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CANYON VISTA MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES LIFEPOINT HEALTH OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE AWARD
March 01, 2023Canyon Vista Medical Center (“CVMC”) was recently honored with a top award at an annual awards ceremony held by its parent company Lifepoint Health in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The hospital received the company’s 2022 Operations Excellence Award for the western division of acute care facilities.
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Canyon Vista Medical Center Unveils New Surgical Robot
February 01, 2023Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) announced an addition to its surgical services offerings today with the purchase of a new surgical robot. The robot, located tableside in the operating room, allows a surgeon's hand movements to be scaled, filtered, and translated into precise movements of micro-instruments at the surgical site.
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Canyon Vista Medical Center Earns 4-star CMS Rating for Overall Hospital Quality
December 01, 2022Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) was awarded four stars in the latest round of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Breast Cancer: Your Questions Answered
October 01, 2022Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer and provide education on the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the effect this disease has on women in our communities.
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Suicide Prevention: Knowing the Signs & Getting Help
September 19, 2022Suicide is a complex and alarming public health issue that causes pain to hundreds of thousands of people each year. Suicide continues to be one of the fastest-growing epidemics around the world and is a leading cause of death in the U.S. In fact, the U.S. suicide rate in 2020 was 30% higher than in 2000, with nearly 46,000 deaths due to suicide
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What is Food Insecurity & How Do We Overcome It?
September 14, 2022Food insecurity is having a lack of regular access to healthy and nutritious food that is necessary for normal growth and development. In 2020, an estimated one in eight Americans were food insecure, equating to over 38 million Americans, including almost 12 million children.
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Meet the Veterans Wall Class of 2022
August 26, 2022Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) and the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona are excited to announce this year’s Veteran Wall honorees. This year’s class includes the first Coast Guard honoree and two females.
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Canyon Vista Medical Center Earns 4-star CMS Rating for Overall Hospital Quality
August 03, 2022Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC), today announced that it has been awarded four stars in the latest round of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Cosette Britton Named Chief Nursing Officer at Canyon Vista Medical Center
June 09, 2022Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) is excited to announce Senior Director of Patient Care Services, Cosette Britton, has been promoted to Chief Nursing Officer. Cosette is replacing Karen Reed, who retired at the end of May.
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Cosette Britton Named Chief Nursing Officer at Canyon Vista Medical Center
June 09, 2022Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) is excited to announce Senior Director of Patient Care Services, Cosette Britton, has been promoted to Chief Nursing Officer. Cosette is replacing Karen Reed, who retired at the end of May.
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Mental Health Matters
May 18, 2022Stress, anxiety and depression can manifest in several ways depending on the individual to include feelings of sadness, worry, irritability and decline in ability to concentrate or make routine decisions throughout the day. Many adults are reporting sleep difficulties, eating problems, increases in alcohol consumption or substance use as well as worsening of chronic medical conditions.
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From Must-See TV to Must-Screen for Me? Why It Might Be Time for a Colonoscopy
March 10, 2022A colonoscopy is a screening that can identify cancers early, when the odds of successful treatment are highest. It can also help find polyps that can be removed before they become cancerous. The American Cancer Society and the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that screenings like these begin at age 45. If you are at higher-than-average risk, you may need to begin screening earlier, and more frequently and/or with specific tests. As always, you should talk to your primary care provider about your risks and family medical history to determine the right time for you to begin screening.
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Canyon Vista Medical Center Welcomes National Disaster Medical Assistance Team
January 31, 2022In light of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) made the decision to apply for federal assistance and resources to help support facility operations and ensure it can continue providing the best possible care for patients
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Shaun Phillips Named CEO of Canyon Vista Medical Center
November 03, 2021Canyon Vista Medical Center names new CEO. Shaun Phillips comes to CVMC from Havasu Regional Medical Center (HRMC) in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he has served as chief operating officer (COO) since August 2020. His first day at CVMC will be December 6.
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Popular Nurse Retires After 33 Years With CVMC
September 01, 2021For more than 33 years Stevens, has worked the floors and greeted the newest community members as a nurse on Canyon Vista Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit.
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Your Health Means Everything: Protect It with Immunizations
August 19, 2021If a researcher were to sit down at the end of 2021 and tabulate and record the number of times individual key words were mentioned over the course of the year, “vaccine” would surely be near the top. The advent of COVID-19 vaccines and the key role they have played in slowing the spread of the virus and helping us get closer to pandemic’s end has not only been at the forefront of global discourse but has also served as a reminder of how effective vaccination – or immunization, as it is also known – can be in protecting us from a number of illnesses both mild and severe.
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