Paradise Valley Hospital, Arizona
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Paradise Valley Hospital is an acute care hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

 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...

, in the United States
United States
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. Paradise Valley Hospital offers orthopedic services
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...

, sports medicines
Sports medicine
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise...

, rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
-Mental health:* Drug rehabilitation* Rehabilitation , the rehabilitation of criminal behavior.* Rehabilitation , therapy aimed at improving neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished by disease or traumatic injury...

 services, diagnostic imaging, surgical weight loss procedures, women's health
Women's health
Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females. Women's health issues include menstruation, contraception, maternal health,...

 services, da Vinci robotic surgery, da Vinci Surgical System
Da Vinci Surgical System
The Da Vinci Surgical System is a robotic surgical system made by Intuitive Surgical and designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach...

, and 24-hour emergency care.

History

Paradise Valley Hospital opened in 1983 and is an affiliate
Affiliate
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 of Abrazo Health Care
Abrazo Health Care
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...

. Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States and is located in Phoenix, Arizona. It was established in 2003.

Accreditations

Below are some accreditations
Accreditation
Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.Organizations that issue credentials or certify third parties against official standards are themselves formally accredited by accreditation bodies ; hence they are sometimes known as "accredited...

 given to the hospital by notable organisations.
  • Accredited Chest Pain Center by The Society of Chest Pain Centers,
  • Fully accredited by the Joint Commission(JCAHO).

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