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Glendale Independent - 12/25/2019
Health care systems are committed
ic
to keeping Arizona healthy
O
s
ur hospitals
and health
care profes-
sionals have
served the people of Ar-
, keeping Arizona healthy and
izona in the most criti-
cal times — From your
most joyful to your most
frightening moments,
our health systems have
been with you, the peo-
s ple of Arizona, on your
journey.
We, the CEOs who repre-
sent those health systems,
believe outstanding, reliable
health care is an essential
part of the infrastructure
of the great state of Arizo-
na. Stewarding this great
ut resource takes years of ex-
y,
COUNTY
Asks: Do
wn we need a
s
tax assessor?
The Maricopa County
Assessor must have very
little actual work to do if
he can be gone for months
while defending himself in
three states on an adoption
fraud issue and still there
y, is no evidence that he is ne-
glecting his duties (“Inves-
tigators: No evidence Mar-
icopa County assessor
neglected duties, Daily In-
dependent, Dec. 12, 2019).
Do we even need this
elected office?
Carolyn Copeland
SUN CITY
LUKE AFB
o Eventually
noise will
be
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perience and a high level of
expertise.
As the four largest health
care providers and some of
the largest employers in the
state, we are committed to
prosperous. And that means
providing more than just
outstanding health care. It
means investing in a healthy
economy, identifying inno-
vative research discoveries,
and educating future medi-
cal professionals.
In order to communicate
our progress and our con-
tinued commitment to the
state’s physical and econom-
ic health, we have collabo-
rated to launch Keeping Ari-
zona Healthy.
We want you, our patients,
friends and colleagues, to
know that we are here for
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Luke is supposed to re-
ceive more aircraft and in-
crease their training of
pilots, including foreign pi-
lots. The Luke website has
a noise map showing a
noise limit of 65 decibels in
our airspace, which obvi-
ously is not being followed
all the time.
As time passes, if Luke
does not use 65 decibel
takeoffs, I would predict
that the increased “Sound
of Freedom” will not be ac-
cepted.
Jim Trollen
YOUNGTOWN
TOP GUNS
Be patient
with pilots
training
It is now 10:45 a.m. on a
Tuesday. Several aircraft
have departed from Luke
Air Force Base, but it is
now+7:00)
very quiet.
I know that the noise will with the “sound of free-
GUEST COMMENTARY
you — providing the best,
most affordable health care
possible.
Just like roads, utilities,
or access to
water, qual-
ity health
care is an-
other exam-
ple of the
critical in-
frastructure
Frank Molinaro
that makes
Arizona
a great place to live. With
a combined employment
of over 76,000 people, our
health systems deliver some
of the most comprehensive,
highest quality health care
in the entire United States,
while simultaneously pro-
viding high paying jobs with-
in the state.
Case in point, seven of Ar-
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for two basic reasons —
the colder air amplifies the
sound and the pilots are re-
quired to fly “X” amount
of hours each month for
many different training
reasons.
Be patient.
Those same pilots want
to complete their required
flight hours so they can be
granted “leave” to be with
their families this Christ-
mas and New Year season,
just as many of us on the
ground are planning.
Enjoy the sound of those
jets, for they provide us
izona’s hospitals have re-
ceived national recogni-
tion, or “Magnet Status”, for
their excellent nursing prac-
tices and more than fifteen
hospitals are ranked as Best
Regional Hospitals by U.S.
News & World Report.
With award winning re-
search hospitals and cut-
ting-edge investment in in-
novation, Arizona hospitals
have become globally known
for the quality of care they
provide and the talent they
have been able to recruit
and retain to meet the needs
of the fastest growing popu-
lation in the country.
We have also launched
partnerships with universi-
ties and community colleges
throughout the state and in-
vested in our vocational and
technical schools to meet
LOCAL VOICES
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New
restaurants in
Glendale
Glendale is getting ready
to welcome four restaurants
that are well-known at oth-
er cities in the Valley: Por-
tillo’s, Lou Malnati’s Pizze-
ria, Matt’s Big Breakfast and
Barrio Queen will all be open-
ing in 2020 near 75th Avenue
and Rose Garden Lane.
Matt’s big breakfast!!!
The best waffle I have ever
eaten! — Teresa Fyffe-Tuttle
Wow, this is big food
news. I’m excited about
all these, especially Barrio
Queen and Portillo’s. — Lisa
Zukewycz Chamberland
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the continuous demand for
doctors, nurses, medical
technicians and the myriad
of other health care workers
that provide care to the mil-
lions of Arizonans we serve
every year.
But our work doesn’t stop
at just growing our medical
facilities and providing some
of the best care in the Unit-
ed States. As a whole, health
systems in Arizona provided
more than $200 million dol-
lars of charitable care state-
wide on an annual basis and
over $940 million dollars
in charitable investments
to support a healthier and
more prosperous Arizona.
“Keeping Arizona
Healthy” will help us share
these stories and discuss the
importance of health care
>> See Molinaro on page 9
OMG yessssss! So ex-
cited! Now I don’t have to
drive 30 minutes for my
Portillo’s fix! — Vickie Co-
chran Bertini
Get Cheddar’s, and Vene-
zia’s Pizzeria to come to the
West Valley!!! — Jeff Shelton
Yum, Portillos. — Shan-
non O’Brien
4 GREAT places! So hap-
py we are getting them
here! — Kris Jepson
THIS IS AMAZING for
the West Valley!!! — Mar-
la Kuehn
I’m still upset about Ikea...
this slightly makes up for it.
— Teneisha Cook
Too bad they can’t bring
us the light rail, but hey an-
other chain restaurant will
be cool — Andrew Bearden
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