Merger anniversary finds hospitals in good health
By Joy Slagowski
Daily News-Sun
SUN CITY, Ariz. (Sept. 4, 2009) -- It’s been a busy and productive year since Banner Health and Sun Health merged, bringing Sun Health into the Banner Health network.
The anniversary also coincides with Banner’s 10th anniversary.
“Bringing one organization into another is an extremely challenging and complex proposition,” said Kathy Bollinger, president of Banner’s Arizona West Region. “At the outset, the team was committed to make this happen without sacrificing the excellent patient care that residents have come to expect from our facilities.”
“From a company perspective, through this experience, we have learned how to integrate facilities and people into Banner with the end result being improvement for all parties,” Bollinger said. “Banner Health recognized the importance of honoring the rich history of the Sun Health facilities and then worked methodically to plan and manage the human side of this significant change.”
