Category: In the News

Category: In the News

AZ STATE PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE 3March

AZ STATE PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE

News Release For Immediate Release: March 3, 2020 Arizona State Public Health Laboratory Confirms One Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 in Maricopa County Case is the First to Be Identified by the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory PHOENIX — Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) confirmed a presumptive positive case of COVID-19, …

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Lea Way is ‘stuff legends are made of’ 20February

Lea Way is ‘stuff legends are made of’

Woman of the Year! By Shawn Byrne Sun Editor/Photographer In at least one way, shape, or form, Lea Way has touched the lives of everyone who resides in Morristown, Wickenburg, Congress, and Yarnell. Way has poured herself into these communities, and it shouldn’t be a surprise the certified family nurse practitioner and physician assistant with Wickenburg Community Hospital – Congress …

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Wickenburg Community Hospital Featured by AZ Family 12December

Wickenburg Community Hospital Featured by AZ Family

More hospitals, states snuff out surgical smoke WICKENBURG, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A health warning for health care workers. Surgical smoke is a danger looming in the operating room that many states are working to eliminate. Here in Arizona, one surgeon says it nearly cost him his life. Thanks to AZ Family News, Kristine Harrington for bringing attention to such …

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WCH Earns Echocardiography Reaccreditation 22November

WCH Earns Echocardiography Reaccreditation

November 22, 2019 Echocardiography is used to assess different areas of the heart and detect heart disease or signs of serious conditions. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, followed closely by stroke as the fourth highest cause of death. According to the American Heart Association, more than 2,150 Americans die from cardiovascular disease which …

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Q&A with Arizona’s First Telepharmacy 25October

Q&A with Arizona’s First Telepharmacy

Providing Access in a True Pharmacy Desert: Q&A with Arizona’s First Telepharmacy  Mitch Larson | October 18, 2019 The first telepharmacy in Arizona is now up and running, and the folks behind it are Roger Rose and his team at Wickenburg Hospital. Roger Rose is the Director of Pharmacy at Wickenburg Hospital (WCH), a Wickenburg, Arizona-based hospital with clinics located …

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Go Clear Award 4October

Hospital Earns AORN “Go Clear Award”

WICKENBURG, AZ – July,9, 2019, Wickenburg Community Hospital announced today that it has earned the Go Clear Award™ for its achievement in eliminating hazardous smoke from its surgical procedures. The Go Clear Award is presented by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) to recognize health care facilities that have committed to providing increased surgical patient and health care worker …

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FDA Recall- Kroger Yellowfin Tuna Steak 9September

FDA Recall- Kroger Yellowfin Tuna Steak

September 7, 2019 The FDA has issued a recall of yellowfin tuna steaks sold at Kroger retail stores in multiple states after some consumers experienced symptoms of scombroid poisoning after eating the fish. All yellowfin tuna steaks from Kroger in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA and WV with sell by dates from August …

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Measles Health Update 23August

Measles Health Update

 Arizona is one of 30 states with confirmed cases of measles reported from Jan 1 to Aug 15, 2019- and  measles preparedness continues to be top of mind. This year has had the greatest number of confirmed measles cases reported in the U.S. since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000. Measles can cause serious complications. As of …

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Hospital Introduces Hitachi SCENARIA 128 CT Imaging System 9August

Hospital Introduces Hitachi SCENARIA 128 CT Imaging System

WICKENBURG, AZ – July 29, 2019, Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) is pleased to announce that it has added the Hitachi SCENARIA 128 CT imaging system to its list of diagnostic offerings. This newest enhancement to computed tomography (CT),  includes the latest in radiation dose reduction technology with a system designed to reassure patients. In addition,  the Scenaria provides a complete range …

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News Update… 30July

News Update…

Original Publication @ azcentral.  Jeannette Hinkle, Arizona RepublicPublished 9:00 a.m. MT July 30, 2019 How 4 IT technicians saved an Arizona hospital from hacker ransomware Mike Nelson often comes to work early, around 6 a.m., so it was Nelson who first discovered the message. Nelson, an information-technology technician for Wickenburg Community Hospital, found it glowing on a computer screen in the emergency department. In Times …

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Primary Care

Community Hospital Clinics are located in Wickenburg, Wittmann, and Congress. We sincerely follow our mission to provide quality health and wellness services where the patient, family, and community come first.

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Emergency Care

Our 8 bed Emergency Room department is fully staffed with emergency physicians, nurses, and ER specialists. Your wait time is typically measured in minutes not hours as in the larger metropolitan hospitals.

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Surgical Services

Wickenburg Community Hospital provides a wide variety of surgical care and treatment. We serve a vibrant and active community who favors quality health care close to home.

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