Arizona's hospitals and health systems, aligned around one mission: better sickle cell care, clearer standards, and equitable access for every Arizonan living with SCD.
Sickle cell care in Arizona has lived in silos — pediatric to adult, hospital to hospital, city to rural. The Council brings the state's health-system leaders to one table so families experience one coordinated standard of care, wherever they live.
Sickle cell disease is identified in Arizona's very first days of life — which is why the Council's lead partner is the state's newborn screening authority.
Every baby born in Arizona is screened for sickle cell disease through the ADHS Newborn Screening Program — the earliest possible start to a lifetime of care. As the Council's lead partner, ADHS connects newborn identification to the health systems that treat SCD across the state.
The Council launches with its founding health systems — from Arizona's leading pediatric SCD program to statewide Medicaid coverage — and is actively welcoming more.
Banner's Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS) health plan — driving coverage, care coordination, and access to sickle cell care for the members who need it most.
Home to Arizona's leading pediatric Sickle Cell Program — comprehensive, family-centered care for infants, children, and teens with SCD.
One of Arizona's largest nonprofit health systems — nine acute-care hospitals and more than 200 care locations across the greater Phoenix area, bringing adult and emergency-department reach to the Council's work.
The Council is actively welcoming additional Arizona hospitals and health systems to the table.
Council membership is active and year-round — a platform to lead, learn, and be seen across Arizona's sickle cell community.
If your hospital or system cares for Arizonans with sickle cell disease, there's a seat for you. Together we set the standard.
Request a Seat →Are you a hospital or health-system leader who wants in? Tell us about your organization below. We'll invite you into the 360° SCD Hub Community Network right away — and our team will be in touch about your inclusion onto the Council.
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Accept Your Invitation →Our team will follow up personally about your seat on the AZ Healthcare Community Council for SCD. Welcome to the table.