Abrazo Central Campus Explained
Abrazo Central Campus is a 216-bed acute care facility and teaching hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
History
Abrazo Central Campus (formerly called Phoenix Baptist Hospital) opened in 1963. In 1999, Phoenix Baptist and Arrowhead Hospitals were acquired by Vanguard Health Systems.[1] In 2003, Vanguard established Abrazo Community Health Network (formerly Abrazo Health Care) as its Arizona subsidiary. Abrazo Community Health Network is located in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] In 2013, Vanguard was acquired by Tenet Healthcare.[3]
Services
Accreditations
- Accredited Chest Pain Center by The Society of Chest Pain Centers[4]
- Designated a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission[5] [6]
- Fully accredited by The Joint Commission[7]
- Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement Award- American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Stroke care[8]
- 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals Truven Health Analytics[9]
References
- News: 0892-8711 . –2 . de Lafuente . Della . 2 Valley Hospitals to Be Sold Baptist, Arrowhead Promise No Layoffs . Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Ariz., United States . 2014-09-14 . 1999-12-11 .
- Abrazo Health Care "Abrazo Health Care", azcentral.com
- Web site: Jacobson. Gary. Tenet completes $4.3 billion acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems. 1 October 2013. The Dallas Morning News. 22 April 2014.
- http://www.scpcp.org/accreditation/map-of-accredited-facilities/ "Accredited Facilities, The Society of Chest Pain Centers
- Phoenix Baptist Hospital and West Valley Hospital designated as Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Centers Two Abrazo hospitals now certified primary stroke centers
- See Accredited Facilities, Society of Chest Pain Centers
- See The Joint Commission of America
- https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/@gwtg/documents/downloadable/ucm_446685.pdf "American Heart Association
- See "Winner List: 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital
