Ex-state rep takes Obama health-overhaul post

Former state Rep. Matt Heinz is headed to Washington, D.C., to help the Obama administration roll out the Affordable Care Act.

Prominent UA physician V. Fulginiti dies

Vincent A. Fulginiti

Prominent UA physician V. Fulginiti dies

Pioneering Tucson pediatrician and internationally recognized scientist Dr. Vincent A. Fulginiti died of cancer March 19. He was 81.

15 inmates injured in Tucson prison fight out of hospitals

Fifteen of 17 inmates injured in a fight at a Tucson prison have been released from hospitals and returned to prison.

Sierra Vista health center partners for new 100-bed hospital

The Sierra Vista Regional Health Center (SVRHC) has signed a letter of intent to partner with a Tennessee-based company to build a new 100-bed hospital at its current site.

Supervisors give okay to planned Green Valley hospital

While there are still hurdles to the project, plans for a hospital in the Green Valley area moved forward today with a thumbs-up from county supervisors.

Carondelet to open clinic in Sahuarita

The Carondelet Health Network is planning to build a multimillion-dollar primary care clinic in Sahuarita.

Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe

PHOENIX — An 11-year-old leukemia patient whose whereabouts have been unclear since her mother unexpectedly took her from a Phoenix hospital last month appeared to be safe and cared for, according to an interview broadcast Wednesday.

Pima's 1st flu case of season reported

A case of flu on Thanksgiving Day that involved a young patient could be Pima County's first influenza case in what looks to be a busy season.

Police: Girl may die if not returned to Phoenix hospital

PHOENIX — Authorities in Arizona say a young girl with leukemia and a heart catheter could die if she is not brought back to a Phoenix hospital after her parents inexplicably removed her from the facility last week.

Zoning board OKs Green Valley hospital

Plans to build a first-ever hospital in the Green Valley area received the go-ahead from Pima County's Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, in spite of protests from some neighbors who say the project will spoil their view and hurt property values.

Newborn found at Northwest Medical Center

Whoever abandoned a baby at Northwest Medical Center Tuesday did exactly the right thing, according to authorities.

Green Valley to get its first emergency room and hospital

A $52 million hospital with an emergency room will be built in Green Valley and is expected to open in 2014, officials with Tucson Medical Center say.

Man who failed to take badly injured baby for care is put on intensive probation for life

A Tucson man must spend the rest of his life on intensive probation for failing to seek medical attention for his infant son, who suffered broken bones and other injuries last fall.

Arizona hospital reviewing woman’s $83K bill for scorpion sting

PHOENIX — A suburban Phoenix hospital that billed a woman more than $83,000 for administering two doses of scorpion antivenom says it plans to adjust the woman’s bill and review its price for the expensive specialty medication.

Fundraiser set for Tucson trauma center

The group Friends of the University of Arizona Trauma Center will host the second Annual "M*A*S*H" Bash fund-raiser in October.

Tucson paramedics deliver baby in ambulance

A 35-year-old woman gave birth Thursday in a fire department ambulance while en route to the hospital, authorities said.

Health Briefs

Lecture will focus on joint resurfacing

Battle at Miracle Valley

UA's medical centers to spend $100M on new records system

Tucson’s largest health-care organization expects to spend upward of $100 million on getting its two hospitals talking to each other.