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Goodyear trauma center
celebrates 5 years of existence
It was just five short
years ago the first Level I
trauma center west of In-
terstate 17 opened at Abra-
zo West Campus in Good-
year.
The center exceed-
ed volume projections in
six months, and the ser-
vice continues to expand
to meet the needs of the
growing West Valley.
Thousands of critical-
ly injured patients have
been treated each year
since the trauma center
earned state Level I certifi-
cation in July 2014. Abrazo
West’s trauma program re-
ceives patients from a wide
geographic area, serv-
ing southwestern Arizona
communities all the way to
the California state line.
“When the trauma cen-
ter opened, it was pro-
jected that it would serve
about 1,200 trauma pa-
tients a year. We saw 1,500
trauma patients in the first
six months,” said Tiffiny
Strever, RN, trauma pro-
gram manager at Abra-
zo West. “It really showed
there was a need for these
services in the region.”
The Abrazo West trau-
ma center opened after a
hospital expansion project
added trauma bays, trau-
ma surgical suites and new
private rooms to the hospi-
tal. Clinical staff and phy-
sicians are trained in trau-
ma medicine, and practice
in areas including orthope-
dic and spine surgery, neu-
rosurgery, cardiovascu-
lar surgery, hand surgery,
facial and plastic surgery,
and other specialties.
“Launching a Level I
trauma center takes much
planning, investment and
persistence. Abrazo West
saw a need and fulfilled a
commitment to provide a
higher level of care,” not-
ed Chief Executive Officer
Christina Oh. “Opening the
trauma program was a wa-
tershed moment for this
hospital to truly become
a medical center that pro-
vides value for the commu-
nity in so many ways.”
Abrazo West Campus is
IF YOU GO
WHAT: Fall prevention class
WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 18
WHERE: Abrazo West Campus,
2nd Floor Conference Room, 13677
W. McDowell Road, Goodyear
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ABRAZO
Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) toured the Abrazo West Campus Level 1 trauma center in Goodyear Aug. 13 with Emergency
Department Director Garrett Ryum. [Submitted photo]
now a teaching hospital,
with doctors from Abra-
zo’s general surgery and in-
ternal medicine residency
programs completing rota-
tions through the trauma
center, working alongside
emergency and trauma
care physicians.
It now receives around
2,500 trauma patients a
year. With proximity to
several busy highways, one
might assume motor vehi-
cle crash injuries make up
a large number of patients.
“There are three prima-
ry types of injuries that we
see: motor vehicle crash-
es, falls and interperson-
al violence. Of those, many
of our traumas are now fall
injuries,” Ms. Strever said.
That’s consistent with re-
search that shows falls are
the leading cause of inju-
ry deaths, unintentional in-
juries and hospital admis-
sions for trauma for older
adults in the U.S.
September is Fall Pre-
vention Awareness Month.
A free class Sept. 18 at
Abrazo West will offer
tips on how one can take
to prevent falls including
ways to improve balance
and strength.
To learn more or RSVP
for the event, call 833-
823-0277 or visit Abrazo
Health.com/FallPreven-
tion.
“It sounds simple but
people don’t realize how
serious falls can be,” Ms.
Strever said. “Falls hap-
pen to people of all ages,
but they are now a lead-
ing cause of death due to
injury for those over age
65, and account for nearly
half of all nursing home ad-
missions. Falls are the ma-
jor cause of hip fractures in
older adults, and responsi-
ble for about half of all fatalJim Ripley
head injuries.”
Editor’s Note: Informa-
tion from Abrazo Health
Network.
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corner of Greenfield and
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Mr. Ripley travels widely
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