Sun Health and Cancer Support Community Arizona Team Up for Better Cancer Support
SURPRISE, ARIZ., June 23, 2016 – As a cancer survivor and resident of Sun City West, Anne MacDonald was frustrated by the lack of cancer support services in the Northwest Valley. “There is such a need out here,” said MacDonald, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer four years ago. Her frustrations have been eased thanks […]
Sun Health Employee-Wellness Program Earns Gold
SURPRISE, ARIZ., June 17, 2016 – Whether it’s promoting lunch-time or after-work exercise, encouraging good nutrition or providing incentives to get and stay in shape, Sun Health is walking the talk about “employee-wellness,” a movement employers across the nation have embraced to help employees improve their health. Recent proof of Sun Health’s success in this area […]
Sun Health Senior Living Bundles With Aetna to Improve Employee Benefits
SURPRISE, ARIZ., May 26, 2016 – An April Gallup survey found rising health care costs to be the top financial worry of American families. The 550 employees of Sun Health Senior Living (SHSL) may not share those same worries thanks to a new bundled medical plan through Aetna that reduces their doctor and prescription copays for the […]
Sun Health Resale Shop in Sun City Reopens with New Focus
SURPRISE, ARIZ., May 18, 2016 – Nonprofit Sun Health’s resale shop in Sun City is sporting a new name, look and feel to go with its new location at 9843 W. Bell Road in the Campana Square Shopping Center, across from Sun City Post Office on Bell Road and 98th Avenue It’s been renamed the […]
Center for Health and Wellbeing Adds Dietitian to Its Team
SURPRISE, ARIZ, May 10, 2016 – Sun Health’s Center for Health & Wellbeing has hired registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes educator Susan Welter to provide nutrition education and diabetes self-management training at its Surprise, Sun City and Litchfield Park locations. Welter has practiced clinical and community nutrition for more than 15 years, most recently as […]
Care Transitions Program Highlighted on National Stage
SURPRISE, ARIZ. – May 5, 2016 – Registered nurse case manager Brittany Eads and executive vice president Jennifer Drago highlighted Sun Health’s successful Care Transitions program with a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic and Spine Summit held April 27-29, in Chicago. The talk was titled “Minimizing Costs in the Post-Acute Environment Through Effective Transitions […]
Sun Health at Home featured on 960 AM’s ‘Aging in Arizona’
Sun Health at Home Executive Director Terri Cluff was a recent guest on 960 AM’s “Aging in Arizona” radio show. Terri explained the benefits of this new nonprofit “continuing care at home” program, offering highly personalized support and coordinated services to help older adults age confidently and safely in their own homes. Listen to Terri’s interview here.
Sun Health at Home Appoints Medical Director
SURPRISE, ARIZ., April 21, 2016 – Sun Health has hired Radha Ramamrutham, M.D., as the medical director for Sun Health at Home, a nonprofit “continuing care at home” program for Phoenix-area residents, ages 55 and above, who want to stay in their homes as they age. Dr. Ramamrutham, who is board certified in internal medicine […]
Sun Health Is New Title Sponsor for Arizona Marathon
SURPRISE, ARIZ., April 6, 2016 – Sun Health is proud to be the new title sponsor for the Arizona Marathon, a fast-growing West Valley running event entering its ninth year. “We’re very excited to welcome Sun Health,” said Debra Undhjem, Arizona Marathon’s founder and race director. “We share the same ideas on health, wellness and giving back […]
Sun Health at Home Mentioned in YourWestValley.com
A groundbreaking program to help seniors age in place was highlighted in YourWestValley.com, the online publication of the Daily News-Sun. Sun Health at Home is a continuing care at home program for Phoenix-area residents, ages 55 and above, who are in good health and living independently. (Read the article.)
