PHOENIX — Valleywise Health Medical Center has opened a brand new trauma center to better serve patients who need emergency care in the Valley.
The new Level 1 Trauma Center opened in June near 24th and Roosevelt streets in Phoenix.
Hear from Valleywise Health's Vice President of Emergency Services, Heather Burton, who spoke with us prior to the opening in the video player below:
Valleywise Health says its new trauma center has a helipad, two high-speed elevators, specially equipped trauma bays, burn trauma bays, indoor decontamination rooms, and warming lights to help trauma patients.
The medical center says it cared for more than 1,800 adult and more than 160 pediatric trauma patients in 2023.
Learn more about the new trauma center in the video player above.
