North Peoria Emergency Center now open

12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM

NORTH PEORIA EMERGENCY CENTER NOW SEEING PATIENTS

Northwest Valley’s first stand-alone, full-service emergency center offers advanced medical care

GLENDALE (Dec. 10, 2010) – North Peoria Emergency Center, a campus of Arrowhead Hospital, opened today and is ready to care for people with emergency needs. North Peoria Emergency Center is located at 26900 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria, and is a 14-bed full-service emergency department.

The unique facility offers 24-hour medical care and is staffed by board certified physicians and specialty nurses. Additionally, CT scans, ultrasound and other diagnostic imaging services are available along with an on-site laboratory. North Peoria Emergency Center is operated by Arrowhead Hospital, located just eight miles away in Glendale.

The concept of a stand-alone emergency center was designed to alleviate some of the tremendous need for emergency care in the North Valley, including highly populated outlying areas in communities like Vistancia, Surprise and the Lake Pleasant corridor. As an extension of Arrowhead Hospital, patients will experience a seamless integration of services and care between the hospital and the emergency center. Arrowhead Hospital will continue to provide emergency care in its 36-bed emergency room, designated as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and a Primary Stroke Center by the American Stroke Association.

“We are extremely excited and proud to have officially opened North Peoria Emergency Center,” said Jon Bartlett, chief executive officer, Arrowhead Hospital. “As Peoria’s first hospital-based, 24 hour, 7 days a week emergency service, we will better meet the medical needs of those living or working in the rapidly growing Northwest Valley. We are looking forward to becoming the neighbor who all Peoria residents can count on when they are in need of medical care.”

A second emergency center in Buckeye is expected to open in the summer and will be operated as an extension of West Valley Hospital.

Learn more at www.abrazohealth.com.

About Abrazo Health Care

As the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, Abrazo Health Care is committed to providing excellent medical care to the residents of Maricopa County. The Abrazo system includes five acute care hospitals: Arrowhead Hospital, Maryvale Hospital, Paradise Valley Hospital, Phoenix Baptist Hospital and West Valley Hospital; and one specialized cardiovascular hospital, Arizona Heart Hospital; with a combined 1,027 licensed beds. In addition the system consists of two health plans: Phoenix Health Plan, and Abrazo Advantage, serving nine counties in the state; Abrazo Advanced Imaging Centers with four locations; School-Based Health Centers; and Abrazo Medical Group with 70 employed physicians in 19 Valley locations. Visit www.abrazohealth.com for more information.

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