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1.	A Medical Mystery That Became a Medical Blessing View Page ...ll-time 10 days later, and describes the scar as looking like two little bee stings. “It’s hard to tell I ever had surgery,” she says, “and my knee feels differently than it ever did before. It was a medical mystery that become a medical blessing.” She adds that she’s “all-around impressed” with the providers at Northwest Medical Center Houghton, in addition to Dr. Grooms. “Leroy, the MRI tech, was right...
2.	Northwest Medical Center Achieves Surgical Review Corporation’s Center of Excellence in Surgical Services View Page TUCSON, AZ (March 26, 2026) – Northwest Medical Center recently achieved accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation ( SRC ) as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Services, including Robotic Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, and ...
3.	Northwest Medical Center Earns Level III Trauma Center Designation View Page TUCSON, AZ (Dec. 12, 2025) – Northwest Medical Center (NMC) announced it has been officially designated as a Level III Trauma Center by the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Bureau of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System. The desig...
4.	Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Now Offering Robotic-assisted Joint Replacement View Page Sahuarita, Ariz. – Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of robotic-assisted joint replacement technology. Now, we can even better provide the patients and communities we serve with safe, high-...
5.	Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Launches New Tele-Pulmonary Program View Page Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita’s new tele-pulmonary program means that now, patients admitted to our hospital or receiving care in our emergency department can access specialized pulmonology care close to home. We...
6.	Northwest Medical Center Awarded ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group View Page Northwest Medical Center received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates Northwest Medical Center’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable har...
7.	Northwest Medical Center Houghton awarded Advanced Primary Stroke Accreditation from The Joint Commission View Page TUCSON, AZ (Feb. 16, 2024) – Northwest Medical Center Houghton has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® as an Accredited Advanced Primary Stroke Center by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gol...
8.	Northwest Medical Center First In Arizona With New Robotic Technology For Spine Surgery View Page Northwest Medical Center is the first hospital in Arizona to perform spinal fusion surgery using a new robotic technology. The robotic system allows the surgeon to “pre-plan” the surgery based on the patient’s preoper...
9.	When to Seek Emergency Medical Help for Flu View Page ...lmonary disease (COPD). “Beyond feeling miserable, flu can develop into something much more serious, particularly for individuals who are at higher risk," said Dr. Misty Colvin, Northwest Urgent Care Medical Director. “It’s important for these individuals to be monitored closely so they receive timely medical help if needed.” Unlike a cold, the flu typically comes on suddenly. The most common symptoms ar...
10.	Oro Valley Hospital, Northwest Medical Center Award Outstanding Nurses View Page Tucson, Ariz. — Northwest Medical Center and Oro Valley Hospital announce two nurses have been selected to receive the Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, created in honor of 2020 being the “Year of the Nurse,” and i...
11.	Northwest Medical Center Nurse Jessica Sauer Receives National Award for Nursing Excellence View Page ... player and/or a mentor, leading others in times of crisis and regularly promoting health in the community. The recipients are: Sophia Ho, R.N., of Oro Valley Hospital Karen Dytko, R.N., of Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tina Burgess, R.N., of Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Jessica Sauer, R.N., who has been with Northwest Healthcare for a decade and currently works in the ICU, received the highest...
12.	Northwest Medical Center First to Implement a New Treatment for GERD View Page Tucson, AZ (November 3, 2016)—For people suffering from reflux and heartburn, Northwest Medical Center (NMC) now offers a treatment that may put those symptoms to rest. NMC’s surgical team recently became the first in Southern Arizona to provide a patient with a new device to manage Gastroesoph...
13.	Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Officially Open View Page Tucson, Ariz. - Residents of Sahuarita and surrounding areas will have easier access to healthcare, when Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita officially opens for business, Wednesday, November 11 at 7am. “Health care closer to home is important. Bringing Northwest Healthcare to Sahuarita is a wonderful opportunity to allow...
14.	Northwest Medical Center, Oro Valley Hospital Receive 'A' Ratings View Page Tucson, Ariz. – Northwest Medical Center and Oro Valley Hospital received an “A” grade in the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing both hospitals’ achievements protecting patients from errors, ...
15.	Northwest Medical Center Among First In Country With New Technology For Vascular Surgery View Page Northwest Medical Center is the third hospital in the country and first hospital west of the Mississippi River to use new imaging technology during vascular surgery for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and thoracic...
16.	Northwest Medical Center, Oro Valley Hospital Nationally Recognized with “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades View Page Northwest Medical Center, Oro Valley Hospital Nationally Recognized with “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Northwest Medical Center and Oro Valley Hospital both received “A” grades in the spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospit...
17.	First Leadless Pacemaker Implanted at Northwest Medical Center View Page Tucson, AZ (February 16, 2018) —Northwest Medical Center announced today it is one of the first hospitals in Arizona to implant a wireless, pill-sized pacemaker for a patient with bradycardia. The new heart device, approved for Medicare reimbursemen...
18.	Northwest Medical Center Houghton is Now Open! View Page Northwest Medical Center Houghton, located at 2200 S. Houghton Road, officially opened to the public on Friday, June 3. The hospital provides residents of East Tucson convenient access to hospital care should they nee...
19.	Northwest Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an 'A' For Patient Safety View Page Tucson, AZ, November 8, 2019 – Northwest Medical Center (NMC) was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Northwest Medical Center’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing...
20.	Northwest Medical Center Offers Plant-Based Meal Options View Page Tucson, AZ (March 5, 2018) — Northwest Medical Center is now offering plant-based menu options for patients, visitors and staff through inpatient menus and at the hospital’s cafeteria, Saguaro Café. “As a hospital, we’ve always offered a variety ...
21.	“They Saved My Life” – Kathy Thanks Northwest Medical Center’s Staff for Quick, Outstanding Care View Page Kathy came to Northwest Medical Center’s emergency department last December after her dog found her unconscious on the bathroom floor. “I thought I had a bad flu,” Kathy remembers. “I was crying with no tears because I was so dehyd...
22.	Free Hernia Screening at Northwest Medical Center Houghton on Wed., Feb. 15 View Page If you think you might have a groin or abdominal hernia, please register for our free hernia screening from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Northwest Medical Center Houghton, 2200 S. Houghton Rd. Please note : Space is limited. Three time slots are available at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. You must register in advance, as walk-ins will not be accepted. Pati...
23.	Northwest Medical Center First to Treat PAD Through Wrist Access View Page Tucson, AZ (January 10, 2019) — Northwest Medical Center (NMC) is the first Tucson hospital to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) using a new technology that provides catheter access through the wrist instead of through the femoral artery. PAD oc...
24.	Along With Outstanding Care, Christi Found Empathy and Kindness at Northwest Medical Center View Page Two years ago – a few days after her diagnosis of Stage 3 breast cancer – Christi arrived at Northwest Medical Center’s radiology department alone, on a Saturday, for a scan to determine if her disease had advanced to Stage 4, or metastatic, breast cancer (MBC). Christi herself was trained as a radiology tech...
25.	Northwest Medical Center Now Designated as a Level IV Trauma Center View Page TUCSON, AZ (June 4, 2024) – Northwest Medical Center (NMC) was designated as a Level IV trauma center by the Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System. The level of a trauma center (I, II, III...
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