Tucson International Airport: The Arizona Office of Tourism recognized the Tucson Airport Authority for its TUS Cares initiative, designed to promote safety, security and customer service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The award honors an individual, group, event, or attraction for their above-and-beyond response to the recent global health crisis. TAA invested more than $500,000 in critical health and safety standards. It also resulted in Tucson International Airport earning GBAC STAR accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council.
Tucson Medical Center: Tucson Medical Center was named the top hospital in Tucson, and fifth in the state, in the 2021-22 Best Hospitals rankings, released by U.S. News and World Report. The Best Hospitals rankings rate the best overall hospitals as well as others that consistently deliver quality care. To put these rankings together, U.S. News compared more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions including cardiology, neurology, orthopedics and more. The ratings and rankings are based on patient outcomes as well as other factors such as quality of their experience and whether the hospital was adequately staffed.
Pima Heart & Vascular: The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative has awarded Pima Heart & Vascular three stars for its active participation in the Registry Participation Program. Participating centers can earn up to three stars based on actions that lead to better patient care, including the completeness of long-term, follow-up reporting, based on the percentage of patients for whom they have at least nine months of follow-up data; physician attendance at semiannual meetings of a regional quality group; initiation of quality improvement activities based on VQI data; and the number of vascular registries in which the center participates.
