Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
July 12, 2024The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care TEMPE – Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke pat...
Steward Health Care joins a Partnership with the Defense Department
October 17, 2023For Military Spouse Employment Partner Consideration Steward Health Care joins a partnership with the Defense Department On Oct. 18, 2023, Steward Health Care will join the Defense Department Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program and Military Spouse Employment Partnership for an induction ceremony and annual event in Alexandria, Virginia. Steward Health Care joins more than 70 new part...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital’s Bariatric Surgery Program Earns Center of Excellence from Optum, Again
July 31, 2023TEMPE – Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is honored and excited to announce its Metabolic and Surgical Weight Management program has once again earned the Bariatric Centers of Excellence (COE) from the Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum. “The Center of Excellence designation from Optum is a prestigious and hard-earned accreditation and to have earned it for a second year in a row recognizes our commitm...
Steward Health Care Completes Sale of Its Utah Health Care Sites to Commonspirit Health
May 1, 2023Dallas, TX – Steward Health Care, the country’s largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, today announced that it had completed the sale of its Utah health care sites to CommonSpirit Health, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado. The hospitals and clinics will be managed under Centura Health, the region’s leading health system. This s...
Comprehensive Stroke Care Now Offered at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital
March 21, 2023Hospital Earns Prestigious Primary Stroke Center Certification from DNV TEMPE – When someone experiences a stroke, every second counts in obtaining emergency medical care. Now, for residents of Tempe, certified, comprehensive stroke care is available right in the community at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital. The hospital is pleased to announce it has earned the distinguished recognition a...
Centura Health To Acquire Utah Care Sites From Steward Health Care
February 15, 2023Five Hospitals, Physician Group of Utah and Joint Ventures Will Become Part of Multi-State, Not-For-Profit Health System (CENTENNIAL, COLO. and SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) – Centura Health and Steward Health Care announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement (APA) for Centura to acquire Steward’s ownership interest in its Utah health care sites, which include five hospital...
Dr. Marisela Marrero Becomes Steward Health Care’s First Leader of DEI and Health Care Equity
February 2, 2023Steward Appoints Paul Smith as President of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center DALLAS, TX – Steward Health Care today announced the appointment of Marisela Marrero, M.D., as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Health Care Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for its national health system. In this position, Dr. Marrero will report directly to Steward Chairman and CEO Dr. Ralph de la...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital’s Clinical Educator First in State to Win Leadership Award
October 24, 2022TEMPE – On Friday, October 21, 2022, Joseph Pirrocco, MSN, RN, CEN, a Clinical Educator/Trauma Coordinator at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital, a Steward Health Care hospital, was recognized by the Arizona League for Nursing (AzLN) with the DAISY Nurse Leader Award for Nursing Clinical Educators. Pirrocco is the first in the state to receive this prestigious award from the AzLN. “Joe is a tremendou...
Employing Data, Steward Health Care Partners with Blue Cross to Eliminate Inequities in Care
August 19, 2022BOSTON, MA – News Service of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts published a new article today highlighting how Steward Health Care Network is partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to improve care for all patients and tackle health inequities through the use of data. Read the full article HERE. Key excerpts below: Dr. Joseph Weinstein, a cardiologist who is Steward Health Car...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital’s Bariatric Surgery Program Earns Center of Excellence from Optum
June 21, 2022TEMPE – Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is honored and excited to announce its Metabolic and Surgical Weight Management program has earned the Bariatric Centers of Excellence (COE) from the Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum. "The Center of Excellence designation from Optum is a prestigious and hard-earned accreditation and recognizes our commitment to providing the highest quality of patient ca...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Awards Two Local Firefighter Paramedics for Heroic Actions
June 6, 2022TEMPE, AZ – On Wednesday, March 18, 2022, Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital held its second annual EMS Stewards of the Community Award Event. The first ceremony was held in May of 2019, and like every other event of its kind, it was put on hold because of the COVID19 pandemic, thus the 3-year gap in holding the event. This ceremony began at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital sister facilities in Massachusetts and ...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Awards Two Local Firefighter Paramedics for Heroic Actions
June 4, 2022TEMPE, AZ – On Wednesday, March 18, 2022, Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital held its second annual EMS Stewards of the Community Award Event. The first ceremony was held in May of 2019, and like every other event of its kind, it was put on hold because of the COVID19 pandemic, thus the 3-year gap in holding the event. This ceremony began at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital sister facilities in Massachusetts and ...
New Physician Joins Steward Medical Group’s Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Practice
June 3, 2022TEMPE, AZ – Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital and Steward Medical Group (SMG) are proud to welcome John Vanderhoof, M.D., to the Steward Medical Group’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center at its Tempe location. “We are excited to have Dr. Vanderhoof joining our group,” said Alicia Raschillo, Senior Practice Director with Steward Medical Group. “Dr. Vanderhoof brings years of experience and spe...
New Physician Joins Steward Medical Group’s Surgical Specialists Practice
June 3, 2022TEMPE, AZ – Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital and Steward Medical Group (SMG) are proud to welcome Nicholas Harrel, M.D., F.A.C.S., to the Steward Medical Group’s Surgical Specialist practice at both its Tempe and Mesa locations. “Dr. Harrel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our Surgical Specialist group,” said Alicia Raschillo, Senior Practice Director with Steward Medical Group. “We a...
Steward Health Care Expands Hospital Network and Acquires Abrazo Mesa Hospital
April 19, 2022Synergy Between Abrazo Mesa Hospital and Mountain Vista Medical Center will Allow More East Valley Residents to Receive Medical Care Right Where They Live Mesa, AZ – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-led health care network, announced today that it has acquired Abrazo Mesa Hospital, an 8-bed micro-hospital located at 5750 East Baseline Road in Mesa, AZ. The facility will now be n...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Receives Hip and Knee Replacement Program Certification from DNV
January 12, 2022 TEMPE – Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital has earned the distinguished recognition as a DNV certified Hip & Knee Replacement Center. The DNV Hip and Knee Replacement Program Certification, based on standards set forth by and considering the guidelines of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, recognizes program excellence in patient care and outcomes. DNV certification as a Hip & Kne...
Steward Health Care is First Hospital System in Arizona to Use Zeto’s State-of-the-Art EEG Headsets
December 16, 2021 Mountain Vista Medical Center and Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Now Offer the Most Modern Brain Activity Detection Technology to Date MESA, AZ — Steward Health Care is the first hospital system in Arizona to use Zeto EEG technology – the first true dry electrode EEG system cleared for clinical use by the FDA. Both Mountain Vista Medical Center and Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital now offer Zeto E...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Now Offers Acessa® ProVu System for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Fibroids
November 15, 2021TEMPE – Every year, approximately 540,000 hysterectomies are performed for non-cancerous conditions, including uterine fibroids.1. Now, Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is one of the first in the Valley to offer the Acessa ProVu® system, a safe and effective minimally invasive alternative treatment for women with symptomatic fibroids who would otherwise require a hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, or...
Steward Health Care Recognized by the American College of Cardiology in the “Best Hospitals” Issue of U.S. News & World Report
October 18, 2021ACC acknowledges health systems nationally for their commitment to quality care for heart patients DALLAS, TX – Steward Health Care has been recognized by the American College of Cardiology in the “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the U.S. for providing top quality care to heart patients in 2021. Steward is one of only 87 health systems nati...
Physician-Led Steward Health Care, Nation’s Largest Accountable Care Organization, Achieves CMS’ 100% Quality Ranking
September 24, 2021Amid COVID-19 Headwinds, Steward Generated Millions in Shared Savings for Medicare CMS Awards Steward Second Largest Medicare Savings Payment in Nation DALLAS--Steward Health Care, through its subsidiary Steward National Care Network, ranked first in membership, tied for first in quality, and earned the second highest shared savings payout out of 513 participants in the Center for Medicare and Med...