Category: In the News

Originally Published in Quality Health & Wellness Magazine | Fall 2020 Article Written by: Zandra S. Nocera, MD Breast Center Radiologist Wickenburg Community Hospital   Our Approach I am the breast radiologist at Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH). Our goal is to provide personalized and compassionate breast imaging to each patient. In the usual setting, a patient with no breast problem will …

WICKENBURG, AZ – September 24, 2020, Wickenburg Community Hospital & Clinics (WCH) welcomes Brittany Miranda, FNP-BC, Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, to the WCH Health Care System. Brittany is currently accepting new patients at the Community Hospital Clinic in Wickenburg and is contracted with Traditional Medicare. Ongoing credentialing with all other insurance providers continues and will be in place within 30-60 …

The Wickenburg Sun published the below letter written by Jerry & Robyn Perkins on Wickenburg in the September 16, 2020 issue. We are grateful to serve such an amazing community! The Wickenburg Community Hospital appreciates your kind words! This letter is to share how much my family and I appreciate the nursing staff, kitchen staff, admin staff and all others …

8-20-20 Working at a rural hospital, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is scarce, to say the least, especially during the outbreak of COVID-19. As the Medical Social Worker for Wickenburg Community Hospital, I wanted to contribute in some way to help combat this devastating pandemic.   I decided I was going to reach out to Project C.U.R.E., the world’s largest distributor of …

WICKENBURG, AZ – July 17, 2020, Wickenburg Community Hospital & Clinics (WCH) welcomes Dr. Diane Bejerano, DO, Physician of Family Medicine, to the WCH Health Care System. Dr. Bejerano will be accepting new patients at the Community Hospital Clinic in Wickenburg beginning July 27th. Currently, Dr. Bejerano is contracted with Traditional Medicare, however ongoing credentialing with all other insurance providers …

WICKENBURG, AZ (July 03, 2020)- Wickenburg Community Hospital announces 2020 scholarship recipient of the William J. Firth III, M.D. Rural Medicine Scholarship. William J. Firth III, M.D. was a kind and compassionate physician who was committed to providing his patients with the best care possible.  He dedicated himself to the services of others.  To honor his long history of serving …

Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) has installed the FUJIFILM ASPIRE Cristalle mammography solution with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). WCH is the only provider in a 30 mile radius of Wickenburg, Arizona to offer patients 3D mammography technology. In celebration of the install, the hospital is hosting a four-week grand re-opening of the Women’s Mammography suite to showcase the new technology. During …

Arizona PPE Initiative Creates International Supply Chain to Provide Healthcare Workers, First Responders and Tribal Communities with Critical Protective Equipment  Private-Sector Initiative Provides More Than 11 Million Pieces of PPE  During Anticipated Rise in Cases at Time When Mask Use is Critical   PHOENIX (June 19, 2020) — A private-sector initiative has secured more than 11 million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brenda Crissman Public Information Officer Wickenburg Community Hospital brenda.crissman@wickhosp.com 928-684-3219 WICKENBURG, AZ (May 26, 2020) – Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) is pleased to participate as an official test site for the University of Arizona – State of Arizona COVID-19 Antibody Testing Initiative. The University of Arizona (U of A) is currently analyzing blood samples for hundreds …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brenda Crissman Public Information Officer Wickenburg Community Hospital brenda.crissman@wickhosp.com 928-684-3219 WICKENBURG, AZ (May 12, 2020) – Wickenburg Community Hospital & Clinics (WCH) reports its first patient to test positive for COVID-19.  “Due to expanded testing criteria, we were able to identify the patient who exhibited mild symptomology.  The patient was not hospitalized and is currently recovering …