In the book Landscape of the Spirits, author Todd W. HOHOKAM SKY WATCHERSĪncient people everywhere, including the Hohokam, were deeply attuned to the cycles of nature and the movements of the day and night sky. Lord Darrell Duppa, one of Swilling’s travel companions, suggested naming the new settlement “Phoenix” because it described a city born from the ruins of a past civilization. Later that year, he formed the Swilling Irrigation and Canal Company with inspiration from the ancient Hohokam canals. He set up a community just 4 miles east of modern downtown Phoenix. While traveling through the Valley in search of gold in 1867, he recognized the potential for farming in the area. Modern-day Phoenix’s founding is credited to Jack Swilling, a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Yet the harsh desert living conditions forced them to be self-sufficient and to make good use of local resources.Īrchaeologists believe that severe droughts and floods between 1300-1450 CE may have caused them to abandon the area. Hohokam settlements were located along major trade routes, allowing them to connect with other cultures all the way to the Great Plains, the Pacific Coast, and into Mesoamerica (much of modern Central America). Nearby areas offer mega shopping malls, numerous factory outlets, wonderful restaurants of every sort, dozens of top-rated golf courses, Indian gaming centers, medical services, and many more attractions including Biosphere II, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, the Arizona Science Center, Kartchner Caverns, Saguaro and Canyon Lakes and of course, the beautiful Grand Canyon.Hohokam canals. If you like baseball, Mesa is the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. Spend an evening with the Mesa Symphony Orchestra or attending a play performed by the Southwest Shakespeare Company. ?Other area attractions include the many museums and art galleries, year-round golfing, and historic Hohokam Indian sites. The temple and its visitor's center attract more than two million visitors each year. This area of town surrounds the Later Day Saints(LDS or Mormon) Temple, which was built in 1927. The city has numerous historic areas including the Temple District. The word mesa has it origins in the Spanish language and its literal translation is "table top." The city is located just 15 miles from Phoenix and is home to more than 430,000 people. The facility has a medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians representing 65 specialties.įounded in 1878 by Mormon pioneers, the city of Mesa was built on a plateau overlooking an expansive valley. Banner Desert employs more than 3,700 health care professionals and support staff. To balance our high-tech campus, Banner Desert also offers unique integrative therapies, from Dog Therapy, Music Therapy and Massage Therapy to The Oasis Spa, a hospital-based sanctuary offering a team of highly skilled, licensed practitioners who will assist you in reducing stress, renewing energy and restoring a sense of well-being. Our campus is also host to iCare, a telehealth program that provides an extra layer of monitoring for patients in intensive-care units at Banner Desert and throughout the Valley at other Banner hospitals. OR Services, the busiest ED in the state, an Ortho & Sports Rehab Center and an impressive Medical Imaging department all demonstrate Medical Excellence.Īs one of the largest acute care facilities in the East Valley, Banner Desert offers state-of-the-art technology in all departments, from our two da Vinci Surgical robots to our 3D cancer technology. This 80-acre medical campus includes one of the largest and most comprehensive Cardiac Care Programs in Arizona a Women's Health and Wellness Center with a Level III designation for obstetric, prenatal and neonatal services a Cancer Center that is the largest provider of cancer care in the East Valley and 53 Critical Care beds, including 7 CVICU beds, a 22-bedmedical ICU and a 24-bed surgical transition ICU. There are currently 1,200 physicians representing 65 specialties. The campus has 669-bed private rooms, with 248 beds dedicated to children (Cardon Childrens Medical Center). Banner Desert Medical Center is the largest, most comprehensive hospital in the East Valley of metro Phoenix.
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