Valleywise Health

The Journey Venture Studio Announces Strategic Collaboration with Valleywise Health and Additional Board Members

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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PHOENIX, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Journey Venture Studio announced today a strategic collaboration with Valleywise Health, a comprehensive healthcare system with locations throughout the Phoenix metro area. In pursuit of fostering innovation, this collaboration is set to provide diverse entrepreneurs with invaluable access to clinical expertise, patient populations, and community health data to launch successful healthcare startups and create impactful healthcare solutions.

Key Points: 
  • PHOENIX, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Journey Venture Studio announced today a strategic collaboration with Valleywise Health, a comprehensive healthcare system with locations throughout the Phoenix metro area.
  • They are governed by a publicly elected board of directors focused on exceptional care for all who turn to Valleywise Health.
  • "Partnering with The Journey will help Valleywise Health realize its vision to be nationally recognized for transforming care to improve community health.
  • The strategic collaboration between The Journey and Valleywise Health allows both organizations to pursue unique funding opportunities.

CVS Health® invests more than $3M in organizations improving health outcomes in Phoenix

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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This announcement was made during a Project Health event in Phoenix and included CVS Health leaders, community organizations and local officials.

Key Points: 
  • This announcement was made during a Project Health event in Phoenix and included CVS Health leaders, community organizations and local officials.
  • "No two communities are the same," said Sheryl Burke, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer at CVS Health.
  • With 65% of South Phoenix residents overweight or obese and knowing that 80% of health care costs are primarily due to preventable chronic diseases, CVS Health saw an opportunity to tailor its Health Zones initiative in Phoenix to address the high levels of diabetes and hypertension.
  • In addition to these new grants, CVS Health will offer free health screenings to the Phoenix community through its Project Health program, starting in March.

STEP INTO SWIM ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH FOSS SWIM SCHOOL TO CREATE MORE SWIMMERS ACROSS MIDWEST THIS WINTER SEASON

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Step Into Swim, a non-profit initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, today announced a strategic partnership with Foss Swim School. Foss Swim School's substantial donation and a direct match for this gift from the PHTA Board of Directors will help Step Into Swim offer a grant to Foss Swim School's scholarship program. The grant will provide 13,000 free or low-cost swim lessons that will give children in six Midwest states access to the lifesaving skill of learning to swim in 2024.

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  • Foss Swim School's donation, paired with a gift match, will help provide more than 13,000 free or low-cost swim lessons to children in need through Foss Swim School's scholarship program
    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Step Into Swim , a non-profit initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, today announced a strategic partnership with Foss Swim School .
  • Foss Swim School's substantial donation and a direct match for this gift from the PHTA Board of Directors will help Step Into Swim offer a grant to Foss Swim School's scholarship program.
  • Foss Swim School shares Step Into Swim's commitment to creating safer swimmers and prioritizing drowning prevention education.
  • Foss Swim School has 27 dedicated swim schools in six states across the Midwest, with more schools being built in the next year.

NEW VALLEYWISE MEDICAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION NEARLY COMPLETE

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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PHOENIX, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Valleywise Health moves toward the opening of its new 673,000 square-foot, 10-story hospital, leaders today announced that construction is 95% completed.

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  • PHOENIX, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Valleywise Health moves toward the opening of its new 673,000 square-foot, 10-story hospital, leaders today announced that construction is 95% completed.
  • Exteriors and infrastructure are finished, including electrical, plumbing and medical gasses.
  • "It's beyond exciting to be only months away from opening our new Valleywise Health Medical Center," said Steve Purves, Valleywise Health President and CEO.
  • The new Valleywise Health Medical Center will open to patients on April 11, 2024, heralding a new era of care for Arizona's only public teaching hospital and safety net system of care.

JCC CHICAGO PRESENTS, "GROWING HOPE" AT GALLAGHER WAY - A FREE CONCERT FOR CHICAGOLAND STUDENTS HOSTED BY - TIKTOK SUPERSTAR MONTANA TUCKER

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JCC Chicago, in partnership with the Chicago Cubs, will present the "Growing Hope" concert, free to Gen Z students, at Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.

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  • NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JCC Chicago , in partnership with the Chicago Cubs, will present the "Growing Hope" concert, free to Gen Z students, at Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
  • The "Growing Hope" concert aspires to create core memories for more than 3,000 youth by engaging them through unforgettable sounds and stories.
  • The visceral demonstration of difference combined with the fusion of sounds and styles will serve as a powerful example of unity and hope.
  • Tik Tok superstar and Emcee of the Growing Hope concert, Montana is an award-winning singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, social media force, and philanthropist.

HILCO GLOBAL ANNOUNCES DONATION TO NEW SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER CALLED SUNRISE DAY CAMP-CHICAGO OPENING IN JUNE 2023

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago will provide a full-summer day camp experience specifically designed for children with a cancer diagnosis and their siblings, ages 3 1/2-16, and is being offered completely free of charge.

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  • Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago will provide a full-summer day camp experience specifically designed for children with a cancer diagnosis and their siblings, ages 3 1/2-16, and is being offered completely free of charge.
  • Mr. Hecktman, his wife, and daughters were inspired and impressed by the Sunrise Day Camp model, and they felt strongly that kids in the Chicago-Metropolitan area deserved this same type of summer camp experience.
  • Mr. Hecktman has attracted other family offices and Hilco Global clients and it's national lending partners/banks, all who have made donations to launch the camp this summer.
  • Unlike most oncology sleep-away camps that offer short programs each summer, Sunrise Day Camp is a full, eight-week summer program that welcomes children as often as they can attend."

Valleywise Health Begins Countdown to Opening of New Medical Center in 2023

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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PHOENIX, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After officially breaking ground on the brand new 673,000 square-foot, 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center on February 26, 2020, the public teaching health system is proud to announce the countdown to the grand opening in October of 2023.

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  • After officially breaking ground on the brand new 673,000 square-foot, 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center on February 26, 2020, the Phoenix-based public teaching and safety-net health system is proud to announce the countdown to the grand opening in October of 2023.
  • PHOENIX, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After officially breaking ground on the brand new 673,000 square-foot, 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center on February 26, 2020, the public teaching health system is proud to announce the countdown to the grand opening in October of 2023.
  • The new medical center will replace the more than 50-year-old facility Valleywise Health is currently operating in at 24th Street and Roosevelt.
  • In addition to the new Valleywise Health Medical Center, construction of The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Pavilion is well underway.

Disrupting Technology, Security and Leadership in Health Care with Todd Bell

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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TAMPA BAY, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More and more hospitals and health care systems are having to deal with cyberattacks. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reported more than 125 electronic data breaches of health care organizations in the first four months of 2022 alone.(1) Additionally, the number of data breaches against health care organizations increased by 84% between 2018 to 2021, and the number of total victims jumped from 14 million in 2018 to 44.9 million in 2021.(2)

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  • Disruption Interruption podcast host and veteran communications disruptor KJ Helms interviews Todd Bell, Chief Information Security Officer & Executive Director of IT Compliance at Valleywise Health, who delves into the current cybersecurity issues facing health care.
  • TAMPA BAY, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More and more hospitals and health care systems are having to deal with cyberattacks.
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    Karla Jo Helms, host of the Disruption/Interruption podcast, interviews Todd Bell who expounds on how health care needs to up its game in the tech arena.
  • Bell is innovating the health care system with technology tools, leadership and a mindset to be agile, quick and responsive to navigate through challenges.

iTether Partners with Valleywise Health to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Adolescent and Young Adult Psychosis Patients

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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PHOENIX, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --iTether Technologies, Inc. and Valleywise Health have announced an agreement to implement iTether's digital health management platform for Valleywise Health's First Episode Center (FEC) patients, to improve patient adherence to their treatment plans, increase their health literacy, and to improve outcomes and quality of life.

Key Points: 
  • PHOENIX, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --iTether Technologies, Inc. and Valleywise Health have announced an agreement to implement iTether's digital health management platform for Valleywise Health's First Episode Center (FEC) patients, to improve patient adherence to their treatment plans, increase their health literacy, and to improve outcomes and quality of life.
  • "We are very excited to partner with Valleywise Health and implement our digital care platform with the First Episode Center patients and their Valleywise Health care team," said Bradley D. Wilde, Founder and CEO of iTether.
  • Dr. Michael White, Chief Clinical Offer at Valleywise Health said, "Valleywise Health continually evaluates opportunities to connect with our patients in order to meet their healthcare needs.
  • iTether Technologies, Inc. provides HIPAA compliant digital care technology that is customizable and scalable, connecting individuals to their care team to improve outcomes and increase wellness.