Press Releases

Dignity Health East Valley nurse reunites with the cyclist she helped revive after massive heart attack

A Robert Durling says he is lucky to be alive thanks to the quick actions of an off-duty Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center trauma ICU nurse who jumped in to save his life after he suffered a massive heart attack.

Dignity Health announces the creation of graduate medical education programs to meet the health care needs of the growing East Valley community

Dignity Health East Valley is launching graduate medical education programs (GME) to address Arizona’s critical physician workforce shortage and meet the health care demands of the rapidly growing community in the East Valley.

Grant Funds Unique Support Program at Dignity Health for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the East Valley

Dignity Health in Arizona is now expanding a therapeutic program for pregnant and postpartum women called “Let’s Talk” thanks to a Mercy Care Community Reinvestment program grant.

Dignity Health East Valley breaks ground on new medical office building

Facility will be home to new graduate medical education program in East Valley

Breakthrough study uses genetic testing to evaluate risk of heart disease

Dignity Health in Arizona is launching the first research study in North America in which genetic testing is used to identify men and women at risk of developing heart disease based on the makeup of their DNA.

Dignity Health hospitals in Arizona expand home recovery care programs

In a dramatic growth of telehealth across the state and country, two Dignity Health hospitals in Arizona are expanding their existing home recovery care programs thanks to a hospital at home pilot program established by the Arizona Department of Heal

Dignity Health Partners with Vital Software

Vital gives patients a reduced-contact, context-aware way to better understand visits; Helps hospitals safely manage patient visits with contactless communication.

Dignity Health to require COVID-19 vaccine for employees

Dignity Health Arizona is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1.

Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center Complete Affiliation

Annual Fundraiser for Dignity Health Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers Turns Virtual Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Dignity Health’s annual “Heroes in Health Care” community run is taking a virtual turn this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In adherence with local social distancing guidelines, the event will virtually unite hospital staff, business partners

Arizona Physician Makes Extraordinary Recovery after Becoming State's Longest COVID-19 Patient

He had been placed on Last Resort Medical Intervention to save his life.

Dignity Health Foundations in Arizona Accepting PPE Donations

Mercy Gilbert Stories and Events for August 2019

Women's and Children's Pavilion Construction Milestone Reached

Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and Phoenix Children's Hospital celebrated a major milestone today in the construction of the new Women's and Children's Pavilion on the Mercy Gilbert campus as the final steel beam of the structure was set...

Valley High School Students Volunteer to Help Valley Hospitals

Mercy Gilbert Stories and Events for July 2019

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center's Weight Loss Program Expands into New Location, Helps Individuals Meet New Year's Resolutions

Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center Delivered a Hefty Dose of Holiday Humankindness This Season

Gilbert Resident Receives DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence

Gilbert Resident Receives DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence

Women's and Children's Pavilion Construction in East Valley

Government leaders, corporate executives and even young children joined in ground breaking events today for a state-of-the-art medical facility designed to serve women and children in the East Valley. The project is a partnership between Dignity Heal...

Cardinals and Dignity Health Reach Agreement on Training Center Naming Rights

Faciity to be named "Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center"

Dignity Health's East Valley Hospitals Expand Minimally Invasive Capabilities with Focus on High-Tech Robotics Procedures

Robust Research Program at Dignity Health Offers East Valley Hospitals' Heart Patients Access to Groundbreaking Medical Studies

High School Students Spend Their Summer Volunteering at Dignity Health, Learning the Ins-and-Outs of the Medical Field

Compassionate Companions Are Center of New Program Aimed at No One Dying Alone (Gilbert

Volunteer training begins March 1st, 2018. Please contact Chaplain Betsy Powers at 480-728-5650.

New Blood Pressure Standards Sound Alarm This Heart Month (Mercy Gilbert

About a week before Thanksgiving, the percentage of Americans with high blood pressure - also known as hypertension - leaped to 45 percent from 30 percent.

Mercy Gilbert's Birthing Center Receives Prestigious Recognition

Based on a global effort to improve the role of maternity services, the Baby Friendly Initiative is aimed at improving the care of pregnant women and newborns.

New Medical Tower to Expand Care for Women and Children in the East Valley

Dignity Health and Phoenix Children's Combine Expertise in One Location

Valley Students Spend Summer Volunteering and Spreading Humankindness to Local Homeless Community

Two hundred teenage volunteers held a backpack and toiletry drive at Dignity Health Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers to help the homeless.

Dignity Health Opens Weight Loss Center in Gilbert

Mercy Gilbert Celebrates 10th Anniversary

After Multiple Premature Births, Family Celebrates Healthy Lives

Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Employee Serves as a March of Dimes Ambassador

Arizona's First MRI-Compatible Cardiac Defibrillator Implanted at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Patients who need an ICD can now undergo important MRI imaging

Pre-Diabetes Cases on the Rise

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Urging Individuals to Guard Against Diabetes

Mercy Gilbert Sees Large Spike in Birth Rates

Mercy Gilbert Receives Pediatric Emergency Certification

Phoenix Children's Hospital Expands Services In East Valley

New Pediatric Inpatient Unit to Open at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Mercy Gilbert and Orthoarizona Southeast Valley Join Forces in Co-Management Group

Welcome New Physicians April 2014

Dignity Health Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers are pleased to announce 10 physicians were credentialed in April 2014. Currently, there are more than 900 credentialed physicians that practice at Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert.

Welcome New Physicians In March 2014

Three Arizona Hospitals Receive Top Rankings

Three Dignity Health hospitals have received top rankings in this year's Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Business.

Welcome New Physicians in February 2014

Great Kindness Challenge

Employees at Dignity Health's three Arizona hospitals, Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center are participating in the "Great Kindness Challenge" this week with doctors, nurses and other staff...

Grant Recipients Announced

Funding provided to help improve health in our communities

Hip And Knee Replacement Certification

Community Benefit

When Dignity Health sets out to care for its community, we really care. Yes, we provide compassion and advanced services to patients within our physical facilities, regardless of a person's ability to pay. But our care extends beyond the walls of our...

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers Receive Partner for Change Award

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, Dignity Health™ Members, each received the Partner for Change award by Practice Greenhealth, an industry leader and nonprofit organization that recognizes healthcare facilities for going above and ...

Dignity Health Urgent Care in Maricopa Opens

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers Credential New Physicians - March 2013

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, Dignity Health™ Members, are pleased to announce eight physicians were credentialed in March 2013. Currently, there are more than 900 credentialed physicians that practice at Chandler Regional and ...

Nation's Second Leading Cancer Killer Easily Prevented with Proper Screenings

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Credential New Physicians - February 2013

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, Dignity Health™ Members, are pleased to announce that six physicians were credentialed in February 2013. There are currently more than 900 credentialed physicians that practice at Chandler Regional...

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Credential New Physicians - January 2013

Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, Dignity Health™ Members, are pleased to announce that seven physicians were credentialed in January 2013. There are currently more than 900 credentialed physicians that practice at Chandler Regiona...

Dignity Health Expert Available to Discuss New Study that Suggests All Women be Screened for Postpartum Depression after Birth

May is Maternal Mental Health Month

New NFL Concussion Protocols May Be Cause of More Knee and Ankle Injuries

Sports Medicine Expert Available for Interviews

Mercy Gilbert, Gilbert Public Schools Announce New Sports Medicine Program

Sleep Disorder May Increase Diabetes Risk

Dignity Health Expert Available for Interviews