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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

HonorHealth opens Sonoran Crossing Medical Center

BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer

Please see related HonorHealth news in the business section on page 10.

NEWS...............................4 Cave Creek applying herbicides for winter weed management

NEWS....................................5 Anthem brings back Go Green recycling event

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he growing North Valley will very soon have a new place to seek medical and emergency care. HonorHealth, a prominent Valleywide health care system, celebrated its new Todd LaPorte, HonorHealth CEO, speaks “state-of-the-art,” aesthetically to the small crowd of masked people at pleasing Sonoran Crossing Med- HonorHealth’s leadership cuts the ribbon marking the opening of the state-of-the-art Sonoran the ribbon-cutting event on September 10 ical Center.

Crossing Medical Center on September 10. (Photos by Sarah Donahue) at Sonoran Crossing Medical Center.

HonorHealth held a small ribbon-cutting event on September 10 at the Todd LaPorte, HonorHealth’s CEO, to the ber and will have 70 inpatient beds. small, masked gathering of people as others “HonorHealth is committed to investing three-story, 210,000-square-foot hospital. in our community, to meet the needs of our “While I wish we could have had a larg- watched online.

The medical center, located near the I-17 patients and provide easy access to medical, er in-person gathering so that everybody could see just how beautiful this facility is, and Carefree Highway, expects to open its our top priority is everyone’s safety,” said doors for patient care at the end of Septemsee CENTER page 2

After a delay, Cactus Shadows begins in-person classes

BY SARAH DONAHUE Foothills Focus Staff Writer

BUSINESS.................. 10 HonorHealth, FastMed merge for integration of care

OPINION.................................. 8

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FEATURES.............................13

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ost Cave Creek Unified School District students were able to return to in-person learning on September 8. However, Cactus Shadows High School students’ return was a day deferred after a large number of teachers called in absent.

After the call-out and the mini student protest that followed, Cactus Shadows High School began in-person classes the following day without a hitch, said district superintendent Dr. Debbi Burdick.

“The kids look happy to be back at school. You can tell by their eyes, not by

their mouths, and that’s fine,” Burdick said, referring to the students’ required masks.

The school board voted unanimously on August 31 that it would return to in-person learning on September 8 with COVID-19 protection protocol, like masks, one-way hallways, and increased cleaning and sanitation measures.

Jessica Brashear, Cactus Shadows High School senior, National Honor Society president and Falcon Foundation campus volunteer club president and founder, said the students have been extremely cautious and distanced—more than many anticipated. She said she’s already learning more than she did online.

“From what I’ve seen, everyone’s worn

their mask all day long,” Brashear said. “I haven’t seen anybody not complying with the rules or anything like that. I think people are willing to do whatever it takes to be back in person.”

While masks are “nonnegotiable” and all the district’s classrooms are sanitized every night, physical distancing wasn’t a feasible option for high schools and middle schools, Burdick said. The bigger the student, the bigger the desk, which means there’s not much room to spread out when there are sometimes 30 students in a classroom each period, she explained.

“That is why we have a policy that ev-

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Designed for an aesthetic, comfortable experience, patients and staff at Sonoran Crossing Medical Center can use the 2,000-square-foot outdoor healing garden to center themselves and collect their thoughts with tranquility.

(Photo courtesy HonorHealth)

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talented care. Sonoran Crossing Medical Care is symbolic of that ongoing commitment,” LaPorte said.

This hospital isn’t the typical maze of sterile white walls and fluorescent lighting. It’s filled with custom local art pieces, natural light with floor-to-ceiling windows, and also has a healing garden as well as a meditation room.

“When you come onto this campus, you’ll notice the whole campus was designed for having an exceptional experience. There will be music playing in the parking lot, music playing outside, music playing indoors,” said David Price, CEO of Scottsdale Thompson Peak, Deer Valley and Sonoran Crossing medical centers.

The entire medical center was planned for patient comfort, featuring healing colors, large rooms and views of the desert mountain landscapes. The 2,000-squarefoot outdoor healing garden has a water feature and offers patients, visitors and

staff a tranquil space to reflect and collect their thoughts.

“The tremendous growth in this area has been going on for several years, and as the population increases, so does the need for getting all your care in your community. We at HonorHealth are proud to be actually meeting that need,” said Kim Post, HonorHealth’s executive vice president and chief operations officer.

The growth of the North Valley will be fostered with the facility’s family-centered OB-GYN care for new families and newborns with a labor and delivery department as well as a nursery. Mothersto-be can deliver in spacious rooms with wide windows showing beautiful views of the desert mountains. Mothers can even control the temperature and lighting of the room through a remote.

The facility is HonorHealth’s sixth medical center and has four “slightly larger than average” operating rooms with “highly skilled surgeons” who will perform surgeries using the latest tech-

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Sonoran Crossing Medical Center has desert-themed art created by local artists throughout the facility to create an enjoyable healing environment for those needing care.

In Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, there are four operating rooms that will be used by skilled surgeons specializing in joint replacement, orthopedic care as well as spine, gynecologic and general surgeries.

nology, according to the press release.

Its physicians specialize in joint replacement, orthopedic care as well as spine, gynecologic and general surgery procedures.

There will be education classes available to people seeking knowledge of patient care that affects their health and well-being.

The hospital’s campus has a new ambulatory center and will have physician offices and additional specialties to serve the North Valley community. For easy access, there is a hallway that connects the ambulatory and hospital buildings so health care workers can easily move between services.

The full-service emergency depart-

ment will serve patients of all ages, 24 hours and 7 days a week, with its residency-trained, board-certified emergency physicians.

Construction for Sonoran Crossing Medical Center started in 2013 at the time HonorHealth’s emergency center across the street opened its doors. The emergency center will continue to do medical imaging, like CT scans as well as MRIs, and breast health services, which include 3D mammography.

“We’ll see more buildings pop up on this campus over this next decade. We have options for multiple uses someday, and we have the agility and wherewith-

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erybody has to wear a mask, because we knew that we would not be able to physically distance in every classroom,” Burdick said.

She noted that the high schools added an extra lunch period to have a smaller concentration of students together at the same time.

“My dad and I do have some health risks that make us more susceptible to (COVID-19), but to me, I think going back is worth the risk,” Brashear said.

The risk of exposure was a major concern for many teachers as well, Burdick said. Some were also concerned about a possible lack of cleaning supplies in classrooms.

Cactus Shadows’ principal, Tony Vining, held a Zoom meeting with the teachers after Tuesday’s teacher callout to address their concerns about returning to in-person learning.

The administration has assured teachers that cleaning supplies and cloth masks would be provided in each classroom on top of the sanitation efforts that happen nightly, Burdick said. Teachers were also provided face shields.

“I think that meeting may have helped teachers’ return maybe feel a little more confident in coming back,” Burdick said. She also mentioned that while some teacher’s absences were related to COVID-19 concerns, other absences were unrelated and due to prior obligations, like small surgeries.

“We really felt like we had done our due diligence in making sure that we had what they needed in their class to feel safe,” she said.

The teachers who still didn’t feel safe returning were asked to speak with the district’s human resources to see what accommodations can be implemented to help them feel safer, she added.

Vining wouldn’t speak over the phone but said in an email to Foothills Focus that he is “very proud of how students and staff have stepped up and made this week great.”

Since April, Cave Creek Unified School District’s students had been learning their curriculum online from home, a learning style that many stated is not ideal and led to desocialization

and depression as well as poor grades.

“It was hard not seeing people,” Brashear said. “I would say I was sadder and lonelier than I have been probably the rest of my life.”

However, this wasn’t the experience for everyone. Madison O’Sullivan, a senior on the Cactus Shadows golf team, said she had a better experience online than most.

“All of my teachers did a really good job with distributing assignments for us to do, and they all still had lectures and were very encouraging of discussion,” O’Sullivan said.

Regardless of whether the online coursework was ideal, both high school students were happy to return to in-person classes for their senior year.

However, many students have accepted the reality that their senior year might not be what they imagined.

“It’s kind of sad because we probably won’t have homecoming or prom, or I don’t know if graduation is going to be modified again,” Brashear said. “It’s good to be able to be back now while we can and see each other before we all leave next year.”

Parents and students who weren’t yet ready for in-person classes were given the option to be a part of the district’s online school program. Burdick said there are around 600 to 700 students districtwide who are part of this program, and Brashear said a couple of her friends stayed with the online option out of concern for their family.

“This is one of those situations where we are doing what we can do best for most of the students and families, but we know that we are not making everybody happy with the choices that we’ve made,” Burdick said.

Over half a million U.S. children have contracted COVID-19 and at least 103 have died, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. COVID-19 cases among children have increased by 16% from August 20 to September 3, according to the weekly report from the academy and the Children’s Hospital Association.

“Although we can’t social distance in most of our classes, because we have too many kids in our class, we still feel

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pretty confident in the teachers and their efforts of keeping everybody safe and healthy,” O’Sullivan said.

Each Thursday, Burdick joins a call that the Maricopa County Department of Public Health holds for educators on how to manage and prevent a possible outbreak as well as how to handle one, she said. Any possible exposures must be communicated with the department.

Any student who has had direct exposure to COVID-19 will be asked to quarantine for 14 days, and contact tracing will be conducted to prevent further infection, Burdick said. “We’re being very careful.”

Quarantined students won’t be able to opt for the online learning option but will instead have work sent home with them.

“I just think it’s awesome that we’re back with our students and that things are going so well, and we just keep our fingers crossed that we stay open.”

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Cave Creek applying herbicides for winter weed management

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n Cave Creek’s ongoing efforts to reduce fire risks by managing invasive plants, the town’s public works department has begun applying herbicide to town-owned properties over the next few weeks.

The town is using preemergent herbicides to get ahead of the winter weeds, especially stinknet, which has contributed to a particularly devastating fire season for the community. These herbicides will assist in combating stinknet and other invasive plants that threaten the Sonoran Desert’s fragile ecosystem.

Town employees began applying the brand-name herbicides Quali-Pro and Ranger Pro on September 9, and the process will continue for several weeks.

The herbicides contain a yellow dye that marks where the chemicals are applied that residents may notice along roadways.

The town wants to make residents aware so people with underlying health conditions, or anyone with sensitivities to herbicides, can take necessary precautions for themselves or their animals.

The following roads will be treated with herbicides over the next few weeks: • Cave Creek Road.

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Carefree Highway.

26th Street.

32nd Street.

School House Road.

Spur Cross Road.

Fleming Springs Road.

Highland Road, east of School House Road.

• Galloway Drive, north of Cave Creek Road.

Town officials say now is an optimal time to apply a preemergent herbicide to your property before stinknet begins to germinate, which is typically in November.

Cave Creek has gathered resources on its website, cavecreekaz.gov, for anyone needing guidance on how to manage stinknet on their properties.

Stinknet has a heavy odd smell, like soapy marigold flowers. Butterflies don’t seem to mind it.

Oncosiphon pilulifer, also known as globe chamomile and stinknet, is a flowering plant in the daisy family, native to South Africa. Shown here is an open flower head.

(Photos by Christy Byerly)

Remove the dried weeds as quickly as possible and treat the ground with pre-emergent, as the removal process will leave a lot of bits and pieces of dried weeds, including seeds, all over the area.

Stinknet, which resembles a wild flower, will take over your yard. Spraying it with herbicides will create dangerous dry brush.

You may need to sweep the ground of the debris left after removing the dry weeds.

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Anthem brings back Go Green recycling event he Anthem Community Council will host its drive-thru Go Green event from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, September 26, at the Community Park lower parking lot, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway.

Participants must provide one form of Anthem residency identification before recycling items. Enter from Whitman Drive and exit onto Gavilan Peak Parkway to assist with traffic flow. Residents must be in line by 10:45 a.m.

Republic Services, with assistance from Pro-Shred, Safety Kleen, Westech, Lighting Resources LLC, MCSO and other community partners, makes the event possible for residents to recycle items.

Approved materials include, but are not limited to, electronics, bulk materials, cardboard, personal documents, paint, and prescription and nonprescription drugs.

A summarized list of acceptable items includes (subject to change): • Computer equipment: PCs, laptops, modems, hubs and routers, storage de-

vices, main frames, servers, power supplies and cords, printers, wires and cabling, mice, keyboards, hard drives, DVD and CD drives.

• Point-of-sale equipment: credit card machines, printers and scanners.

Telecom equipment: telephones, cellphones, switches and answering systems.

• Printing equipment: printers, fax machines, copiers, calculators, typewriters and cartridges.

• A/V equipment: TVs, stereos, radios, amplifiers, projectors, satellite and cable equipment, video equipment, VCRs, CD players, video game equipment, surveillance equipment and cameras.

• Batteries: alkaline, nickel cadmium, lead acid, lithium, etc.

• Electronic components: capacitors, diodes, resistors, transistors and integrated circuits.

• Other electronic items: test, lab and medical equipment (no radioactivity), cables and wire, connectors, ballasts, batteries, power strips, etc.

• Household appliances: toasters, blenders, mixers, etc. Items containing Freon will not be accepted.

• Paint: all kinds; there is no limit to

amount being disposed of (residential only, not commercial).

• Paper: household sensitive materials, including bank statements, check stubs and credit card offers (limit five banker boxes per car).

The following items will not be accepted for shredding: business documents, metal, CDs, tapes, discs, binder clips and three-ring binders.

• Household Hazardous Waste: lacquers, thinners, wood preservatives and stains, solvents, paint removers, gasoline, diesel fuel, lighter fluid, waste oil, pesticides, fertilizers, drain/oven cleaners, adhesives, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, etc.

• Prescription and nonprescription drugs: pills only; no liquids.

St. Vincent de Paul will be on site at the event collecting nonperishable food items, clothing, new undergarments and socks, new or gently used shoes, toothbrushes/toothpaste, diapers, books, luggage (rolling and duffle bags), new

al to deliver a campus that evolves with your needs,” LaPorte said.

HonorHealth is a local community 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves the population of the greater Phoenix area, formed by a merger between Scottsdale Healthcare and John C. Lincoln Health Network. The health care system serves

the 1.6 million residents of the greater Phoenix area and has 12,300 employees, 3,700 affiliated physicians as well as 3,100 volunteers.

“HonorHealth has had a long history of service to the North Valley, and we intend to provide quality health care for many years to come,” LaPorte said.

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The event is free, and all Anthem residents are invited to take part (even those who are serviced by the city of Phoenix on the west side of I-17). For more information and a complete list of acceptable items (as well as those that will not be accepted), visit OnlineAtAnthem.com/ go-green.

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Zoom workshop focuses on women veterans

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he Institute for Healing of Memories, in partnership with Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, will host the Healing of Memories Zoom Workshop for Women Veterans.

Due to COVID-19, the Institute for Healing of Memories is not able to conduct its weekend in-person workshops for veterans. To continue to serve veterans in need of psychological and spiritual healing, the staff created a four-hour online Zoom Healing of Memories Workshop based on their highly successful weekend workshop.

The Zoom workshop does not provide the full experience of the weekend workshop but does provide a significant level of healing and connection for the participants.

The workshop will be conducted online from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 26.

There is no cost for any woman service member or veteran. To register, contact Mike Wold, U.S. Navy veteran and workshop coordinator, at 651687-9767. Space is limited to the first 15 women veterans who register.

The Institute for Healing of Memories is an international organization that seeks to contribute to lasting individual and collective healing that makes possible a more peaceful and just future. Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, located in a beautiful and peaceful Arizona desert setting, hosts programs and retreats for participants of all faiths and traditions to experience reconciliation, renewal, healing and transformation.

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9/11 Tribute

Amped Coffee Co. owners Keith and Jeanine Walashek heard about a lack of 9/11 tributes this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. So, with social distancing in place, the couple did their own outside their Anthem shop with the help of Dynamic Motion Dance Company, local musician Mark Gus Scott, singer Sophia Marie Humbert and others.

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Sophia Marie Humbert sings “America The Beautiful.”

Keith and Jeanine Walashek, left, owners of Amped Coffee are recognized for the event by John and Stella Herold from the local chapter of Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

Paityn Underwood, 13, dances as part of the Dynamic Motion Dance Company number.

John Herold and Stella Herold, local representatives from Tunnel to Towers Foundation, stop by.

Lily Hill, 11, has the support of her Dynamic Motion Dance Company peers.

Chief Brian Tobin of Daisy Mountain Fire Department offers an impassioned speech.

Scott Townley plays “Amazing Grace.”

Trumpeter and former Trixter drummer Mark Gus Scott of Phoenix plays taps.

Dynamic Motion Dance Company performs during the tribute.

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AROUND THE BLUHMIN’ TOWN

Worrying isn’t worth the effort—even during a pandemic

BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Guest Columnist

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hould I worry?

Well, worry is considered a waste of time. My mother used to say that worry is like a rocking chair. It goes back and forth but never gets you anywhere.

OK, but that was before there was a pandemic, killer hornets and now an asteroid barreling toward Earth. Sure, getting stung by a hornet is probably not going to happen. But maybe I should worry about the coronavirus and an asteroid. One good thing, the evil, small rocky object that is supposed to come blasting into the Earth’s atmosphere probably will disintegrate before it lands.

What are the chances of an asteroid making its way to Earth the day before the presidential election? Just par for the course when it comes to 2020.

Anything that is strange, weird and pretty much “unbelievable” is what this year has been all about. Sure, there are good things that happen every day.

Yesterday I saw one of my barn cats lying on the back of my pony, while a raven sat on the stall fence watching.

Just another day of “togetherness” in a world that lately seems to be spinning off course.

Labor Day came and went, marking the official “end of summer.” Yet most people feel like summer was a bust and never really happened. That’s except for the heat, which seared our minds.

We just missed those picnics, parties, weddings and vacations. As one friend told me, “Our suitcases miss us.”

There are some bright spots. Soon pumpkin spice aromas will fill the air, cups of coffee and everything else around us. Pumpkins might get gooey if we put them outside now, but when we walk through the grocery stores and retail shops, we are reminded that fall is making its big approach. While the economy has been hurting from the shutdown, there are some bright spots. The sales of motor homes, boats and bicycles have skyrocketed. People just want to get outside! And folks are buying houses. It is no longer about purchasing a “dream home.”

The real question is, “Can you see yourself quarantined in this house?”

Oh yeah, the world is a bit strange right now. But let’s not worry.

Getting back to that menacing asteroid, it is only supposed to be the size of a car. Sure, it only has a 50%

chance of entering our atmosphere and would likely “burn up” before it could cause any damage. Not exactly like the crater that smashed to Earth causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. Oh, and this asteroid is planning to arrive the day before the election. In other words, it gives new meaning to “rock the vote.” Just one more exciting footnote to a surreal year that might end with a “bang.”

There is one more twist to a strange year. While Halloween is the “spookiest day of all,” it rarely has a full moon.

Except this October ushers in two full moons! The first occurs on October 1 and the second on the Day of Witches.

Very strange, like 2020. But please don’t worry.

Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a comment or a story?

Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Proud Young Marine shares his experiences Editor: I am Young Marine/Pfc. Andrew Lewis. I am part of the North Valley Young Marines unit, and I recently graduated the recruit training stage of the Young Marines as the honor graduate.

The Young Marines program is for children who are 8 years or older through high school graduation. The program teaches leadership, teamwork and self-discipline. It also promotes the idea of living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. I want to talk about my recruit training and how I got here.

I started recruit training thinking I was just doing this so that I could have something to do. I thought, “Hey, my

parents are both former active-duty Marines and I have nothing to do, so why not?” I had no idea how much this program and training was going to mean to me.

Having completed recruit training, I can see the inner strength and confidence I am developing. When I earned the title of Young Marine, I became a part of something bigger than myself. When I got home the night of recruit graduation, I was talking with my stepfather, who is a veteran sergeant in the Marine Corps, and he told me something that I really had not thought of before. “When you earn that

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What does an unplanned career transition mean?

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he COVID-19 pandemic has unsettled the country’s employment picture for months and will likely continue to do so for a while. However, the nature and terminology of this disruption varies greatly among individuals—some have seen their jobs disappear, others have been “furloughed” and still others have been offered an early retirement. If you’re in this final group—those either offered, or feeling forced to accept, an early retirement, how should you respond?

Try to look at your situation holistically, rather than strictly in a short-term manner. Consider these four areas: • Retirement—What does retirement really look like to you? Are you ready to fully retire or would you like to work part time? Are you confident that you can work somewhere else for a few years before retiring on your own terms? If you’re not certain you can work elsewhere, how can you adjust your desired retirement

lifestyle—what you planned to do, where you hoped to live, etc.—to meet your new reality?

• Income—Just how financially affected you’ll be from an early retirement depends on several factors: how much you’ve already saved and invested, whether you’re married and have a working spouse, whether you’ve paid off your mortgage, and so on. In any case, though, you’ll need to answer several questions, including these: Do I need to start taking withdrawals from my IRA and 401(k)?

If so, how much can I afford to take out each year without running the risk of outliving my resources? Should I adjust my current investment mix? If I haven’t yet started collecting Social Security, should I do so now or can I afford to wait until my monthly payments will be bigger? Are there any other sources of income I can leverage? You may want to work with a financial professional to address these and

other key income-related issues.

• Insurance—If you received health insurance through your employer, an early retirement could present you with a dilemma, especially if you’re not quite old enough for Medicare. You might be eligible for COBRA, which provides ex-employees and their dependents the option of continued health insurance for potentially up to 36 months, but this coverage can be expensive. As an alternative, you might be able to negotiate an extended severance package, which could provide you with health insurance for several months. Or, you might be able to get on the health insurance plan of your working spouse.

• Legacy—Many people want to take care of their family while they’re alive—and leave something behind when they’re gone. If you take an early retirement, you might lose your employer’s group life insurance. Of course, if this plan was not

sufficient, you may have already supplemented it with your own policy, but, if you haven’t, you may need to shop around for some coverage, particularly if you have children still at home. You also may want to take this opportunity to review your key financial accounts to make sure your beneficiary designations still accurately reflect your wishes.

Going through an unplanned career transition is certainly challenging. But looking closely at the four areas described above, and making the appropriate moves, may help you reduce some of the stress and can put you in a better position to start the next phase of your life.

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

HonorHealth and FastMed share a common goal to deliver high-quality, convenient and affordable care. The new partnership enables both organizations to capitalize on each other’s strengths by combining HonorHealth’s primary, secondary and tertiary care presence in the Phoenix metropolitan area with FastMed’s retail presence in the Phoenix and Tucson areas.

“We are committed to investing in our communities as we strive to improve the health and well-being of those we serve,” said Todd LaPorte, CEO, HonorHealth. “By partnering with FastMed, our patients will have increased access to urgent care and occupational health services that are closer to where they live and work.”

Web Golinkin, CEO of FastMed, added, “We are excited about our new partnership with HonorHealth because it will give our Arizona patients seamless access to higher levels of care when this is required. We must be part of the local health care ecosystem in order to provide maximum value to both patients and third-party payers, and we are proud to have achieved this through our partnership with HonorHealth.”

FastMed is the only independent urgent care operator in Arizona to hold The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality, safety and infection control. FastMed is also the nation’s first urgent care operator to implement the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system. HonorHealth

also uses Epic as its EMR, which will allow for better care coordination between the two organizations.

The seven existing HonorHealth Urgent Care locations, which will remain wholly owned and operated by HonorHealth, will continue to provide access to care and services to patients who live in those communities.

HonorHealth and FastMed will share ownership in the new venture, with FastMed managing day-to-day operations of the joint venture’s urgent care clinics and related services. Subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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onorHealth and FastMed Urgent Care have formed a joint venture to operate all 30 of FastMed’s clinics in the Phoenix and Tucson areas.

These clinics provide urgent care and occupational health services, in person and via telemedicine, and will be clinically integrated with HonorHealth’s five acute-care hospitals, physician practices, outpatient surgery centers and other network services.

The clinics include those at 7730 E. McDowell Road, Suite 101, and 4902 E. Shea Boulevard, Suite 101, both in Scottsdale.

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ell-known glass artist Dale Chihuly once commented, “Glass is the most magical of all material. It transmits light and color in very special ways.”

Neuropsychologist and glass artist Kathleen Nelson could not agree more, but added, “It is surely a medium full of surprises.”

Born in Pennsylvania, Nelson grew up throughout the West Coast. She credits her interest in the arts to her well-rounded education. In addition to this educational foundation, her parents actively encouraged her creativity and exploration, which influenced her passion for fused glass.

Psychology caught Nelson’s interest during a high school elective class. She describes the teacher as “one of those people who could just make a subject come alive.”

Years later, while she was traveling internationally with her husband’s job, Nelson enrolled in college-level correspondence classes. This motivated her to return to Scottsdale Community College,

“African Royalty” by Kathleen Nelson.

(Photos courtesy Kathleen Nelson)

where she earned an associate degree.

She transferred to ASU and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, summa cum laude. She completed her graduate studies and was accepted into ASU’s doctoral program in clinical psychology.

During her internship, she was intro-

duced to neuropsychology, which developed into a 25-year career, helping people recover from traumatic brain injuries.

Nelson had very little formal training in the arts. Much of her information about glasswork comes from workshops.

“The contributing factors to my interest in glass was a few art history classes in college and a European tour, where I came face to face with the most magnificent glasswork in the stained-glass windows of ancient cathedrals,” she said.

receive the award. The Sonoran Arts League’s Youth Art Committee purchased the art supplies traditionally presented to the participants. And the Harmony Hollow Metal Works sent the Jeff Cross Memorial Bell for the honoree, and funds to cover the certificates and ribbons.

However, due to coronavirus restrictions, which limited interactions and required physical distancing, the Celebration of Art Exhibit and Awards cere-

mony on April 16 was canceled.

“But the story isn’t over yet,” said event organizer Elaine Adrian, Cave Creek Unified School District special projects, education and community services.

“It has a miraculous ending because of innovative thinking and generous contributions from our community.”

Celebration of Art is one of only a few events in the desert foothills with a long history. It was started in 1979 by

“Green Planet” by Kathleen Nelson.

Working with glass became a form of therapy for Nelson.

“Glass was one way to decompress from work,” she said. “While working in the medium, I could concentrate completely on the project, sometimes using the other side of my brain to help solve a problem at work from a different perspective.”

One of the most rewarding aspects of glass is how it interacts with different light sources. Sometimes she captures the perfect combination of color in the medium, but other times unintended consequences create surprises.

Nelson and her husband live in North Scottsdale, where they were able to build their home with a separate studio space, generous enough for both of them to work. They are members of the Sonoran Arts League and participate in the annual Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour the last two weekends in November. Nelson participates in smaller shows during the year and occasionally offers glass classes.

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COVID puts damper on arts program

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or student artists, the school year was supposed to conclude with well-deserved award recognition and an enthusiastic celebration with the 41st annual Jeff Cross Memorial Award Ceremony and the 24th Sonoran Arts League Art Incentive Award at the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center.

Visual art teachers chose students to

the Cross family in honor of Cave Creek artist Jeff Cross. The Cross family gave the Cave Creek Craft Counsel, a precursor to Sonoran Arts League (SAL), the responsibility of choosing an outstanding art student from the area to receive the award. Education and community services, an independent department of the Cave Creek Unified School District that provides year-round child

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care, classes, camps and extracurricular activities, joined in years later to provide the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center as the exhibition and award ceremony venue.

“Members of the Youth Art Committee and ECS really missed the Celebration of Art art exhibition and awards ceremony, especially the opportunity to give these awards to the gifted student artists,” explained Robin Ray of the Youth Arts Committee.

“They hoped the awards ceremony could be rescheduled. But eventually they faced the real possibility of canceling the entire event and prepared to store the art supplies and certificates until next year. However, canceling this long-established awards ceremony was unthinkable.”

They came up with a solution.

“Since the supplies had already been purchased, Youth Art Committee member Sarah Burns came up with the idea of mailing the art supplies to the students. The committee thought this was a great way to save the celebration,”

The 2020 Celebration of Art was held at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center. (Photo by Elaine Adrian)

Ray said.

“Sarah personally purchased boxes, Jim and Judy Bruce delivered the art supplies to Sarah’s home, and Sarah en-

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“In the meantime, other Youth Art members were busy, collecting the names and mailing addresses of the students and producing a postcard for the art teachers to write to each of their students. The award boxes also contained a personalized folder with several inspiring messages, including a personal note from their art teacher, a list of all of the award winners, a letter from the Sonoran Arts League Youth Art Committee’s Judy Bruce, a note from ECS Director Gina Durbin, a certificate of excellence and a ribbon from the Jeff Cross Memorial, plus a

note from CCUSD Superintendent Debbi Burdick.”

Included in each folder was a list of free Sonoran Arts League art classes sponsored by Kiwanis. The Youth Art Committee worked with a local UPS Store owner, who donated the cost of shipping the supplies directly to the student’s home—$1,200.

“While the Celebration of Art awards ceremony may not have been the extensive art exhibition and celebration that we have had in the past, students were honored according to the new normal of the coronavirus regulations,” Adrian said. “We hope to be back to normal next year.”

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Know of a student doing something remarkable? Tell us about it! Email christina@timespublications.com.

Alexzandra Douglass of Cave Creek graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Utah.

Jacob Esparza of Cave Creek made the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester at MCPHS University. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at the Manchester, New Hampshire, college. The dean’s list recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term.

Mckenna O’Kane of Phoenix graduated with a degree in nursing from the University of Utah.

Jeffrey Betcher of Cave Creek earned a Master of Business Administration in health care management from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City.

Shannon Gatti of Cave Creek earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City.

Joseph Alves of New River earned a Bachelor of Science, cybersecurity and information assurance from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City.

Lindsey Corliss of Phoenix received a Bachelor of Science, nursing, from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City.

Eli Muehlich of Cave Creek was named to the dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester. Muehlich is a sophomore studying construction

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Chad Killebrew of Anthem graduated with a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Utah.

Cassidy Pearson of Cave Creek graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Utah.

Laurie Luciani of Phoenix graduated with a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

Veronica Blascoe of Cave Creek graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She majored in English creative writing, world languages and cultures Spanish, and political science.

Domonique Rivers of New River started school at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Lauren Vik of Anthem graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with an AAS in design and imaging technology and a BFA in graphic design.

Erin Magoffie of Anthem made the president’s list for the 2020 spring semester

at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

Students named to the president’s list achieved a 4.0 GPA for the semester.

Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

Patrick Tata of Carefree graduated with a degree in design, technology and entrepreneurship at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.

Emma Mayeux of Phoenix was named to the Emerson College’s dean’s list. She is studying media arts production at the Boston college.

Torye Lee Calleja of Anthem was named to the dean’s list at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, for the spring 2020 semester.

Justin Williamson of Anthem earned dean’s list honors at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Tate Emert of Anthem graduated with a

Madeline Begalke of Anthem was named to the president’s list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She is majoring in information systems and analytics.

Jayda Mendiola of Anthem was named to the Emerson College’s dean’s list. She is studying musical theater at the Boston college.

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