Physicians

UPDATE
A News Bulletin for the Physicians of St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center and St. Josephs Westgate Medical Center
June & July 2015

UNOS Approves Liver Transplantation Program

St. Josephs has received approval from the
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to
establish a liver transplantation program. St.
Josephs anticipates the hospitals first liver
transplant will occur in autumn of this year.
Jeffrey Brink, MD, will serve as the programs
surgical director; Richard Manch, MD, will serve
as chief of Hepatology; and Justin Reynolds, MD,
will be the medical director. James Cashman,
MD; Robert Gish, MD; and Anita Kohli, MD, will
be part of the strong team providing comprehensive services to liver transplant patients.
With St. Josephs now providing high-quality
transplantation services for lung, kidney, and
liver, the hospital will be establishing a single
outpatient center in the McAuley Office Building
(500 W. Thomas Rd.) to facilitate the numerous
pre- and post-clinical care needs of our transplant patients. The center will open later this
summer.

Arizona Center for Digestive Health Joins the

St. Josephs Team
St. Josephs has signed a contract with Arizona
Center for Digestive Health to administer care
and direction for the hospitals gastroenterology
services. The group is providing inpatient and
ER/Trauma GI coverage at the hospital. It will
also help St. Josephs create an outpatient resi-

dent clinic, work to expand the hospitals GI services, and assist in developing a GI fellowship
program while leading research programs. The
group will provide support in the establishment
of GI services at The University of Arizona Cancer
Center at St. Josephs when it opens later this
summer.
Ananya Das, MD, will serve as medical director
of Gastroenterology Services at St. Josephs.
Mankanwal Mike Sachdev, MD, will be medical
director of the hospitals Endoscopy Lab. The
team will also include Hack Jae Kim, MD;
Ashesh Sanghvi, MD; Nelson Lim, MD; Virender
Sharma, MD; and Leslie Zeckser, PA.

St. Josephs is Offering New Cardiac

Treatment for Patients in Danger of Stroke
Cardiologists at St. Josephs are offering a revolutionary treatment option for heart patients who
are in danger of stroke. Boston Scientifics
WATCHMAN device was developed to reduce the
risk of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation
who require blood thinning medications but dont
tolerate them well.
St. Josephs is one of just 40 hospitals nationwide thats been approved to use the innovative
technology. WATCHMAN is implanted through a
small incision in the groin and led through a
catheter into a patients heart where it filters
potential blood clots. The procedure typically

takes 45 to 90 minutes and requires only an overnight hospital stay.

Free-Standing Emergency Room Opens in Chandler

Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital has opened its first freestanding emergency room in
Chandler. Located at 2977 E. Germann Rd., the emergency room is equipped with state-of-the-art
diagnostic equipment and staffed with board-certified physicians and emergency trained nurses.

Dignity Health and Kindred Announce Joint Venture

Dignity Health and Kindred Healthcare have formed a joint venture, which will construct and operate a
50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Chandler. The facility will serve the East Valley where the
population continues to grow and is welcome news for patients and their families who need inpatient
rehabilitation close to home. Along with helping to meet patient needs, the new hospital will allow
Dignity Health to assist patients through continuing long-term care to improve patient outcomes.
The new facility, which is expected to open in late 2016, will be called Dignity Health Rehabilitation
Hospital - East Valley. The hospital will be located at 1555 W. Chandler Blvd., which is about a threeminute drive from Chandler Regional. Kindred will own a slight majority in the joint venture and will
manage the day-to-day operations of the new hospital.

Cancer Center Construction Complete

Construction of The University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Josephs in downtown Phoenix is now
complete. The 213,000-square-foot, five-story facility, which is located at 625 N. 6th St., will open
later this summer. Key dates include:
Thursday, Aug. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Physician Open House and Reception
Saturday, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon Employee and Community Open House
Monday, Aug. 24
Open for patient care
Watch for details about the Physician Open House and Reception as the date draws near.

Third Avenue Parking Garage Set to Temporarily Close Over the Summer
This summer, St. Josephs will conduct some needed facility and structural work on its Third Avenue
Garage (also known as PS 3). Because the work will require large portions of the garage to be closed for
long periods of time, the garage will close to most users over the summer, when patient census typically
drops and when many hospital employees go on vacation.
Maintenance will begin and the garage will officially close on Monday, June 15, for up to three months.
Physicians who already park in this garage may continue to do so, but will be directed to park in different areas of the garage throughout the closure period to accommodate for repair work. Physicians may
also have to enter and exit the facility from different locations throughout the construction process.
In addition, the structure will be closed to patients, visitors, employees, and leased partners during this
time. To accommodate patient parking during the closure, extra valet services will staff the Valet Service
Station thats currently located outside the 240 Building along Merrell Street. In addition, courtesy golf
carts will be deployed to shuttle patients who need assistance getting to the west side of the hospital
campus. Hospital employees and leased partner parking will be moved to other locations. Parking for St.
Josephs Outpatient Surgery (USPI) patients will not move.
For questions regarding parking, please contact Stacy Tribolet, St. Josephs Parking and Commuting
concierge, at 602-406-4599.