What’s Our Most Popular Report?
It's called the 2011 Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics Annual Report... and last year's report got hit upon 2,000,000 times. It gives our most granular public health information of the year including refined health statistics on pregnancies, births, reportable diseases, deaths, inpatient hospitalizations, emergency room visits, marriages, divorces and population for Arizona. The report provides critical data for health policy formulation, local, state, and federal programs [...]
Poisoning is the Leading Cause of Injury Deaths in Arizona
When you think of the leading cause of deaths related to injuries, the first thing many people will think of is car crashes. While automobile crashes can be deadly—especially when drugs and alcohol are involved—the leading cause of injury-related deaths in Arizona is poisonings. A new report we recently released shows that there were 1,144 deaths due to poisoning in [...]
To Decolonize, or Not to Decolonize
… that is the question- at least when it comes to whether to take standard measures to decolonize intensive care patients with antibiotic ointments in their nose to remove Staphylococcus bugs. Hospital associated infections are a critical public health and healthcare cost problem. While we’re losing ground in our fight against obesity- we’re making progress toward reducing healthcare associated infections [...]
Clinician Website Up and Running
I’m happy to announce that we rolled out our state-of-the-art Arizona Clinician Website this week. The site provides a one-stop-shop for Arizona clinicians. The new Clinician Website is designed specifically for clinicians, so they can go to one website and access information directly from the site. With our old system, if a physician wanted to know our clinical recommendations for [...]
AZ Hospital Compare
Today we launch our new AZ Hospital Compare website which (for the first time) provides an online searchable database to help Arizonans make educated decisions about their healthcare. The new website will allow patients and their families to explore the care and outcomes, costs and charges of Arizona’s licensed hospitals. The transparency that the site provides regarding outcomes will no doubt [...]
Text4baby Sends Valuable Info to Your Phone
Congratulations! You just found out you’re going to have a baby. It can be an exciting time for a family, but there’s also so much to learn. Thankfully there are free resources to help, including on your phone from Text4baby. When you sign up for Text4baby you’ll get 3 text messages a week timed to your due date or baby’s birth date [...]