Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    Along with providing acute healthcare services to the community as a non-profit entity, Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center (CVRMC) is committed to the many communities we serve. Several members of our administration, directors, managers, and staff serve on various community associations including: Chambers of Commerce, Rotary, Work Force Development, Economic Development, Cancer Awareness Committees, Diabetes Education, Grief Support Teams, Scholarship Committees, Aquatic Center, Housing Committees, Community Development, and Youth Athletic Programs, to name just a few. CVRMC has its finger on the pulse of the community, provides charitable care with purpose, and offers educational services and programs for the good of our public. The Community Health Need Assessment (CHNA) was completed in late 2019. As we evaluate the recently completed CHNA and work our Community Health Implementation Plan (CHIP), CVRMC will continue to actively work with other healthcare organizations, be involved with state and federal legislation initiatives, and continue to connect to the communities we serve to address health priorities. CVRMC staff and our surrounding communities continue to flourish in the expansion of the hospital that completed in October of 2016. CVRMC continued its growth through 2019 with the purchase of two buildings. The first was the purchase of a clinic located on the CVRMC campus. The Red Rock Clinic was designated a Rural Health Clinic in early 2020. The second purchase in 2019 was the Radiation Oncology building located on campus. This building underwent major renovations in order to house the purchase of the latest radiation technology, the Halcyon LINAC linear accelerator made by Varian. It was installed in March 2020.The Medical Oncologist, continued to grow the Medical Oncology side of cancer treatment with the expectation that CVRMC would find a replacement. A Radiation Oncologist was hired in 2020 and began developing the radiation program at CVRMC. The first patient was treated on July 8. Future plans are also to hire a full-time, CVRMC employed physician for Radiation Oncology. In 2020, the CV Cancer Center was providing radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients who were, or would have been, traveling great distances for these services. CVRMC is now a full-service cancer treatment hospital.Early 2020 statistics showed a 17% growth in surgery volumes in 2019 with the addition of a General Surgeon and an Orthopedic Surgeon, as compared to 2018. The dialysis program continued to grow through 2020 to nearly double the expected rate.CVRMCs contract with Medical Diagnostic Imaging Group was purchased by Radiology Partners in February and CVRMCs Radiologist was successful in negotiating a new employment contract with Radiology Partners.A partnership with a local skilled nursing facility was finalized in March of 2020 and two CVRMC Family Practice physicians began seeing patients in this facility. A second Podiatrist and a second OB/GYN and a Pediatrician (to replace a retiring physician) were also hired in 2020 to serve the needs of our communities. Cardiovascular Associates of Arizona brought on another interventional cardiologist to help with the full-time needs of the Globe-Miami communities.In January 2020, CVRMC began meeting daily to review and update the COVID-19 response plan based on the latest COVID-19 information and resources. In early February, COVID-19 Incident Command was activated. PPE supply chains were secured wherever they could be found. In March 2020, after many months of monitoring and preparing for the spread of COVID-19, based on current guidelines put forth by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Arizona State Department of Health Services, Gila County and CVRMC saw the first COVID-19 patient. CVRMC electively limited services and moved quickly to telemedicine in areas that were feasible. By an executive order of the Arizona Governor, all elective surgeries were stopped and CVRMC saw the greatest financial impact with this order. Other strategies included eliminating overtime where possible, re-distributing resources to fill vacancies, eliminating non-essential training, etc. The hospital as well as all the clinics experienced a significant reduction in patient volumes in all areas. COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits became a supply challenge.In March, all community meetings were placed on hold or were moved to a web based medium. Much communication was continually pushed to the community via Facebook, webpage, videos, newspaper, radio, and stakeholder e-mails. A zero visitor restriction was implemented. Access to the hospital was limited to two entries, the ER and the front entrance. Screening took place at designated entrances at the clinics and hospital. A full-time greeter along with a screener, to take temperatures and other assessments, were added at the front doors (and ER) at all facilities. The CVRMC PACT Committee continued to provide many employee engagement activities to celebrate the work our employees were doing. Auxiliary and Foundation activities were placed on hiatus.In early June, COVID-19 testing was open to the public with a temporary clinic set up in the old lobby of the hospital. Elective surgeries resumed in June but volumes in all areas of the hospital and clinics continued to stay far below average. June 23 marked the 100th day of COVID-19 Incident Command.The American Hospital Association and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association began work with congressional leaders to provide additional payments to hospitals to care for COVID-19 patients. In 2020, hospitals began to struggle financially with the low patient volumes and reduction in elective procedures, which are a hospitals most profitable services. In April of 2020, congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) which provided $2 Trillion in Coronavirus aid while the Department of Health and Human Services distributed a total of $100 billion to assist hospitals.Many community members mobilized to help with the PPE shortage and made close to 1,000 cloth masks for employees and visitors to the hospital. CVRMC purchased a commercial washer and dryer and moved to washable PPE gowns, staff was asked to reuse N-95s and surgical masks. CVRMC was able to secure enough other PPE until the crisis was over.By September 2020, Gila Countys positive rate for COVID-19 had seen a significant decrease and walk-in COVID-19 testing at the hospital and clinics were discontinued. There was a spike in October due to an outbreak at a local skilled nursing facility. COVID-19 testing included all admitted patients, both inpatient and observation. Screening included antibodies (serology) for recovered patients.By December, 2020, CVRMC was at its 275th day of COVID-19 Incident Command and the community was seeing a significant spike in our inpatient COVID-19 patients. The county was providing adequate testing kits, including the Abbott BINAX test. This allowed CVRMC and the County to open testing up to schools, employers and anybody referred by the County Health Department but staffing nurses became a struggle due to burn-out. December was also the time when the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were going to be available to frontline workers and other vulnerable groups.On August 1, 2020, CVRMC went live on a new electronic medical record, Meditech Expanse. After a year of preparation, CVRMC transitioned from Meditech 6.0 to Meditech Expanse which will bring all CVRMC facilities into one medical record system.In October, 2020, CVRMC began the transition to a new webpage. Word Press is the content management system which drives the HTML code and was constructed by JetMarketing. The new webpage will give a cleaner, more professional look to the brand of CVRMC. The new webpage is expected to be complete in January of 2021.In mid-2020, the community of Kearny requested that CVRMC assume the responsibility for their EMS/Ambulance service but was put on hold due to COVID-19. Also, an expansion of tele-pharmacy services in Kearny allowed all prescriptions to be filled by a pharmacy technician under the virtual supervision of a pharmacist in Globe. This service opened in September of 2020. Plans for a new Kearny Clinic are part of the strategic planning but were delayed for a time due to COVID-19. Resumption of these plans occurred in September with an environmental study of the old hospital for hazardous materials.The Red Rock Clinic became CVRMCs 7th Rural Health Clinic in February 2020.In 2020, CVRMC Conference rooms were closed to public meetings. Many of these meetings took place via electronic mediums. In non-COVID times, many community organizations have taken advantage of the conference rooms CVRMC has to offer, free of charge, for meetings and educational training. Some examples of these groups are Teenage Outreach Pregnancy Services, Rotary Club, Little
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $42M

  • Community Health Services

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/2023, COBRE VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (CVRMC) CARRIED OUT 147,727 PATIENT VISITS, COMPRISED AS: 67,180 HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT, 15,578 OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY VISITS, 63,000 CLINIC OUTPATIENT, AND 1969 HOSPITAL INPATIENT.ALONG WITH PROVIDING ACUTE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY, CVRMC IS COMMITTED TO THE MANY COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR ADMINISTRATION, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, AND STAFF SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING: CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, ROTARY, WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CANCER AWARENESS COMMITTEES, DIABETES EDUCATION, GRIEF SUPPORT TEAMS, SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEES, AQUATIC CENTER, HOUSING COMMITTEES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND YOUTH ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, TO NAME JUST A FEW. CVRMC HAS ITS FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDES CHARITABLE CARE WITH PURPOSE, AND OFFERS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE GOOD OF OUR PUBLIC.THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED ASSESSMENT (CHNA) WAS MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN 2023. AS WE EVALUATE THE RECENTLY COMPLETED CHNA AND WORK OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP), CVRMC WILL CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY WORK WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, BE INVOLVED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION INITIATIVES, AND CONTINUE TO CONNECT TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO ADDRESS HEALTH PRIORITIES. CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS THROUGH 2023 INCLUDES:PRIORITY 1: CHRONIC DISEASE OBESITY, HEART, DIABETES, CANCER CVRMC WILL SEEK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS NEED: CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT, UTILIZE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DATA TO IMPROVE PATIENT CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT, CONTINUE AND DEVELOP HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES.PRIORITY 2: BEHAVIORAL/MENTAL HEALTH CVRMC WILL SEEK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS NEED: MITIGATE THE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PRIORITY 3: SUBSTANCE/DRUG/OPIOID/ALCOHOL ABUSE CVRMC WILL SEEK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS NEED: Expand access to Narcan at CVRMC locations AND PARTNER WITH COUNTY AND SCHOOLS TO INCREASE AWARENESS.POPULATION CVRMC COUNTINUES TO DEVELOP ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE VARIOUS PROVIDERS AND AGENCIES FOCUSED ON SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY. ALSO, SPECIALTY SERVICE LINES OF CARDIOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS HAVE ENHANCED SERIVCES FOR HEALTH CONDITIONS PROMINENT IN AN AGING POPULATION. CONTINUED AWARENESS TRAINING HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP AND STAFF ON COMMUNICATING AVAILABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE SENIOR POPULATION.AS WE CELEBRATE OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GLOBE-MIAMI AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, CVRMC CONTINUES TO EVOLVE WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION BASE. HEALTHCARE IS EVER MOVING AND ADVANCING AND CVRMC IS PROGRESSING WITH THE DEMANDS OF OUR TARGET MARKETS. THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE Public Health Emergency (PHE), WHICH CONTINUED THROUGH mid-2023, CVRMC PROVIDED A COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP ROLE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND RESPONSE TO THE PHE. THE INTENSE FOCUS REQUIRED OF OPERATIONS AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY PHE RESPONSE LEADERSHIP HAD SEVERE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CVRMCS ABILITY TO ADVANCE THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. HOWEVER, THROUGH THE CVRMCS PHE RESPONSE, OUR ORGANIZATION WAS ONCE AGAIN PROFOUNDLY REMINDED THAT THE CONTINUED ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE HAVE MADE ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF A DEDICATED AND COMPASSIONATE WORKFORCE, A STEADFAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND STRONG SUPPORTING MANAGEMENT TEAM WHICH IS FOCUSED ON ONE MISSION THE MISSION OF HEALTH WITH HIGH QUALITY, EFFICIENT AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. CVRMCS STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE THE FOLLOWING AREAS:THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE (QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE)PEOPLEGROWTHCOMMUNITYFINANCIAL STEWARDSHIPOUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPASSION. WE STRIVE TO RESPECT AND COLLABORATE WITH ALL WHO SURROUND US. WE HAVE AN EARNEST RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION AND TO RESPOND TO THE HEALTH PRIORITIES FACING OUR POPULATION. CVRMC IS COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES WITH AN UNWAVERING DEDICATED SPIRIT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $51.8M