Archives 2006
Holiday poison proofing
PHOENIX (December 7, 2006) – The Banner Poison Control Center at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center offers plenty of information for holiday events and ways to prevent accidental poisonings from plants, aromatic lamp oils and medications.
Banner Good Samaritan opens Anemia Center
PHOENIX (Dec. 4, 2006) – To assist prospective patients prior to surgery and to reduce postoperative complications resulting from anemia, the Internal Medicine Center and Blood Conservation Medicine department at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center have established the Banner Good Samaritan Anemia Center to bolster a patient’s blood count and reduce the need for blood transfusions.
Banner Health teams with organ transplant groups for organ donor registry drive
PHOENIX (Nov. 14, 2006) – Banner Health, the Donor Network of Arizona and the Arizona Coalition for Transplantation, are asking Arizonans to increase the number of organ donors in the state. The “12 Weeks of Giving” campaign seeks to register 400,000 new organ donors before Jan. 26, 2007, by educating citizens about organ donation and to provide the opportunity for those individuals to sign-up officially to donate.
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute to celebrate grand opening
PHOENIX (Oct. 24, 2006) – Banner Health will officially celebrate the opening of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute on Thursday, Oct. 26.
Researchers identify memory gene
Phoenix, AZ, October 19, 2006 – Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced the discovery of a gene that plays a significant role in memory performance in humans. The findings, reported by TGen and research colleagues at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, and Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, appear in the October 20 issue of Science.
New England Journal of Medicine publishes Alzheimer’s medications study co-authored by Banner doctor
PHOENIX (Oct. 11) - The New England Journal of Medicine is publishing a study this week co-authored and co-directed by Dr. Pierre N. Tariot, director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix.
Michigan mother delivers quadruplets at Banner Good Samaritan
PHOENIX (Sept. 1, 2006) – When Melissa Martin Salinas and husband Daniel discovered they would become the parents of quadruplets, they searched the Internet, asked other mothers of multiples and visited with renowned obstetrician Dr. Barbara Luke, all of whom led them to the high-risk obstetrics program at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and perinatologists John Elliott, M.D., and Julie Scott, M.D.
Banner Announces Executive Reassignments
This week Banner Health announced three executive re-assignments involving hospital CEOs and a new CEO appointment in the Arizona Region.
Banner Good Sam's Charlie Thomas, Dr. Mark Smith honored as Health Care Heroes
Thomas wins an award for his advocacy to have the state fund organ transplants for working poor, while Dr. Smith is a finalist for developing Telemedicine and Simulation Education programs at Banner Good Sam.
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute ready to welcome first patients
PHOENIX (July 11, 2006) – This week, Banner Health celebrates a milestone in the development of a proposed national center of excellence for Alzheimer’s disease research and care.
Banner Good Samaritan recognized as a “Best Hospital” in U.S.News & World Report
PHOENIX (July 7, 2006) – For a seventh year, U.S.News & World Report has recognized Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in the magazine’s annual “Best Hospitals” issue.
Nursing care is an important part of your hospital stay
PHOENIX (June 22, 2006) – Banner Good Samaritan is nationally recognized for nursing excellence
Banner Good Samaritan Bariatric Program named a Center of Excellence by Surgical Review Corporation
The Banner Good Samaritan Bariatric Center has been designated a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation, an independent organization dedicated to identifying surgical excellence.
Banner Good Samaritan cardiologist evaluates innovative device to repair mitral valve
Nonsurgical procedure may replace open-heart surgery for mitral valve regurgitation
Banner Health to open world-class Alzheimer’s Institute for research, care
PHOENIX (March 2006) – In 2006, Banner Health will establish the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) in Phoenix under the direction of Eric Reiman, M.D., and Pierre Tariot, M.D.
Banner Good Samaritan expands services for stroke victims; opens specialized Stroke Clinic
PHOENIX (March 7, 2005) – Stroke victims and their caregivers from around Arizona have a new resource to assist them in their recovery.
Surprise: The Bailey Babies are born
PHOENIX (Feb. 20, 2006) — In a bit of a surprise delivery, Stacy and Steve Bailey, of Surprise, Ariz., welcomed four new lives into the world at Banner Good Samaritan on Friday, Feb. 17...
Second Annual Critter Crawl Scheduled for March 25, 2006
PHOENIX (Feb. 20, 2006) – The Second Annual Critter Crawl Family Fun Walk has been scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2006, at the Phoenix Zoo...
Bone Marrow Registry Drive Planned for Mom in Need
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Adrienne Padnick, mother and grandmother, suffers from a rare blood disease known as Polycythemia Vera that causes excess red blood cell production in her bone marrow...
Banner Good Samaritan hosts free program to help combat vascular disease and stroke in the community
PHOENIX (Feb. 4, 2006) – On Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center will work in conjunction with Life Line Screening to ...
