HEALTHCARE
|| Aurora Behavioral Health System
Behavioral healthcare COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Aurora Behavioral Health System is Arizona’s largest free-standing psychiatric hospital system with 238 beds within two facilities serving the entire State of Arizona. Aurora Behavioral Health System’s Glendale hospital has 100 beds and its Tempe hospital has 138 beds. Both facilities pride themselves on having full-time internal medical doctors on staff in addition to board certified psychiatrists and addictionologists. Its leaders believe in individualizing treatment and healing the entire person – physically, psychologically and spiritually.
|| Sierra Tucson “We will absolutely see an increased need for mental health services and substance use services as a result of COVID-19,” says Dr. Valerie M. Kading, group CEO of Sierra Tucson. “Many individuals have either lost their job, and so are struggling financially … So we certainly know that with this pandemic, there’s a lot of individuals who are going to need the support and help.” The Sierra Tucson Group of behavioral health facilities has stepped up to offer outpatient treatment for substance use and co-occurring disorders.
|| Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Phoenix based Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&H) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides compassionate primary care, substance abuse and mental health services that enhances lives and improves communities. Services include outpatient mental health treatment and psychiatric services. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services has locations throughout the greater Phoenix Metro area as well as locations in rural Maricopa, Gila, Mohave, Coconino, and Yavapai counties.
|| St. Luke’s Behavioral Health System St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center is a 127-bed facility located in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. The Behavioral Health Center offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services for seniors, adults, adolescents, and children requiring psychiatric and chemical dependency care. Individualized treatment plans are developed by certified doctors and trusted physicians through a collaborative effort between each patient and our caring and experienced staff.
|| Terros Health Terros Health and Maricopa County Adult Probation Department earned honors for a firstin-the-nation program designed to improve probationers’ access to integrated health services. According to Peggy Chase, Terros Health’s president and CEO, centers are staffed by a Terros Health nurse practitioner and a registered nurse case manager who are trained in working with the probation population, along with two counselors, a peer community health worker and a project manager.
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AB | May - June 2021