Tucson Medical Center will open new multimillion-dollar surgical tower May 6

Stuart Katz, director of Tucson Medical Center's orthopaedic outpatient surgery, describes the nuances of one of the 24 new operating rooms during a tour of TMC's new four-story orthopaedic and surgical tower.

Tucson Medical Center will open new multimillion-dollar surgical tower May 6

In addition to surgical facilities, the new TMC tower will house medical offices and clinics, as well as 40 private patient rooms for post-surgical care and acute therapies.

Tucson Medical Center will open new multimillion-dollar surgical tower May 6

Tucson Medical Center is no longer the country's largest single-story hospital.

TMC quits project for hospital in Green Valley, but plans go forward anyway

Tucson Medical Center says it will not move forward with a partnership to open a hospital in Green Valley.

Virus that threatens infants up 85 percent

Respiratory synctial virus (RSV), which can be fatal, is up 85 percent in Arizona this season compared with its last season. RSV season is typically October through March in Tucson.