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The Flagstaff City Council is scheduled to vote this afternoon on the plans for a new regional hospital located near Fort Tuthill County Park. The proposal has stirred up both support and objections from the community. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with a representative from Northern Arizona Healthcare, Steve Eiss, who says the current hospital doesn’t have enough beds for a fast-growing population.
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Arizona public health officials are calling for public action as the state sees an increase in COVID, RSV and the flu.
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Officials with Northern Arizona Healthcare say they’ve changed patient visitation rules based on reduced spread of COVID-19 in Coconino County and elsewhere.
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Arizona hospitals remain crowded even as COVID-19 patient counts are dropping statewide. Fewer additional confirmed infections and virus-related deaths are also being reported.
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U.S. Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema are urging Gov. Doug Ducey to deploy the Arizona National Guard to help ease staffing shortfalls in hospitals amid a continued COVID-19 surge.
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The growing strain on Arizona hospitals caring for COVID-19 patients has prompted an urgent request for help from the federal government.
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The Yavapai Regional Medical Center in late February resumed elective procedures after cancelling them for more than two months to manage a surge of…
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Facing complaints from advocates for people with disabilities, the Arizona Senate is eyeing legislation that would bar hospitals from considering a…
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Navajo Nation officials say nearly all intensive care unit beds on the reservation are being are used as COVID-19 cases surge and warned the tribe is…
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Arizona hospitals that are expected to be able to treat new cases of coronavirus without going into crisis mode were above 80% capacity Tuesday. The…