Debbie Flores, previously chief executive of Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City and Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, is now chief executive officer for Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale. Flores replaces Deb Krmpotic, who is no longer with Banner Health.
Sharon Lind, previously chief executive...Arizona Comings & Goings
Larry O'Connor is now the Arizona Long Term Care Services administrator at Banner Health. O'Connor was formerly the director of provider services and network management for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan. ...Arizona News
In a recent study, the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) investigated the rate of utilization and spending under Banner Health's Medicare and commercial insurance contracts in Maricopa County.
The amount of financial risk assumed by the delivery system under the contracts varied and study authors found that within Medicare,...Arizona Comings & Goings
Daniel Post, the former regional executive VP of strategy and business development at Loyola Medicine in Illinois, begins his role Jan. 27 succeeding Steve Narang, MD, who left Arizona's largest health system for the role of Inova Fairfax Medical Campus President earlier this year.
According to Banner Health, Post has more than 30...Arizona News
Banner Health celebrated the placement of the final steel beam, signifying the completion of the exterior frame of its newest hospital: Banner Ocotillo Medical Center.
The hospital, located on an 18 acre plot of land, is on schedule to open in November 2020.
Once complete, the four-story facility will feature:
A Level 2...Arizona News
Valley Fever, or coccidiodomycosis, is on the rise in Arizona as more and more people contract the lung infection caused by fungus common to Arizona soil as well as southern and central areas of California.
The Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) has identified 6,414 reported cases of Valley Fever as of the Aug. 27 count, a...News
The program allows patients in the emergency room to pose questions in the application while they wait; Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert launched the program in May and it debuted this week at Banner Payson Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital.
Available when patients register in the emergency department, the...Arizona News
More than 300 healthcare businesses and more than 14,000 are employed in the healthcare sector in Gilbert, located southeast of Phoenix, a town on a mission to be the "City of the Future".
In an interview with Community Impact, Avison Young, a principal at commercial real estate company Avison Young, explained Gilbert's...Arizona News
University of Arizona in Phoenix researchers received a $766,000 grant to develop alerts within an EHR system that notify physicians when a prescription drug may put a patient at risk of cardiac arrhythmia.
As many as two-thirds of elderly patients admitted to acute-care settings are exposed to multiple medications known to interfere...Arizona News
The new Banner Rehabilitation Hospital – West in Peoria got its formal start April 25 at 12740 N. Plaza Del Rio Blvd., in the West Valley; the three-story, 56-bed hospital will open to patients next year.
Last year, Banner Health and Select Medical announced their joint partnership that includes construction of three new acute...
Nonprofit hospitals across Arizona are struggling to control expenses, although revenues total billions of dollars, profits are dwarfed due to massive costs.
According to data from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association provided for Jan. 2019, for a 12-month period ending Jan. 31, average hospital operating margins for...Arizona Comings & Goings
Kathy Kuhlenbeck is now the service line growth and development VP at Banner Health. She was previously a senior VP of financial planning for Panera Bread and CFO for Angelica.
Peggy Lynch, a 27 year Banner veteran who served as the director of employee benefits recently retired after a final role as the assistant...Arizona Comings & Goings
On Friday, January 15, 2019 the non-profit system broke ground on its first rehab hospital under a joint venture partnership agreement with Select Medical that includes new facilities in metro Phoenix, West Valley and East Valley.
The new facility, Banner Rehabilitation Hospital – Phoenix, will cover 71,480 square-foot and three...Arizona News
Banner Health began construction and is full-steam ahead with new 245,000 square foot Chandler medical facility. The four-story hospital, Banner Ocotillo Medical Center will set the health system back $155 million, providing patients with approximately 120 beds.
Despite a controversial council meeting last month, the project was...Arizona Comings & Goings
Banner Health announced today its new Chandler hospital will be named Banner Ocotillo Medical Center. The news follows last week's approval from Chandler's City Council to move forward with the four-story 245,00 square foot development despite dissent from community members.
Objections to the project came from neighbors worrisome...Arizona Comings & Goings
Banner Health welcomes Chad Whelan, MD, MHSA as chief executive officer of Banner - University Medicine in Tucson.
Dr. Whelan will have oversight of Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, Banner - University Medical Center South, dozens of clinics, the Banner - University Medical Group physician practice plan in Tucson and more...Arizona Comings & Goings
Dr. Ed Clarke, MD has returned to Banner Health as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the insurance division and Banner Health Network, effective August 27.
Dr. Clarke completed his residency in Family Practice at (formerly) Banner Good Samaritan and he is also is a graduate of the Advanced Leadership Program for Banner physicians. He...
