Banner Good Samaritan Bariatrics Program named a Center of Excellence by United Healthcare
PHOENIX (August 15, 2005) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center's Bariatric Center was recognized for excellence by United Healthcare and has been designated a Center of Excellence by the medical insurance provider.
The Banner Good Samaritan Bariatric Center offers a comprehensive program designed to help patients successfully achieve weight loss through bariatric surgery and a variety of support programs. Non-surgical treatment programs are also available.
According to the United Resource Networks (URN) website, "Our evaluation criteria, developed in conjunction with a national panel of industry experts and practitioners, focus on facts not perceptions. We only invite medical centers and programs with proven experience and statistically successful track records to be part of our Centers of Excellence networks."
The original network, the URN Transplant Centers of Excellence network, was developed in 1986 and has grown to be the largest network of its kind in the world – managing more than 10,000 transplant referrals each year. Today, they offer products and services that promote safe, successful and cost-effective treatment options for many other complex medical conditions including bariatric surgery.
Located in downtown Phoenix, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been providing medical care to Arizona and the Southwest since 1911. Banner Good Samaritan is owned and operated by Phoenix-based Banner Health, a not-for-profit organization, and is a flagship hospital within the system. The hospital was recently recognized as a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor a hospital can earn for its nursing care and practices.
Licensed for 673 inpatient beds, Banner Good Samaritan's staff is nationally recognized for its expertise in several major services, including cardiology, critical care, neurosciences, obstetrics, oncology, rehabilitation, research and surgery. Today, more than 3,600 nurses and staff members work with over 1,700 physicians representing nearly 50 specialties staff to provide care to more than 36,000 inpatients each year.
