2000s
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By 2008, more than 80 years
after what became the John C.
Lincoln Health Network opened,
John C. has grown to become a
major health network and
community service provider in the
North Phoenix area. Shown above
is John C. Lincoln North Mountain
Hospital, with its state-of-the-art
Emergency and Level I Trauma
Center in the foreground.
Remodeling at the John C.
Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital
campus adds Mendy's Place, the
North Valley's only pediatric
emergency center; a new
progressive cardiac care unit;
expanded space for the intensive
care and cardiac care units; and
expanded emergency services.
Erin, whose family was helped by
Marley House, writes a moving
poem about what it means to
give back. She posed for this
photograph in the shadow of
the events surrounding Sept. 11.
Read Erin's touching poem
John C. Lincoln Health Network
is the only Arizona hospital
organization ever to be nationally
recognized with the Foster G.
McGaw Prize for Excellence in
Community Service.
Read more about this award
2008 - The Intensive Care Unit at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital becomes the first in Arizona to earn the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. Critical care units that receive the Beacon Award exhibit high quality standards, from exceptional care of patients and their families to healthy work environments.
2007 - John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital receives accreditation as a Chest Pain Center, with Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention, by the Society of Chest Pain Centers on October 22, 2007. The accreditation acknowledges the hospital's excellence in assessing and treating emergency chest pain patients. Deer Valley Hospital regularly exceeds the national 90-minute standard for heart patients called "door-to-balloon"—the amount of time elapsing from the moment a heart attack victim enters the emergency department, is assessed and diagnosed, and receives appropriate treatment.
2007 - In September 2007, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital
is accredited as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). North Mountain is lauded for following national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.
2007 - In an
employee satisfaction survey by Morehead Associates, John C. Lincoln’s hospitals and other health care facilities rank higher than 97 percent of the hospitals and health care organizations throughout the United States. And once again, John C. Lincoln Health Network is named one of the Best Places to Work in the metro-Phoenix area.
2007 - The American Cancer Society announces that cancer deaths have declined in the United Sates for two consecutive years. There were 3,014 fewer cancer deaths in 2004, the latest year for which statistics are available, than in 2003. John C. Lincoln plays an active role in reducing cancer deaths through early detection and awareness programs such as
Buddy Check 12.
2006 -
Mendy’s Place, the North Valley’s only children’s emergency center, reaches several milestones. In October 2006, Mendy’s expands its hours to 24/7 to better serve families in our community. Independent patient satisfaction surveys also demonstrate parents’ approval: Mendy’s Place scores rank in the nation’s top 1 percent for patient satisfaction.
Mendy’s Place caps the year by earning a 2006 Showcase in Excellence Award from the Arizona Quality Alliance. Mendy’s Place is selected based on the improvements it made in how care is delivered to Mendy’s young patients.
2006 - John C. Lincoln Health Network is once again named one of the Best Places to Work in the Valley of the Sun by The Business Journal. The Network ranks seventh among large employers in the Valley. In 2003, the Network ranked 15th on the list.
2006 - A new Progressive Cardiac Care Unit (PCCU) opens on the third floor of Pavilion 2 at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital. The new unit expands the hospital’s PCCU patient rooms from 10 to 30 and also includes a four-bed dialysis unit.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc in the Gulf Coast region, flooding New Orleans and leaving more than 1,300 people dead in four states. John C. Lincoln physicians and health care workers play a vital role in disaster relief by treating some of the thousands of evacuees who come to Phoenix through a relief center based in Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
2005 - A new Outpatient Center opened at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, marking completion of the first phase of the hospital’s $48 million expansion project. The center provides convenient and efficient care to patients who need services such as biopsies and IV therapy.
2005 -
Mendy’s Place expands from 7 to 12 beds. Its remodeled interior creates a comforting, friendly environment for children, including cheerful wall murals that include a life-size, three-dimensional tree.
2005 -
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Phoenix is ranked 39th among America's 6,007 medical centers in treating respiratory disorders, according to
U.S. News and World Report's guide to "Best Hospitals 2005."
According to U.S. News, the North Mountain medical facility is part of "an elite group." Only 176 of the nation's hospitals scored well enough to rank in any of the 17 medical specialties listed in 2005.
2004 - The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) moves into state-of-the-art headquarters in downtown Phoenix, establishing a cornerstone for the city's efforts to become a bioscience hub. TGEN is the vision of Dr. Jeffrey Trent, an internationally reknowned scientist. The goal of the institute is to attract world-class scientists who will turn genetic research breakthroughs into medical advances that benefit patients.
2004 - Pavilion II opens at
John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, featuring a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit. Both feature all private rooms, enabling Deer Valley to provide patients with the highest level of privacy possible among all Valley hospitals.
2004 - John C. Lincoln nurses receive the highest national designation for excellence in patient care when John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is granted "Magnet" status. The American Nurses Association awards the designation, which places the hospital among the nation's top 2 percent of hospitals for nursing care. All Magnet hospitals must earn the status by meeting 14 rigorous standards shown to improve patient care and outcomes.
The term "Magnet" is associated with the designation when it was discovered that hospitals meeting the Magnet standards had the ability to "attract" and retain the most qualified nurses, even as the quality of health care is endangered by a national nursing shortage.
2003 - John C. Lincoln Health Network is named one of the best 15 companies to work for in the Valley.
2003 - John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is named one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation. For more than a decade, the Thomson 100 Top Hospitals®: Benchmarks for Success program has set the standard for hospital performance by identifying the top achievers in the industry using a national comparative balanced-scorecard approach. This National Benchmarks for Success study identifies industry benchmarks and recognizes hospitals that demonstrate superior clinical, operational and financial performance in overall service.
2003 - Scientists complete a 13-year effort to identify all human genes and determine the complete sequence of the 3 billion DNA subunits. The work of the Human Genome Project will aid scientists in their research of human health, diseases and effective treatments.
2003 - John C. Lincoln Health Network is honored for honesty as one of the 2003 winners of the Better Business Bureau of Central/Northern Arizona's Ethics Award.
2003 - On Dec. 1, John C. Lincoln Health Center at Anthem opens, extending the network's healthcare services into the northern-most portion of Maricopa County and bringing urgent care, radiology and family practice services to the master-planned Anthem community for the first time.
2003 - John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital continues its rapid growth with the construction of a new wing to include additional patient care rooms and expanded emergency services.
2003 - The American Hospital Association announces John C. Lincoln Health Network won the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service.
2002 - John C. Lincoln Health Network celebrates its 75th anniversary.
2002 - John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital Health Auxiliary celebrates its 50th anniversary.
2001 - As young families continue to flock to the North Phoenix community, the need for pediatric care increases. John C. Lincoln Hospital – Deer Valley forms its children's programs into a Virginia G. Piper Pediatric Center of Excellence, including KidsZone – inpatient pediatric care, Mendy's Place – children's emergency center, Wee Care – sick child day care and Lincoln C.A.R.E.S. – children's asthma relief education.
2001 - The board of directors of the Sunnyslope Village Revitalization organization asks John C. Lincoln Health Network to take over the non-profit community development corporation. Sunnyslope Village Revitalization, Inc. develops affordable housing by building single-family housing and rehabilitating existing housing in Sunnyslope.
2001 - On Sept 11, al Qaeda terrorists fly two hijacked American commercial airplanes directly into the World Trade Center towers, resulting in their implosion and collapse and the death of nearly 3,000 people. A third hijacked airplane crashes into the Pentagon, killing 189 people. A fourth attack on an unknown target is thwarted by American heroes, who force the crash of the last hijacked plane in an empty field in Pennsylvania, killing all 44 passengers aboard.
2001 - Ground is broken for a new four-story medical office building across 27th Avenue from John C. Lincoln Hospital – Deer Valley. Plans are announced for a major hospital expansion to meet the healthcare needs of the rapidly growing North Valley.
2000 - To better meet the needs of seniors in the Sunnyslope community, Hancox Desert Lodge becomes an assisted living facility and is renamed John C. Lincoln Senior Apartments.
2000 - John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital opens an expanded emergency department.
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