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CVRMC will become the preferred healthcare provider with the BEST physicians, employees, and services for the BEST communities in Arizona.

Early Beginnings (1902-1992): Miami-Inspiration Hospital

Did you know “cobre” means “copper” in Spanish?

The Town of Miami was founded in 1907 with two major employers, Miami Copper Company and Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company. These two mining companies saw a need to provide medical services for their employees so in 1910, they coordinated their efforts and began to make plans for the Miami-Inspiration Hospital.

In 1910, Miami Copper Company hired Doctor John C. Bacon as Chief Surgeon. During his 22 years in Miami, he ran a busy medical practice, was active in various medical societies and served on the Miami Board of Health. Doctor Bacon provided his first medical services in his clinic in 1910. When he wasn’t examining and treating patients in his clinic, Dr. Bacon was drawing plans and making preparations for a new hospital.

A site was chosen on a hill overlooking the Town of Miami and construction on the new hospital started in 1912. The building was completed the following year and opened for business in early 1913. Named for the two partnering companies, Miami-Inspiration Hospital provided all aspects of medical care to mineworkers and their dependents.

In 1919, a dispensary was opened on the second floor of the Gila Valley Bank and Trust Company building in downtown Miami and outpatient services were provided there for the next 37 years. For over half a century, Miami-Inspiration Hospital tended to the medical needs of Miami’s miners and their families. The hospital continued to operate even during the temporary shutdowns of the mines and in 1956, a new outpatient clinic was constructed on the Globe-Miami Highway.

Eventually, the aging Miami-Inspiration Hospital could no longer accommodate the growing patient load and demands required of a modern-day hospital. The need for a larger modern hospital continued and in the 1960s, plans were formulated for a new hospital at a different location. Much of the planning for this structure was done under the direction of Doctor Ira Harris who came to Miami in 1935 at the age of 26. Shortly after his arrival to the area, Dr. Harris became Chief of Surgery at Miami-Inspiration Hospital. Although he worked to see the dream of a new hospital come true, Dr. Harris died in October of 1966, several months before the construction of the new hospital was completed.

Construction on the hospital continued through 1966 and into the next year. At the same time, a nurse’s residence was built adjacent to the hospital. In 1967, the resident patients and staff were transferred to the newly completed hospital in Miami Gardens. The new hospital was equipped with modern surgical, obstetrical and emergency suites along with excellent radiology and laboratory facilities. During the next 11 years, an outstanding group of “company” physicians tended to the patients at Miami-Inspiration Hospital. A physical therapy department was also added in 1975 as was treadmill testing a few years later.

In 1978, the Board of Directors contracted with a Health Maintenance Organization from Phoenix to manage the hospital. The clinic on the highway was shut down, and the nurse’s residence was converted into a new outpatient clinic. The next two years were difficult for the area, but 1980 was a turning point for Miami-Inspiration Hospital — it became a “community” hospital.

In the following years, laboratory equipment continued to be kept up-to-date and new surgical equipment encouraged innovative procedures. During this time the radiology department added mammography, CAT, MRI, sonography and nuclear medicine. Other new hospital services included respiratory care, electronic monitoring and a birthing unit. Along with new equipment, visiting specialists began to frequent the region providing medical expertise in various fields of medicine. In 1991 Miami-Inspiration Hospital became the sole provider of acute medical care in the Globe-Miami area.

A Shift in 1992: Cobre Valley Community Hospital

In 1992 Brim Healthcare took over the the administration of the hospital and ties with the mining companies were severed. Along with the change in administration came a name change. The Miami-Inspiration hospital would now be known as Cobre Valley Community Hospital. In addition to this, plans to enlarge and improve the hospital facilities once again became a priority. The first upgrades came with the expansion and modernization of the radiology and laboratory departments. After the upgrades to these two departments,  plans for a major expansion of several other areas of the hospital were initiated. These plans included state-of-the-art emergency, surgery and intensive care departments. This round of renovations was completed in early 1997 at a cost of around $9,300,000.

Over the next 18 years and under the management of Brim Healthcare, Cobre Valley Community Hospital (CVCH) continued to provide the best services available. During this time the hospital added new services, technology and equipment to all departments. The hospital also went through three major construction renovations and opened clinics in the medically underserved communities of Young, Kearny, and Superior.

The Healthcare System You Know Today: Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center 

In March of 2010, Cobre Valley Community Hospital became Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center (CVRMC). The name was changed to better reflect the area and population served by the hospital and its outlying clinics. Added services included a wound center, vein center and a sleep center. In 2016-2017 an expansion project was completed adding 67,000 square feet of new construction to the facility. This new addition provided new single-patient rooms for med/surg, a family birth center, and ICU. It also included new areas for retail pharmacy, cath lab, wound center, infusion center, café and kitchen, gift shop, 11,000 square feet of physician offices, clinic space, family lounges, conference rooms, and 14,000 square feet of remodeled space in the pre-op area.

As of October 2020, CVRMC provides healthcare to approximately 38,000 residents in the Copper Corridor area. A new clinic was added in Tonto Basin and services continue to grow. These services include: full-service oncology (chemotherapy and radiation), skin clinic—aesthetics/dermatology, chronic care management, podiatry, pediatrics, cath lab, infusion therapy, family practice, general surgery, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, obstetrics and gynecology, physical therapy, cardiology, emergency services and more. The hospital continues to have its long-standing relationship with HealthTechS3, formally Brim Healthcare Management.

CVRMC embraces our accountability and compassion to patients and families; our respect and collaboration to all who surround us; our earnest responsibility to grow with the needs of our population; and our social and public responsibility as healthcare leaders of all our communities. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, CVRMC is committed to our communities with an unwavering dedicated spirit.

Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
5880 S. Hospital Dr.
Globe, Arizona 85501
Phone: 928-425-3261