Summary
Valleywise Health (formerly Maricopa Integrated Health System)[1] is a network of taxpayer-funded hospitals and medical facilities in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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| Formerly | Maricopa Integrated Health System |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1877  |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Website | https://valleywisehealth.org/ |
History edit
Maricopa Integrated Health System was founded in 1991 in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is descended from the county health care system started in 1877 as a pest house, for persons afflicted with communicable diseases.[2] The county's residents approved the formation of a special health care district in 2003. The members of the board of directors are appointed through elections and serve as county public officials.[1]
In October 2018, the organization announced that it would be renamed Valleywise Health effective mid-2019.[1]
Facilities edit
Facilities include:[3]
- Hospital and emergency-trauma center
- Valleywise Health Medical Center (Phoenix)
- A replacement acute care teaching hospital is to open in February, 2024
- Behavioral centers
- Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Phoenix
- Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Maryvale (Phoenix)
- It opened in a former Abrazo Community Health Network facility in 2019
- Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Mesa
- Valleywise Behavioral Health Center - Avondale
- Comprehensive health centers
- Valleywise Comprehensive Health Center – Phoenix
- Valleywise Comprehensive Health Center – Peoria
- Emergency care center (only)
- Valleywise Emergency – Maryvale (Phoenix)
- Community health centers
- Valleywise Community Health Center – McDowell
- Valleywise Community Health Center – North Phoenix
- Valleywise Community Health Center – South Central Phoenix
- Valleywise Community Health Center – South Phoenix/Laveen
- Valleywise Community Health Center – West Maryvale (Phoenix)
- The clinic moved to its current West Maryvale location on October 28, 2021.[4]
- Valleywise Community Health Center – Avondale
- Valleywise Community Health Center – Chandler
- Valleywise Community Health Center – Guadalupe
- Valleywise Community Health Center – Mesa
References edit
- ^ a b c "MIHS is Now Valleywise Health". Valleywise Health. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Innes, Stephanie. "Maricopa Integrated Health System has a new name". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Locations". Valleywise Health. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Valleywise Community Health Center – Maryvale is Moving". Valleywise Health. August 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
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