For most people, holidays mean a time for celebrating with family, eating too much and taking a day off from work. But for hospitality staff, holidays are all too often just like any other day of the year -- workdays.

Gilbert Hospital, 5656 S. Power Road, Gilbert, (480) 984-2000

 In times of uncertainty, a community needs a place of healing. A place of solace. A place of peace and quiet where meditations often bring answers to the questions of day-to-day life.

Chandler Regional Medical Center was named by GetWellNetwork as the “outcomes achievement” winner in patient satisfaction for 2012.

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert medical centers have been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) as 2011 Start! Fit-Friendly Companies for their efforts to provide employees with the resources to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

The Diagnostic Imaging Department at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West, has received accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for both ultrasound, including vascular, and computed tomography, including cardiac.

A new full-service hospital is half-way built for the community of Florence. The last steel beam was installed Friday for Florence Hospital at Anthem. When complete later this year, the hospital will have a $15 million payroll and 225 jobs.

Visitor restrictions have begun at Mesa’s Banner Desert Medical Center and Cardon Children’s Hospital to protect patients from outside illness. Unlike last year, there are no age restrictions except in the neonatal intensive care unit, said spokeswoman Lindsay Butler Carrillo. Signs will be posted at entrances to the hospitals reminding visitors not to go into patient areas if they show signs of illness.

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, members of Catholic Healthcare West, are seeking students between the ages of 14 to 18 who are interested in helping others and gaining work experience during the summer at either hospital or one of the CHW Urgent Care centers in Ahwatukee Foothills, Gilbert and Queen Creek.

WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing heart discomfort and had two stents placed in a coronary artery, an adviser said.

Some Valley hospitals, including Chandler Regional Medical Center and Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, still have visitor restrictions in place. Restrictions started earlier than usual — back in August — for many facilities because of the H1N1 virus.

Two East Valley hospitals are offering up to 80 free mammograms to women without insurance at a Mesa church on Saturday, Jan. 30.