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Sonoran Crossing Medical Center is slated to open this September, east of the I-17 and south of Carefree Highway. (Photo courtesy HonorHealth)
Care Close to Home Danielle Cicogna co-owns Diamond Dance Works with her husband, Nick. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
mond Dance Works closed for 60 days. The Cicognas found it stressful. “We didn’t know what was going to happen,” he says. “Ultimately, we continued to focus on our business and what we do well. Once we were allowed to reopen, we did, but we took more risks, like the ballet conservatory. “That’s what we’re built on. Nothing is going to deter us from servicing the community and expanding our dance realm into the community.” The couple are also behind Anthem’s Starting Blocks Academy, which they recently purchased. They’re expanding it from a twoclassroom preschool. “The North Valley is really a family-oriented part of town,” he says. “It’s not like Tempe or Scottsdale, where you’re 21 and single and you say, ‘I want to go and live there.’ “With this part of town, you live here because it’s family oriented. It’s close to everything. There are so many things for a family here. Knowing that it’s a family-oriented community, we wanted to make an impact with children.” “I’ve lived here since 2001. She’s been here since 2002. I feel in tune with the needs of the community. I think we can offer something special.”
Diamond Dance Works
Sonoran Desert Village 34406 N. 27th Drive, Phoenix 623-582-9858, diamonddanceworks.com
HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center set to open By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
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onoran Crossing Medical Center, located east of the I-17 and south of Carefree Highway, will accept new patients in September. An exact date has not been revealed. The three-story, 210,000-square-foot, 70-bed hospital will serve North Phoenix and Anthem residents, and any others who need care. “The services and extraordinary care are just the beginning of what the community can come to expect from our sixth medical center,” says Kim Post, executive vice president, chief operations officer at HonorHealth. “What’s more are the architectural features and multiple healing environments that we offer to our patients and guests for comfort. This truly allows for an optimal experience that far exceeds what you have traditionally experienced from a medical facility.” Planned for patient comfort, Sonoran Crossing offers a healing environment inside patient rooms and waiting room areas with the mountainous views. It also boasts an outdoor healing garden that allows visitors to gather their thoughts peacefully. With new families making up the majority of the fastest-growing communities of North Phoenix and Anthem, providing labor and delivery services was apparent. Sonoran Crossing will offer comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care. These services include prenatal and postpartum, labor and delivery services, and a newborn nursery designed to meet the needs of babies with more-complicated care requirements. This unit can accommodate babies 34 weeks of age and older. Surgical services at Sonoran Crossing in-
clude highly skilled surgeons performing a variety of surgeries using the latest technology. HonorHealth team members will guide patients through the surgery process from preadmission and testing to preparing patients about what to expect before, during and after a surgical procedure. They offer education classes for those who are interested. The operating rooms are slightly larger than average to help make them ultra-flexible. This allows the surgical team to accommodate a greater array of cases in a comfortable environment with state-of-the-art technology. Whenever possible, surgeons will use minimally invasive surgery to reduce the length of the patient’s hospital stay, shorten healing time and allow patients to get back to their lives more quickly. The emergency department anchors the facility. Sonoran Crossing Medical Center will be ready to treat patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and staffed with residencytrained, board-certified emergency physicians. The existing outpatient center will continue to offer outpatient medical imaging that includes CT scans, MRIs and breast health services featuring 3D mammography. “We have been proud to serve this community at this location since 2013, when we opened the HonorHealth Sonoran Health and Emergency Center,” Post says. “The community can continue to expect an elevated level of care with our emergency services, outpatient and ambulatory services. No matter what level of care you need, you can get it at HonorHealth.” Info: HonorHealth.com/SonoranCrossing SEPTEMBER 2020 |
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