Press Ganey
- Phoenix Baptist Hospital and West Valley Hospital designated as Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Centers
- The Society of Chest Pain CentersSociety of Chest Pain CentersFounded in 1998, the Society of Chest Pain Centers is a non-profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide...
has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to all six hospitals in the Abrazo Health Care system: Arizona Heart HospitalArizona Heart HospitalArizona Heart Hospital is a hospital specializing in cardiovascular care in Phoenix, Arizona, United States and is owned by Abrazo Health Care.-History:Arizona Heart Hospital opened in 1998 and was purchased by Abrazo Health Care in 2010. See...
, Arrowhead HospitalArrowhead HospitalArrowhead Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Glendale, Arizona, United States.Arrowhead Hospital opened in 1988 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, Maryvale HospitalMaryvale HospitalMaryvale Hospitalis a hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Maryvale Hospital opened in 1961 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, Paradise Valley Hospital (Arizona)Paradise Valley Hospital (Arizona)Paradise Valley Hospitalis an acute care hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Paradise Valley Hospital opened in 1983 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
, Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical CenterPhoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical CenterPhoenix Baptist Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-History:Phoenix Baptist Hospital opened in 1963 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States...
and West Valley HospitalWest Valley HospitalWest Valley Hospitalis an acute-care community hospital located in Goodyear, Arizona. Arizona, United States.-History:West Valley Hospital opened in 2003 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health Care. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care system in Arizona, United States...
See also
- AetnaAetnaAetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...
- American Hospital AssociationAmerican Hospital AssociationThe American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
- BlueCross BlueShield Association
- GallupGallupGallup can refer to:*Gallup, New Mexico*Gallup, South Dakota *George Gallup, American pollster*Elizabeth Wells Gallup, American educator and scholar...
Great Workplace Award - Hospital Value Index Award
- Press Ganey
- Society of Chest Pain CentersSociety of Chest Pain CentersFounded in 1998, the Society of Chest Pain Centers is a non-profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide...
- The Joint Commission
- Thompson Reuters® 100 Top Hospitals
- U.S News & World Report
- UnitedHealth
- Vanguard Health SystemsVanguard Health SystemsVanguard Health Systems is an operator of hospitals and other medical facilities in five U.S. states: Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. The company's headquarters are located in Nashville, Tennessee...