Our healthcare system has been through the most strenuous of times. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed communities to the brink, with many healthcare professionals receiving the worst of it. Despite this, one healthcare company has somehow completed a strategic transformation while handling the worst public health crisis in modern history.

Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona has long stood for inspiring health. It focuses not only on the health of its members, but also its community and the State of Arizona at large. Making a positive difference is intrinsic to the work BCBSAZ does. In fact, it’s been the company’s mission to do so. And, with most of BCBSAZ’s employees being local, the organization is engrained in the community.

BCBSAZ offers health insurance and related services to nearly 2 million customers. Having a strong connection to the community is important to the company’s philosophy. Helping Arizona communities thrive is so innate that volunteering and giving back have been a priority to BCBSAZ. In 2019, the organization implemented Blue Gives Back to support strategic employee participation in community-related service projects. This program continues to grow and serves to inspire the health of the community.