Verde Valley Medical Center (VVMC), a member of Northern Arizona Healthcare, is a full-service, 110-bed, nonprofit hospital serving Cottonwood, Sedona, Camp Verde, and surrounding communities. It is comprised of the Cottonwood campus, the Sedona campus, the Camp Verde Health Center and the Village of Oak Creek Health Center. The medical staff is comprised of more than 80 physicians representing 21 medical specialties.

The Cottonwood campus is the only facility in the Verde Valley offering on-site angioplasty and stent placement. VVMC's interventional cardiology program has received national and international recognition as a model program due to its rapid response times. The Cath Lab recently performed its 1,000th interventional procedure, and 2006 signifies five years of saving lives.

In May 2005 VVMC became the fourth hospital in Arizona to acquire a 64-slice CT scanner, the most powerful CT equipment available today outside of research and teaching facilities. Other Medical Imaging services include MRI, X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and Pet/CT scan.

VVMC's Neurosurgical Services specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders and injuries of the spine. Services offered include local preoperative evaluation and management, surgical treatment, and postoperative care for patients with spinal conditions.

Hand therapy recently was added to VVMC's extensive Rehabilitation Services department which also includes physical, occupational and speech therapy. The department features a state-of-the-art, fully equipped gym.

VVMC provides a multiservice, certified clinical laboratory; 24-hour Emergency department with on-site medically dedicated helicopter; perinatal, newborn and parent education services; surgical services; and a variety of other inpatient and outpatient tests and services. It is home to the Verde Valley Joint Replacement Center, and has the only geriatric behavioral health unit north of Phoenix. VVMC invites the public to utilize its extensive medical library.

For more information call Customer Relations @ 639-6551 www.VerdeValleyMedicalCenter.com.