September 2015
Relentlessly local coverage of Gilbert and our neighboring communities
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Ethan Morris, from left, Jayton Wilson, Matthew Morris and Brekin Wilson share a fun summer day at the Groves Grill.
Constitution Fair important to Lewis
Freestanding emergency room opens in Gilbert BY KENNETH LAFAVE
BY KENNETH LAFAVE
A recent survey showed that more than half of American citizens confused the U.S. Constitution with the Declaration of Independence. Only 38 percent could name the three branches of government established by the Constitution, and not one in five could identify the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Town of Gilbert will not let that stand. Constitution Week, an official national observance, takes on special importance every year in Gilbert, which holds the nation’s largest annual celebration of the founding document of the United States see CONSTITUTION page 4
A “living” Statue of Liberty at Gilbert’s Constitution Fair. Submitted photo
A visit to an emergency room can mean driving miles to a major hospital, scrambling to park in a crowded hospital parking lot, and waiting for hours to be seen. An urgent care facility may be closer, but it might not be open, and the network of physicians available at a hospital ER is generally not available via urgent care. Enter Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital’s Emergency Room—a relatively new hybrid that is open all the time and connected professionally to a major hospital, but located separately and conveniently. “This is a 24-hour facility staffed by board certified physicians and nurses. It’s see EMERGENCY page 6
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The freestanding emergency room in Gilbert contains state-of-the-art equipment and is open 24/7. Submitted photo
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