Scottsdale Healthcare plans to open a new outpatient center in north Scottsdale to help keep up with the Valley’s growing demand for surgical facilities.

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“I still don’t know what they said to each other,” a Texas nurse told Nurse-Week magazine in 1999 after enlisting a hospital house cleaner to interpret for a patient who could not speak English.

April 12, 2005

A group of physicians believes a decision by Scottsdale Healthcare regarding hospitalists could compromise patient care at its hospitals.

Owners: Dr Peter J. Pinto and Dr. Amy C. Puls

More than a year after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, health care experts who gathered in Glendale Friday said the law continues to evolve. “This is a very fluid piece of legislation,” said Ruthann Laswick of Black, Gould & Associates. “HHS (the Department of Health and Human Services) is constantly making clarifications. What you’re told one day could be completely different a few days later because their interpretation has changed.”

More than a year after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, health care experts who gathered in Glendale Friday said the law continues to evolve. “This is a very fluid piece of legislation,” said Ruthann Laswick of Black, Gould & Associates. “HHS (the Department of Health and Human Services) is constantly making clarifications. What you’re told one day could be completely different a few days later because their interpretation has changed.”

Annette Mattern knows how fragile life can be. The 57-year-old grandmother was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer 20 years ago.

One of the state’s largest medical providers says the state has shortchanged it hundreds of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation payments, a figure that is going up every day.

Scottsdale Healthcare Corp. decided to look inside its own ranks for future leadership.

New hospitals in Queen Creek and Casa Grande are among Catholic Healthcare West’s aggressive expansion plans across the south East Valley.

Construction is well under way on a $16 million medical bridge tower at Scottsdale Healthcare's Shea campus.Since September, construction crews have been working on the three-story, 39,000-square-foot tower, situated near the Piper Surgery Center on the campus at 9003 E. Shea Blvd.

A new hospital touted for serving more patients will soon bring something else to Scottsdale: more jobs.

Owners: Dr Peter J. Pinto and Dr. Amy C. Puls

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a new report Monday showing that more than 5 million Americans with traditional Medicare — or nearly one in six people with Medicare — took advantage of one or more of the recommended free preventive benefits.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a new report Monday showing that more than 5 million Americans with traditional Medicare — or nearly one in six people with Medicare — took advantage of one or more of the recommended free preventive benefits.

It was smiles and back-slapping all around on Tuesday as your state and county officials paved the way for raising your taxes. There are other reasons for putting creation of a Valley hospital district on the November ballot, to be sure, but it really comes down to shaking more money out of taxpayers' pockets.

More than a year after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, health care experts who gathered in Glendale Friday said the law continues to evolve. “This is a very fluid piece of legislation,” said Ruthann Laswick of Black, Gould & Associates. “HHS (the Department of Health and Human Services) is constantly making clarifications. What you’re told one day could be completely different a few days later because their interpretation has changed.”

A hospital planned for north Scottsdale will not resemble cold, sterile buildings of the past. Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak hospital will be more like a hotel, complete with a concierge, cafe and comfortable beds, administrators say.

A hospital planned for north Scottsdale will not resemble cold, sterile buildings of the past. Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak hospital will be more like a hotel, complete with a concierge, cafe and comfortable beds, administrators say.

Arizona is now officially challenging Congress and the Obama administration over the new federal health care law.