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Phoenix hospitals concerned as COVID cases rise

11/18/2021
Phoenix-area hospital leaders are concerned by a sudden increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arizona as the holiday season approaches. The Arizona Department of Health Services …

West Nile virus tapering off after reaching record …

11/12/2021
As COVID-19 cases continue to be reported at a steady plateau in Arizona, the state’s record West Nile virus cases are beginning to taper off during the cooler winter months.

Afghan resettlement process slow but steady in Phoenix

10/25/2021
Dr. Baharak Tabarsi, a physician at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, is uniquely prepared to care for Afghan refugees being resettled in the Valley: she was once one of them.

Valley Pfizer vaccine recipients get 3rd shot at …

9/30/2021
On Sept. 24, officials finally recommended the use of COVID-19 booster shots to expand immunity against the virus for a few key groups.

High rainfall brings West Nile virus cases to Phoenix

9/28/2021
COVID-19 isn’t the only virus making its way through Maricopa County at the moment. The West Nile virus, a disease carried by some mosquitoes, is on the rise in the Valley, thanks to record high rainfall.

Hospitals seeing COVID-19 plateau, expect it to worsen

9/23/2021
Severe hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications have plateaued in recent weeks, but local health experts say that’s likely a short-lived phenomenon.

Arizona has one of highest COVID-19 death rates in US

9/20/2021
Over the course of the past 18 months, Arizona has amassed one of the highest COVID-19 fatality rates in the country.

Arizona offers funding help to understaffed …

9/16/2021
The state of Arizona is stepping in to help hospitals suffering with severe staffing shortages amid a third wave of COVID-19.

Valley hospitals not seeing massive supply shortages …

9/1/2021
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, hospitals across the U.S. and in Arizona reported a shortage of protective equipment, such as masks, gloves and basic necessities such as bleach and sanitizer that hospitals need even when they aren’t embroiled in a global health crisis.

Vaccine vex: Mandates could hamper staffing shortages …

8/25/2021
Phoenix hospitals are being hammered by a third surge of COVID-19 as they continue to work amid severe staffing shortages. But medical professionals and experts worry those long-running shortages may only be further hampered by hospitals’ vaccine mandates, which require employees to get vaccinated against the virus as a condition of employment.

Phoenix readies to dole out 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses

8/19/2021
Phoenix is getting ready for round three in the battle against COVID-19.

Approaching flu season could overwhelm health care …

8/5/2021
In 2020, talk of flu season was overshadowed by the rapid rise of COVID-19 and cases were low. In 2021, the story surrounding flu season will be different altogether.