Jamell Baca-Cazer, 38, opened the front door to her Mesa house, something she hasn’t been able to do in months. She pushed her family’s dog away from the door, tucked her long blond hair behind her ear and walked over to the couch to sit down. She seemed like a healthy, normal mother and grandmother. But underneath her shirt is a healing incision protecting a new pair of lungs that allowed her to celebrate Christmas with her family.   

A Sun City West physician said he believes the Phoenix area could see a sizable outbreak in valley fever cases stemming from Tuesday night’s haboob that sent dust spores airborne for hundreds of miles across Arizona — and possibly beyond.

A Sun City West physician said he believes the Phoenix area could see a sizable outbreak in valley fever cases stemming from Tuesday night’s haboob that sent dust spores airborne for hundreds of miles across Arizona — and possibly beyond.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital, which has a clinic in Mesa, has been ranked among the top 50 children’s hospitals in half of the specialties reported in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. In the annual survey, the survey ranked in the top 50 for nephrology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.

Each day, on average, 24 children are brought into the world at Banner Children’s Hospital in Mesa. That’s a baby every hour. Morning, noon and night.