Lake Havasu City - Arizona Relocation Guides

Healthcare
Residents of Lake Havasu are served by numerous skilled physicians,
surgeons and dentists with many specialties represented,
who operate in clinics and private offices throughout the area.
The community is also served by several chiropractors, eye care
specialists, a variety of therapists and a wide range of non-traditional
approaches to healing.
Emergency ambulance service is provided by the fire department
with 31 paramedics and 57 emergency medical technicians. The
area is also serviced by 2 air ambulance companies.
Havasu Regional Medical Center
HRMC is a 181-bed Medicare certified and The Joint Commission
accredited facility featuring advanced healthcare technology and
some of the finest professionals in the healthcare field. With a team
of over 600 employees and 100 affiliated physicians, the staff represents
excellence in their medical specialties.
Over the years, HRMC has expanded, updated and remodeled to
meet the ever-changing needs of the community. This growth has
touched nearly every area of the hospital – from the admitting
area and emergency department to the patient rooms, labs and
outpatient services.
HRMC provides 24-hour emergency service with a full time emergency
physician on duty at all times. The hospital is a state-certified
Level IV Trauma Center and ALS Base Hospital, authorizing medical
direction and support of pre-hospital care providers, including the
fire department and ambulance personnel.
In addition to general radiology services, HRMC’s Diagnostic Imaging
Department offers CT and PET scans, MRI, nuclear medicine
and digital mammography technology.
Complete cardiovascular care is available in HRMC’s Havasu
Heart Centre. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization and specialized
interventional radiology services such as angiography, vascular
angioplasty and stent placement are performed in state of the art
cardiac/vascular catheterization labs. Specialized Cardiothoracic
and Vascular surgery is performed in the Havasu Heart Centre
with the latest technology and equipment. The Cardiac Rehabilitation
program emphasizes exercise, education, counseling
and behavioral modifications as patients are given the tools they
need to make heart health a lifelong goal.
The hospital’s Cancer Treatment Center, with linear accelerator
technology, provides radiation and medical oncology services.
The hospital also operates the Havasu Surgery Centre, a state of
the art outpatient surgery clinic. A pain management clinic is
also available.
Through intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy,
the Inpatient Rehabilitation Program at Havasu Regional Medical
Center helps people recovering from severe trauma or stroke to
re-learn the skills necessary to return to their home and community
settings. In addition, home healthcare is available through
Havasu Regional Medical Center’s Home Health Department.
Outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy are also
available through the hospital.
Lake Havasu City & Area Relocation Guide 2013-14
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