Arizona Heart Institute
Encyclopedia
Arizona Heart Institute is a cardiovascular medical center in Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
. Arizona Heart was the country’s first freestanding outpatient clinic solely dedicated to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart
and blood vessel
disease
.
, the second largest health care system in Arizona
, United States
. Abrazo Health Care is located in Phoenix, Arizona and was established in 2003.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Arizona Heart was the country’s first freestanding outpatient clinic solely dedicated to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
and blood vessel
Blood vessel
The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system that transports blood throughout the body. There are three major types of blood vessels: the arteries, which carry the blood away from the heart; the capillaries, which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and...
disease
Disease
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
.
History
Arizona Heart Institute opened in 1971 and is an affiliate of Abrazo Health CareAbrazo Health Care
Abrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States. Abrazo Health Care is located in Phoenix, Arizona and was established in 2003. The Abrazo system comprises five acute care hospitals and one cardiovascular-specialty hospital...
, the second largest health care system in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Abrazo Health Care is located in Phoenix, Arizona and was established in 2003.
Accreditations
- AetnaAetnaAetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...
Aexcel Designation for clinical performance - Accredited Chest Pain Center by The Society of Chest Pain CentersSociety of Chest Pain CentersFounded in 1998, the Society of Chest Pain Centers is a non-profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide...
See also
- Abrazo Health CareAbrazo Health CareAbrazo Health Care is the second largest health care delivery system in Arizona, United States. Abrazo Health Care is located in Phoenix, Arizona and was established in 2003. The Abrazo system comprises five acute care hospitals and one cardiovascular-specialty hospital...
- Society of Chest Pain CentersSociety of Chest Pain CentersFounded in 1998, the Society of Chest Pain Centers is a non-profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide...
- The Joint Commission JCAHO
- Vanguard Health SystemsVanguard Health SystemsVanguard Health Systems is an operator of hospitals and other medical facilities in five U.S. states: Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. The company's headquarters are located in Nashville, Tennessee...