Valleywise Health

Valleywise Health (formerly Maricopa Integrated Health System) is a network of taxpayer-funded hospitals and medical facilities in Maricopa County, Arizona.

History
Maricopa Integrated Health System was founded in 1991 in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is descended from the county health care system started in 1877 as a pest house, for persons afflicted with communicable diseases. The county's residents approved the formation of a special health care district in 2003. The members of the board of directors are appointed through elections and serve as county public officials.

In October 2018, the organization announced that it would be renamed Valleywise Health effective mid-2019.

Facilities
Facilities include:


 * Hospital and emergency-trauma center
 * Valleywise Health Medical Center (Phoenix)
 * A replacement acute care teaching hospital is to open in February, 2024


 * Behavioral centers
 * Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Phoenix
 * Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Maryvale (Phoenix)
 * It opened in a former Abrazo Community Health Network facility in 2019
 * Valleywise Behavioral Health Center – Mesa
 * Valleywise Behavioral Health Center - Avondale


 * Comprehensive health centers
 * Valleywise Comprehensive Health Center – Phoenix
 * Valleywise Comprehensive Health Center – Peoria


 * Emergency care center (only)
 * Valleywise Emergency – Maryvale (Phoenix)


 * Community health centers
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – McDowell
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – North Phoenix
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – South Central Phoenix
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – South Phoenix/Laveen
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – West Maryvale (Phoenix)
 * The clinic moved to its current West Maryvale location on October 28, 2021.
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – Avondale
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – Chandler
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – Guadalupe
 * Valleywise Community Health Center – Mesa