Phoenix City Council approves $198 million ARPA funding plan
Ethan Kispert | Sep 22, 2021 | Arizona
Q&A: Arizona Rep. Lorenzo Sierra looks ahead toward health policy in 2022
Ethan Kispert | Sep 21, 2021 | Arizona
Younger age groups continue to lead in Arizona’s COVID-19 case counts
Ethan Kispert | Sep 14, 2021 | Arizona
Arizona Medical Association announces new Association Health Plan
Ethan Kispert | Sep 14, 2021 | Arizona
Arizona Department of Corrections receives failing grade for handling of COVID-19
Ethan Kispert | Sep 7, 2021 | Arizona
Arizona’s prisons have fared poorly during the pandemic, due in large part to crowded conditions stemming from years of mass incarceration, according to new data from the Prison Policy Initiative. More than a year into the pandemic, the virus has claimed the lives of more than 2,700 prisoners,
Arizona officials voice concerns with lack of mask mandates
Ethan Kispert | Sep 2, 2021 | Arizona
The Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP) and the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) voiced their concerns over the current lack of mask mandates as students begin returning to school. Kathy Hoffman, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, expressed her concerns in the release. “All
$60 million on the way to Arizona hospital staff
Ethan Kispert | Sep 2, 2021 | Arizona
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced this week that more than $60 million in funds is on its way to support staff at health care sites throughout the state. The funding is aimed at supporting facilities that, according to the release, administer proven techniques which prevent the spread of
James Driving Hawk becomes CEO of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center
Ethan Kispert | Aug 30, 2021 | Arizona
The Indian Health Service (IHS) announced James Driving Hawk as the new chief executive officer of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center on August 25. Driving Hawk, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, has served as both the director and the acting director at the IHS Great Plains
Governor Ducey names Don Herrington as interim ADHS director, taps Richard Carmona as senior public health advisor
Arizona Department of Health Services | Aug 26, 2021 | Arizona
Governor Doug Ducey today named Don Herrington, a 21-year veteran of the Arizona Department of Health Services, to succeed Dr. Cara Christ and oversee the frontline health care workers who have spearheaded the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor and Herrington together named Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th Surgeon
5 Things Arizona: Competitive Contract Expansion, Rep. Lorenzo Sierra, Hospital transparency
DJ Wilson | Aug 25, 2021 | Arizona
Projections for Arizona show that COVID may not be as bad this fall and winter as it was last year when Arizona had one of the worst levels of the virus in the US. While overall vaccination rates are still low in Arizona relative to other states, estimates are that 30%
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