Phoenix Baptist Hospital began in 1963. They are certificated to have 216 acute care beds. The hospital is located in the center of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, allowing them to be a support developer of health and wellness in the community. Today, Phoenix Baptist Hospital is part of Abrazo Health Care, one of the largest health care providers in the state of Arizona. Abrazo Health Care also includes six different hospitals: Arrowhead Hospital, Maryvale Hospital, Paradise Valley Hospital, Phoenix Memorial Hospital and West Valley Hospital. Their focus is the improvement of the health of all the individuals in the community.
Phoenix Baptist Hospital has more than 700 physicians dedicated to give the most innovative and effective cost health care service. This hospital is managed by Dennis Knox (Chief Executive Officer), Jim Matney (Chief Operating Officer), Tim Haasken (Chief Financial Officer), and Jo Lynn Wallace (Chief Nursing Officer).
Phoenix Baptist Hospital offers services such as a Breast Health Center, which provides educational programs, prevention programs and the latest in diagnostic and treatment technology. They also have community education classes and lectures, routine screening mammography, diagnostic mammography, breast ultrasound, stereotactic needle localization, ultrasound needle localization, Mammotome breast biopsy system, ultrasound guided breast biopsy, SiteSelect large or core breast biopsy system, sentinel node biopsy, surgical services, radiation therapy and support groups. The Hospital offers Family Assistance Programs, for example: free pregnancy testing, Kid Care Applications, Baby Arizona Applications, DES Elig.
Interviewer on site, Physician Referrals and OB Self-Pay Package Plans are available for those clients not eligible for AHCCCS, Routine x-rays, Fluoroscopy, CT Scanning, Abdominal and Pelvic Ultrasound, Vascular Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography including screening, diagnostic and stereotactic, Angiograms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
They also develop classes and events for the community: Diabetes Education Series, Tobacco Cessation Classes, Prepared Childbirth Classes, Childbirth Refresher Classes, Weekend Prepared, Childbirth Classes, Birthing Center Tours (Monday and Saturday), Infant Care Classes, Breastfeeding Classes, Breastfeeding Support Groups, Spanish Childbirth Education Classes, Reaching Out Breast Cancer Support Groups, Crohns and Colitis Support Groups, Nutrition Counseling, Blood Pressure Checks, and Spanish Diabetes Education.