Banner Health earned the title for the second consecutive year, and it's the only Arizona-headquartered health system among the 250 organizations recognized.
The ranking is based on an independent survey of more than 30,000 healthcare professionals and more than 1 million employer evaluations collected over three years. Respondents...Arizona News
Arizona scientists have secured a five-year federal grant expected to total nearly $22.5 million to advance the early detection, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. The five-year renewal supports the continued work of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, or ADRC, which has been advancing...Arizona News
Select Medical Corp. plans to close its 28-bed Select Specialty Hospital–Tucson East in September, eliminating 99 positions, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the state on July 9.
The long-term acute care hospital, located on the Tucson Medical Center campus, specializes in the treatment...
Under the partnership, Banner Health will serve as the regional partner for Arizona and the non-profit health system's physicians and specialists will provide eligible Olympic and Paralympic Team USA athletes with access to sports medicine, orthopedics, primary care, women's health and other specialty services as part of the USOPC...
As Parkinson's disease becomes the world's fastest-growing neurological disorder, Arizona researchers are helping lead an international effort to help improve how Parkinson's disease is diagnosed, monitored and ultimately treated.
Banner Sun Health Research Institute has received a $6 million, three-year grant through Aligning Science...Arizona News
Banner Health has appointed healthcare strategist Mark Whalen as executive VP, chief enterprise growth officer, adding another senior executive focused on expansion, partnerships and value-based care as the Arizona-based system continues to invest in its next phase of growth.
Whalen joins Banner from Jefferson, one of the nation's...Arizona News
Arizona's largest non-profit health system is elevating artificial intelligence to the executive suite, appointing Dr. John Rares Almasan as senior vice president and chief artificial intelligence, data and infrastructure officer, a newly created leadership position responsible for advancing AI strategy across the organization's clinical...
Dignity Health's East Valley hospitals, Arizona's Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and Arizona General Hospital in Mesa joined the 5-star lineup along with HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak and Banner Goldfield Medical Center in Apache Junction, the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, and VA Medical Centers in Phoenix, Prescott and Tucson. Valleywise...
The total artificial heart is used as a bridge to transplant, supporting patients with end-stage heart failure while they wait for a donor organ. Arizona's largest health system has completed more than 50 of the procedures since 2022, positioning its program among the busiest worldwide and a key referral center for advanced heart failure...Arizona News
Kennedy visited Banner Health on Tuesday to review the system’s prevention and early detection programs, including mobile screening initiatives aimed at expanding access to care across Arizona.
During a stop at Banner’s Sports Medicine High Performance Center, Kennedy toured the system’s BIG Pink Bus mobile mammography unit and...Arizona Comings & Goings
Banner Health has named Paula Shepherd senior vice president and chief operating officer of Banner Plans and Networks, which serves 1.2 million members across six states.
Shepherd, a 25-year healthcare operations veteran, assumed the role March 16 and will oversee efforts to align insurance operations with coordinated care delivery...Arizona Comings & Goings
Banner Health named longtime health system leader Dale Johns, as CEO of
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Banner Behavioral Health Hospital in Scottsdale and Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center facilities in Gilbert and Sun City.
Paula Shepherd, a 25-year veteran of health care coverage leadership, is now SVP and COO of...Arizona News
The new pediatric emergency department at Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center in Tucson, expands emergency capacity at southern Arizona’s only Level II pediatric trauma center and strengthens access to specialized care for children across the region.
The new pediatric ED features 22 treatment rooms, a...Arizona News
The flu is accelerating in Arizona, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising the designation of flu activity from "moderate" to "high."
The designation levels are based on outpatient visits to health providers for influenza-like illnesses for the week ending on December 27. The Arizona Republic explains that most...Arizona News
Beginning in March 2026, patients and visitors of Banner Health facilities in Arizona will pay without cash, using credit cards, debit cards, or digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, as the system transitions to a cashless payment model now underway.
To ensure access for individuals who primarily use cash, Banner has...Arizona News
President and CEO of Banner Health Amy Perry ranks No. 55 on the publication's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list, which recognizes leaders shaping care delivery across the country at a time of significant operational and financial turbulence.
Perry has led Arizona’s largest employer and nonprofit health system since...Arizona News
States and health systems across the country are reacting to updated COVID-19 vaccine guidance from the Food and Drug Administration that narrowed the recommendation to only Americans 65 and older or those with high-risk health conditions.
Some Arizonans are facing practical difficulties with obtaining a prescription for the vaccine....Arizona Comings & Goings
Ryan Koos is now the senior vice president and chief supply chain officer at Banner Health. He was formerly the chief supply chain officer at Sharp Healthcare.Arizona News
AHCCCS said members in its Arizona Long Term Care System for the elderly and physically disabled will remain with Banner, Mercy Care and UnitedHealthcare plans for another year after the agency extended existing contracts through Sept. 30, 2026.
New ALTCS EPD contracts were set to begin Oct. 1, 2025 with Mercy Care, Banner–University...
Banner Health has submitted zoning and permit applications to develop a new hospital on 31.5 acres in north Scottsdale, near Mayo Boulevard and the Miller Road alignment. The project is part of a broader $400 million medical campus that also includes a Health Center Plus facility, which is already under construction.
The non-profit,...
