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Banner Health warns Arizona hospitals stretched to limit
Phoenix-based Banner Health is at its most overwhelmed since the pandemic began, leading the company’s officials to issue a warning Tuesday that...
Arizona hospital executives issue plea as virus cases rise
Hospital executives and public health authorities across Arizona pleaded Tuesday for people to get vaccinated and do everything possible to avoid spreading...
Doug Ducey to allot $60M for hospitals that use antibody drugs
Gov. Doug Ducey is appropriating $60 million in federal virus relief funds to help understaffed Arizona hospitals, but only if they offer...
Arizona records over 2,000 COVID-19 cases each day for week
Arizona has recorded more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases each day for the past week, while hospitalizations tied to the virus continue...
Arizona county discarded over 500 doses of virus vaccine
More than 500 unused doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been discarded in Arizona’s most populous county, according to health officials who say doing so...
Arizona still hot spot despite dip in virus hospitalizations
Hospital administrators across Arizona warned residents Wednesday not to become complacent because of a noticeable decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, stressing the importance...
Chance of COVID-19 triage care looms over Arizona hospitals
Arizona, currently facing the worst COVID-19 infection rate in the country, is teetering on the brink of having to ration life-saving care, leaders of...
Surge in Arizona, world ‘hot spot,’ puts focus on governor
As Arizona experienced periodic spikes in COVID-19 cases since last spring, Gov. Doug Ducey frequently resisted calls to take strong measures. He has declined...
Arizona lagging in virus vaccine rollout as cases surge
Arizona has only inoculated about 20% of the people it could with available COVID-19 vaccines as it struggles to stand up a mass program...
Banner Health hospitals, ICUs are filling up in Phoenix area
Three Banner Health hospitals are operating above capacity as Arizona confronts a surge in coronavirus cases, the top doctor for the state’s largest hospital...
