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der with a letter to Secretary of State Mike
and political persecution. [Howard Fischer/
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ll was headed by Democrat
d President Barack Obama.
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s his boss what he wanted: to
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- ter,’’ he said. “And that did
take place to my under-
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a Mr. Ptak said that even
e during that period and ever
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o this responsibility.’’
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e letter indicated today is it
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s, work with nonprofits when
i- they get here,’’ he said.
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$2.5M health campus
PHOENIX — Maricopa
County and Creighton Uni-
versity are working together
to address a major challenge
to the region’s prosperity
and well-being: the grow-
ing shortage of doctors and
nurses.
The Maricopa County In-
dustrial Development Au-
thority, backed by the Board
of Supervisors, is investing
$2.5 million in the construc-
tion of the Creighton Uni-
versity Health Sciences —
Phoenix Campus, which will
train new doctors, nurses,
therapists and more.
Creighton’s expansion
into Arizona comes at a cru-
cial time for the state, which
faces a population boom
and shortage of health care
workers.
Arizona currently ranks
32nd in the nation in phy-
sician availability, with just
one primary care doctor per
1,500 people. That short-
age is projected to grow.
The state is also expecting
a shortage of 50,000 nurses
by 2030.
The Greater Phoenix Eco-
nomic Council estimates
that Creighton’s health sci-
ences campus will create
more than 250 jobs; $124.5
million in personal income;
$12 million in tax revenues
and more than $300 million
in total economic output.
The nearly $100 million
project broke ground this
summer. The seven-story,
183,000-square-foot building
is set to open at Park Cen-
tral in 2021.
The campus will serve
nearly 900 students, invigo-
rating Arizona’s health infra-
structure with physicians,
nurses, pharmacists, physi-
cian assistants, occupation-
al therapists, physical thera-
pists and more.
It will also anchor the re-
development of Park Cen-
tral Mall, the city’s first
large-scale shopping mall.
Plaza Companies and Tuc-
son’s Holualoa Compa-
nies have teamed up to
change the space from a
retail center to an almost
500,000-square-foot com-
munity hub suited to work,
play and education.
TECHNOLOGY
Hospital
surpasses 5K
surgical robotics
procedures
GLENDALE — Surgeons
at Abrazo Arrowhead Cam-
pus have completed more
than 5,000 total robot-as-
sisted surgical procedures, a
milestone for the Northwest
Valley hospital known for its
surgical programs.
More than 1,000 of those
procedures will have been
completed in 2019 alone, ac-
cording to a release.
In minimally invasive sur-
gery, doctors use a variety of
techniques to operate with
less damage to the body than
with open surgery.
Laparoscopy, one of the
first minimally invasive
techniques, is surgery done
through small incisions, us-
ing small tubes and tiny cam-
eras and surgical instru-
ments.
“Robotic surgery is the big-
gest advancement in surgical
care in the last two decades,”
said gynecologic oncology
surgeon Dr. Dennis Scribner.
Robotic surgical tech-
niques take minimally inva-
sive procedures a step fur-
ther by using computer
guidance and magnified, 3-D
views of the surgical site, the
release states. That helps the
surgeon operate with preci-
sion, flexibility and improved
control.
The pace of minimally in-
vasive procedures using ro-
botic-assisted surgical tech-
nology continues on an
upward trajectory, said Jeff
Patterson, CEO at Abrazo
Arrowhead.
“Continual innovations in
minimally invasive surgery
have made robot-assisted
procedures an option for pa-
tients with a wide range of
conditions,” Mr. Patterson
stated.
Abrazo Arrowhead often
hosts education and training
opportunities for surgeons
from other hospitals who
travel to Glendale to learn
techniques used in robot-as-
sisted surgery.
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