Abrazo Community Health Network (Abrazo Health) is one of the largest health care delivery system in
Arizona
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United States
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. Abrazo Community Health Network is located in
Phoenix, Arizona
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and was established in 2003. The Abrazo system comprises five acute care
hospitals
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including one
cardiovascular-specialty hospital. The health care system offers a broad range of medical services, including
cardiology
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internal medicine,
general surgery
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,
orthopedics,
neurology
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obstetrics
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bariatric
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Terminology
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oncology
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women’s health
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,
diagnostic imaging, acute inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation,
outpatient
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services,
Level 1 Trauma Center and
emergency care
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. In addition to the hospitals, Abrazo Community Health Network includes
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specialty care physician offices, urgent care offices and emergency centers.
History
Abrazo Community Health Network is part of
Tenet Healthcare
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. Tenet Healthcare Corporation owns and operates 77 acute-care hospitals, 20 surgical hospitals and 460 outpatient centers in 47 states. Headquartered in downtown
Dallas
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,
Texas
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. Tenet has more than 13,000 employees.
Abrazo Community Health Network includes five acute-care hospitals, including one cardiovascular-specialty hospital and two stand-alone emergency centers, offering 785 licensed beds.
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Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital
Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital is a privately owned hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
History
It was founded in 1981, and in 2010, it was purchased by Abrazo Community Health Network, a subsidiary of Vanguard Health Systems. The hos ...
, formerly Arizona Heart Hospital (acquired 2010)
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Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, formerly Arrowhead Campus (acquired 1999
)
* Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center, formerly West Valley Emergency Center (opened 2011)
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Abrazo Central Campus, formerly Phoenix Baptist Hospital (acquired 1999
)
* Abrazo Peoria Emergency Center, formerly North Peoria Emergency Center
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Abrazo Scottsdale Campus, formerly Paradise Valley Hospital (acquired 2001)
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Abrazo West Campus, formerly West Valley Hospital (opened 2003)
On May 28, 2015, it was announced that Abrazo Health had renamed Abrazo Community Health Network.
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Accreditation
* Abrazo Community Health Network hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission
Joint Commission
* Abrazo Arizona Heart Institute designated
Aetna Aexcel Designation for clinical performance
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) designated as a Primary Stroke Center by the American Stroke Association
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) designated a United Health Premium Total Joint Replacement Program
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) and Abrazo West Campus (West Valley Hospital) received the Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by
BlueCross BlueShield
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Association
* Abrazo Central Campus (Phoenix Baptist Hospital) and Abrazo West Campus (West Valley Hospital) designated as Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Centers
* The
Society of Chest Pain Centers
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has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to all six hospitals in the Abrazo Community Health Network:
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital), Abrazo Scottsdale Campus (Paradise Valley Hospital) (Arizona),
Abrazo Central Campus (Phoenix Baptist Hospital) and
Abrazo West Campus (West Valley Hospital)
Affiliations
* Abrazo Community Health Network is a member of the Health System Alliance of Arizona and Arizona Care Network
Awards and recognition
* Abrazo Arizona Heart Institute (Arizona Heart Institute) recognized as ‘Best’ in Arizona (2013, 2014) - Public opinion poll from the Annual Ranking Arizona Magazine’s ‘Best of Arizona’. Arizona Heart Institute - #1 for Cardiology in Arizona
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* Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital (Arizona Heart Hospital) awarded Reuters Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care[Se]
"Thomson Reuters Announces 100 Top Hospitals® for Cardiovascular Care", David Wilkins, Thomson Reuters, Nov 17, 2008
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) received the 3 Star Rating” by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) received the Beacon Award winner for Critical Care Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses[Se]
The Critical Care Unit at Arrowhead Hospital honored with prestigious national award
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) received the Best Acute Care Hospital Award by Total Benchmark SolutionAmerican Heart Association
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and American Stroke Association
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* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) received Arizona Quality Alliance Award
* Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Arrowhead Hospital) received the Blue Distinction Center+ Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for Cardiac Care (2013, 2012).
* Abrazo Scottsdale Campus (Paradise Valley Hospital) recognized as ‘Best’ in Arizona (2013, 2014) - Public opinion poll from the Annual Ranking Arizona Magazine’s ‘Best of Arizona’. Paradise Valley Hospital - #1 Acute Care Hospital in Arizona
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References
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Hospital networks in the United States
Companies based in Phoenix, Arizona
Tenet Healthcare
Medical and health organizations based in Arizona