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ESTRELLA

ANNIVERSARY

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Abrazo West celebrates five years

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It was just five years ago “When the trauma cen-

e
al a
the first Level I trauma ter opened, it was pro-

ci on
center west of I-17 opened jected that it would serve
at Abrazo West Campus. about 1,200 trauma patients
t The center exceeded vol- a year. We saw 1,500 trau-

er s
ume projections in only six ma patients in the first six

m er
t months, and the service con- months,” said Tiffiny Strev-
tinues to expand to meet the er, a registered nurse and

needs of the growing West
Valley.
t Thousands of critically
l injured patients have been
treated each year since the
trauma center earned state
Level I certification in July
2014. Abrazo West’s trauma
program receives patients
m rp
trauma program manager
at Abrazo West. “It really
showed there was a need for
co Fo
these services in the region.”
The Abrazo West trau-
ma center opened after a
hospital expansion project
added trauma bays, trau-
ma surgical suites and new
n-

from a wide geographic private rooms to the hospi-

area, serving southwest- tal. Clinical staff and phy-
no

ern Arizona communities sicians are trained in trau-

all the way to the California ma medicine, and practice Arizona Sen. Martha McSally, left, toured the Abrazo West Campus Level 1 trauma center last month with Emergency
state line. >> See Anniversary on page 22 Department Director Garrett Ryum. [Submitted photo]

GRANT MISCONDUCT

Goodyear police to ramp up traffic Goodyear

enforcement with grant funding police
o
t
chief, 3
a-
d
The Goodyear Police De-
partment Traffic Unit re-
other
ceived a $23,955 grant from
the Governor’s Office of
Highway Safety to enhance
officials
Selective Traffic Enforce-
ment Programs through-
on leave
out the city of Goodyear. By Chris Caraveo
These funds will cover INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

equipment purchase (all Goodyear police Chief

electric Zero Motorcycle) Jerry Geier and three oth-
for the grant period ending er depart-
September 30. ment of-
The goal of the Traffic En- ficials are
d forcement Unit and the ex- on paid ad-
ecution of this grant are to ministra-
reduce the traffic fatalities tive leave
and injuries as well as the while the
high cost to residents result- city inves-
ing from speeding in terms tigates al- Jerry Geier
of money, criminal and hu- legations
r man consequences. of misconduct.
l- This grant will allow Good- Deputy Chief Justin
year PD to conduct enforce- Hughes is one of the other
ment and education in con- three, along with Officer
5 >> See Grant on page 22 A Goodyear police officer pulls over a driver. [Submitted photo] >> See Misconduct on page 22

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