DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP INC

ESTABLISHED IN 1993, BY 2010 OUR 350+ PROVIDER MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP PRACTICE EVOLVED INTO DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (DMG), A PHYSICIAN-CENTRIC, PHYSICIAN-LED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST MEDICAL PRACTICES IN THE PHOENIX AREA. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS IN PHOENIX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THIS INTEGRATED GROUP PRACTICE, FOCUSING ON PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SAFEST CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS, REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. WE SEEK TO CREATE AND SUPPORT NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF ALL PATIENTS, ACROSS ALL SPECTRUMS OF LIFE- FROM BIRTH TO THE ELDERLY, INCLUDING THE MOST VULNERABLE, THE POOR AND THE UNDERSERVED. THE HEART OF OUR MISSION IS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE WITH NO RESTRICTIONS TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. DMG WITH ITS AFFILIATES COMPRISE 70 CLINICAL SITES, MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, 200 NON-PHYSICIAN PROVIDERS, AND OVER 70 ANCILLARY CLINIC STAFF. IN 2023 DMG SERVED PATIENT VOLUMES AS FOLLOWS: CLOSE TO 22,000 AS INPATIENT, OVER 460,000 AS OUTPATIENT, AND ALMOST 109,000 EMERGENCY VISITS. DURING 2023 DMG'S DIRECT ECONOMIC OUTPUT, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ECONOMY, IS ESTIMATED AT CLOSE TO $200 MILLION. THE INDIRECT ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP STAFFS THE VALLEYWISE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES A 325 BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, THREE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS TOTALING MORE THAN 340 BEDS, TWO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, NINE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND TWO LARGE DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS. DMG ALSO STAFFS THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARIZONA BURN CENTER, THE 2ND LARGEST IN THE US, ADMITTING OVER 1,400 PATIENTS/YEAR AND SERVING MORE THAN 11,000 PATIENTS/YEAR IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING; THE VERIFIED AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER, AND LEVEL 2 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER; AND THE ARIZONA CHILDREN'S CENTER, A NACHRI-CERTIFIED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, CARING FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND THE PEDIATRIC INPATIENT AREAS, WITH A DEDICATED AREA FOR PEDIATRIC PROCEDURAL SEDATIONS. AMONG OTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT DMG PROVIDES IS THE REFUGEE WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ARIZONA, PROVIDING CULTURALLY GROUNDED HEALTHCARE TO THE GROWING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THROUGH AFFILIATION WITH VALLEYWISE HEALTH SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHOENIX, AND THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ARIZONA HEALTH EDUCATION ALLIANCE, WE ARE A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, INNOVATIVE MEDICAL CARE DELIVERED IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. AS THE LARGEST TEACHING FACULTY IN PHOENIX, WE ANNUALLY TRAIN OVER 300 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, ANOTHER 60 IN AFFILIATED PROGRAMS, AND SUPERVISE CLOSE TO 500 MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS. A MAJORITY OF DMG PHYSICIANS HOLD FACULTY POSITIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHOENIX AND/OR CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL LECTURES AND OTHER ACADEMIC EVENTS, AND ACTIVELY TEACHING AND SUPPORTING SCHOLARLY AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY-SPONSORED AND NIH GRANTS. EXAMPLES OF OUR INVOLVEMENT INCLUDE:PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE DEEPVIEW AI-BURNS FOR ASSESSMENT OF THERMAL BURN HEALING POTENTIALRETROSPECTIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS SURVEY IN THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERSUS INFLUENZA VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS NETWORK - COMPONENT A YEAR 3RANDOMIZED STUDY OF THE IMMUNOGENICITY AND DURATION OF ANTIBODY RESPONSE AGAINST CIRCULATING SARS-COV-2 VARIANT AND INFLUENZA VIRUSES FOLLOWING CONCOMITANT VERSUS SEQUENTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF MRNA COVID-19 VACCINE AND QUADRIVALENT CELL CULTURE-BASED INFLUENZA VACCINE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULTS--COMPONENT D YEAR 2PCORI 2023 HSII READINESS ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLEXAMINATION OF BURN INJURIES TO THE HAND AND FOREARM AND THEIR IMPACT ON THUMB RANGE OF MOTION AND HAND STRENGTHANALYSIS OF PATIENT FACTORS AND CARE UTILIZATION AMONG PATIENTS SEEN IN THE REFUGEE WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC (RWHC) AT VALLEYWISE HEALTHINFLUENZA VIRUS SEQUENCINGA PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, DOUBLE-DUMMY, PARALLEL GROUP, ACTIVE-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF MILVEXIAN, AN ORAL FACTOR XIA INHIBITOR, VERSUS APIXABAN IN PARTICIPANTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONINFLUENZA AND COVID-19 VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS SURVEILLANCE AMONG PERSONS SEEKING OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE FOR ACUTE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS WITHIN PARTICIPATING HEALTH SYSTEMS OF THE US FLU VE NETWORK ELECTRONIC VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS NETWORK SURVEILLANCE (EVENS) PROJECTRESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN ARIZONA: INVESTIGATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR, ILLNESS COURSE, AND VACCINE EFFECTIVENESSRESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS SEQUENCINGIMPROVEMENT DIAGNOSIS COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSISPERSONALIZED SEQUENCING FOR RESPIRATORY INFECTIONSEXAMINING THE PREVALENCE, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND TREATMENT OF MPOX IN U.S. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENCY ID NETA PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, EVENT-DRIVEN STUDY TO DEMONSTRATETHE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF MILVEXIAN, AN ORAL FACTOR XIA INHIBITOR, AFTER A RECENT ACUTECORONARY SYNDROMEGENOMIC PSYCHIATRY COHORTNATIENS: A PHASE III RANDOMIZED STUDY TO DETERMINE THE MECHANISMS AND OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME AND TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSISDMG BELIEVES THAT CREATING AN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE OF SCHOLARSHIP AND PROMOTING CLINICAL RESEARCH IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. DMG PHYSICIANS ARE FREQUENT CONTRIBUTORS TO NATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTERS AT NATIONAL MEDICAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS, HOLDING ACTIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES. DMG PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYEES FURNISH SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE AND PERSONAL RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUTLYING AREAS THROUGH SCREENINGS, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND INFORMATION/ACCESS TO INTEGRATED SERVICES AT HEALTH FAIRS; THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING PRENATAL SCREENINGS, REHABILITATION, HOSPICE, SENIOR CARE, TRANSPORTATION AND CARE COORDINATION; THROUGH BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND HOLIDAY CLINICS FOR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS; THROUGH CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY CLINICS; AND THROUGH SEMINARS PROMOTING EXERCISE AND NUTRITION IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS. DMG PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME SEEING PATIENTS AT THE ARIZONA STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE CRISIS NURSERY, ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, THE RED CROSS AND SCORES OF NONPROFIT AGENCIES, CENTERS AND CLINICS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY TO THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND TRADITIONAL MORES OF THE LARGE HISPANIC AND VARIED NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS ACROSS ARIZONA IS A HALLMARK OF DMG'S LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO MAKING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE FOR EVERYONE, BENEFITING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, DMG'S PHYSICIANS HAVE BEEN ON THE SCENE WHEREVER MEDICAL HELP IS NEEDED, BRINGING THEIR CLINICAL EXPERTISE TO COMBAT HOSPITALS IN WAR-TORN AREAS, TO RELIEF EFFORTS IN THIS COUNTRY AND ABROAD, AND IN DAY-TO-DAY MEDICAL CRISES AND EMERGENCIES IN THE U.S., AFRICA AND ASIA. WORKING WITH DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, THE RED CROSS, OTHER RELIEF AGENCIES, AND EVEN ON THEIR OWN, DMG'S PHYSICIANS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE AND BEEN GRATEFULLY RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS, TO THE EXTENT OF RECEIVING THE "CITIZEN SERVICE ABOVE SELF" AWARD FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FOUNDATION. DMG CONTRIBUTES REGULARLY THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, RESEARCH, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY BENEFITING ACTIVITIES.