Awards and Recognition for our Facilities

• Arizona
• Alaska
• Colorado

• Nebraska
• Nevada
• Wyoming

• Individual and team achievements

Banner Alzheimer's Institute 

• Pierre Tariot MD, of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, published in the The New England Journal of Medicine on  possible Alzheimer’s medications.
• Eric Reiman, MD, of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, published in Science on genes and memory.
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Banner Baywood Medical Center

Banner Boswell Medical Center

• Named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters
• Stroke Center nationally certified
• Recognized for preventing mortality
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Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center

• Highly ranked in Arizona and high-performing in gastroenterology by U.S. News and World Report.
• Recognized for preventing mortality
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Banner Desert Medical Center 

• Recognized for seven  specialties by  U.S. News and World Report
• Recognized by the Leapfrog Group

  Received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers
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Banner Estrella Medical Center

Banner Gateway Medical Center

• Highly ranked in Arizona and recognized for high-performance in urology
• Ranked number one among small hospitals by Ranking Arizona.
• Won an Award of Excellence for Healthcare Design from Modern Healthcare magazine
• Received green award from Ascent Healthy Hospitals
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Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

• Received Magnet™ status from American Nurses Association.
• Named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Heart Care and Surgery and Nephrology.
• Received Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center
• Transplant program one of top in the country
• Named one of the Top 100 Hospitals to Work For by Nursing Professionals magazine.
• Received LIVESTRONG Community Award Grant
• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Gold Quality Achievement Award.
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Banner Heart Hospital

• Named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business unit of Thomson Reuters.
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

• Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Latern of Hope internationally recognized for its design
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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

• 2012: "Hospital of the Year'' -- Healthcare Leadership Awartds
• Top ranked hospital in metro Phoenix according to U.S. News & World Report -- High performing in eight specialties
• 2011: Westmarc “Best of the West Award” Winner, $290 million campus expansion project
• Received 2008 WestMarc
  award for for Level III NICU
• Received the United Blood Services Hero Award – Valentine for Life Award
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Page Hospital

• Expansion and remodel received RED -Real Estate and Development award 
• 2009, 2010 Premier Supply Chain Excellence
• 2008 United Way Community Partner
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McKee Medical Center  

• Received the national Premier Award for Quality for outstanding patient care and setting the standard in clinical excellence nationwide.
• Healthgrades award winner 
• Named an Epicenter for robotic surgery
• Women Certified: Top 100 Hosptials for a Patient Experience
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North Colorado Medical Center  

• Ranked No. 5 in Colorado and recognized among the Best Hospitals in northeastern Colorado by U.S. News and World Report. NCMC was also ranked high-performing in eight specialties.
• The CardioVascular Care Unit at the CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.
• Intensive Care Unit receives national recognition 
• Received National Bariatric Center of Excellence Designation from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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East Morgan County Hospital

• Named Business of the Year by the Brush Area Chamber of Commerce.
• Earned the state’s highest ranking in Colorado HCAHPS
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Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

• Received the 2007 Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Care Achievement Award
• Received the 2008 Vista Award for its new outpatient imaging center.
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Ogallala Community Hospital

• Top 100 Critical Access Hospital from the National Rural Health Association.
• Received the Recognition of Quality Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska in 2007,  2008 and 2009.
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Banner Churchill Community Hospital

• Most improved hospital in acute myocardial infarction care -- Nevada Hospital Association, 2008.
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Community Hospital

• Received the Commitment to Quality Award from the Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Care Foundation.
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Platte County Memorial Hospital

• Top 100 Critical Access Hospital from the National Rural Health Association.
• Received the Quality Achievement Award from the Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Care Foundation.
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Washakie Medical Center

• Top 100 Critical Access Hospital from the National Rural Health Association.
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Group and Individual Achievements 

• Banner Health named Developer of the Year
• Banner Health President and CEO Peter S. Fine named one of top 100 most influential health care leaders
• Banner Health President and CEO Peter S. Fine named IT CEO of the Year
• Ron Bunnell, Banner CFO and executive vice president,  named CFO of the year.

• Mike Warden, senior vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer for Banner Health, was  honored in the Phoenix Business Journal's first annual Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards.

• Carol Cheney, senior director Clinical Education, was named a Top Trainer.
• Mike Powers named Citizen of the Year
• Marilyn Schock named Woman of Distinction
• Carol Vanetti, MD, received national medical leadership award
• Dave Dexter, CEO of Laboratory Sciences of Arizona/Sonora Quest, recognized with Arizona Corporate Excellence Award.
• Wallace Reed,MD, co-founder of Surgicenter, named Healthcare Hero
• Banner's employee Web site received a Silver Award from ehealthcare Strategy and Trends.
• Banner's public Web site received Web Marketing Association’s – 2010 WebAward
• Sonora Quest wins BBB Ethics Award
• Sonora Quest receives Ranking Arizona Best of Arizona Business