Press Releases
PHOENIX (May23, 2012) -- Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center tthrew a special birthday party for Valley baby who gained worldwide attention by surviving medical odds.
PHOENIX (May 4, 2012) In honor of Nurses Week (May 6-12), Banner Good Samaritan would like to thank all of our nurses for the incredible work they do everyday to provide excellent patient care.
PHOENIX (May 4, 2012) – Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds and every four minutes, someone dies of stroke. As part of National Stroke Awareness Month in May, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center will offer a free stroke check to keep folks informed of the dangers of stroke. Stroke Check is a community screening program designed to identify persons who may be at risk of stroke.
PHOENIX (Feb. 23, 2012) – More than four thousand twinkle lights will be lighting up Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center tonight as the hospital hosts its first annual ‘Celebration of Life’ for transplant donors and recipients. Featured during the event will be the ultimate story of paying it forward from a couple who participated in a ‘paired kidney exchange’ (involving multiple donors and recipients), as well as the heartwarming tale of a family who donated their loved ones organs, so others could live.
PHOENIX (Feb. 20, 2012) – Diet soda may seem to be a healthier alternative to sugary regular soda, but a new study published in the Jan. 26th issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that people who regularly drink diet soft drinks were at an increased risk of experiencing stroke, heart attack and death due to these conditions.
PHOENIX (Jan.18, 2012) – If you have a severe injury having fast access to specialized resources and equipment is critical. Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center’s trauma team is available 24 hours a day, and has just been re-verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, providing the highest level of trauma care available.
PHOENIX (Jan.13, 2012) – Two million brain cells die every minute during a stroke. That’s why it is critical to obtain care as soon as possible – and Banner Good Samaritan has proven itself as one of the best hospitals to go when you or someone you know has a stroke. The hospital has been re-accredited as a Primary Stroke Center with certification by the Joint Commission, an organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
PHOENIX (Jan. 11, 2012) – People with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders often find themselves struggling or unable to perform activities that others can do with ease—but now that is changing with the opening of the Banner Neuro Wellness.
PHOENIX (Dec. 12, 2011) – The National Institutes for Health funded a study by a web-based service, called Konnectology which has identified the top 10 kidney transplant centers in the United States, and at the top of their list is Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.
PHOENIX (Dec. 9, 2011) – The holiday season typically is a time for fun and creating happy family memories. It can also bring the potential for accidental poisonings. The Banner Poison and Drug Information Center offers some advice to keep the kids and pets safe during the festivities.
PHOENIX (Oct. 31, 2011) – Glow sticks, necklaces and bracelets are great tools for making kids more visible while trick or treating, but should you be concerned about the liquid in the glow product being dangerous?
PHOENIX (Oct. 18, 2011) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center began its first century of providing health care to Arizona on Oct. 18, 1911, and today, the birth of a new century begins with Genesis Ballesteros.
PHOENIX (Oct.13, 2011) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has come a long way since its original 20-bed hospital in 1911. The medical center, which is four months older than the State of Arizona will mark its 100th anniversary with a community celebration on Saturday, October 22nd from 10 am to 2 pm.
Don’t Put Yourself or Loved Ones At Risk: Get A Flu Shot
PHOENIX (Sept. 23, 2011) – It doesn’t need to be wintertime for the flu symptoms to start. That’s why it’s not too early to get a head start on protecting yourself from the virus with a flu shot.
2011 Candlelight Capers to Benefit Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center
PHOENIX (Sept. 8, 2011) — For over 32 years, hundreds of thousands of Arizonans have avoided trips to hospital emergency rooms by making a single phone call – to the Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center (1-800-222-1222).
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center’s Stroke Program Strikes Gold
PHOENIX (Aug. 26, 2011) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been awarded the “Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award” by the American Stroke and American Heart Associations for its success in treating stroke patients.
Banner Good Samaritan only Arizona hosptial to be involved in heart disease clinical trial
PHOENIX (April 14, 2011) — Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is one of a select group of clinical sites now participating in a new U.S. clinical trial to evaluate a revolutionary treatment for a common heart disease, severe aortic stenosis.
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center wins award for stroke care
PHOENIX (April 14, 2011) — Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award.
Banner Good Samaritan receives Livestrong community award
PHOENIX (Nov. 8, 2010) — Today, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center was announced as a LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project award recipient.
A vote from you will make a difference
PHOENIX (Oct. 21, 2010) — LIVESTRONG grant to help hospital provide support and resources for patients. At Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, we are always striving to improve our services to meet patients' needs more effectively—not only with the best medical care, but also the support and resources that give people the courage to keep fighting.
Banner Good Samaritan granted Magnet recognition
PHOENIX (Oct. 5, 2010) — Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a facility that demonstrates nursing excellence.
Banner Good Samaritan launches VAD technology
PHOENIX (July 14, 2010) – It was the only option former Vice President Dick Cheney had when it came to repairing his failing heart and that is why Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center wants Arizonans to know that it is now offering the Ventricular Assist Device known as the VAD, to those with heart failure, who have run out of options.
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center one of “America’s Best Hospitals”
PHOENIX (July 14, 2010) — U.S.News & World Report has recognized non-profit Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in six specialty areas. This marks the 11th year that the hospital has been ranked by U.S.News & World Report.
Banner Good Samaritan begins $71 million expansion
PHOENIX (June 24, 2010) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center broke ground today on a $71 million dollar expansion of its Surgical Services department.
Banner Good Samaritan machine imitates lungs to prevent cardiac, respiratory failure
PHOENIX (June 16, 2010) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is unveiling the use of a life-saving treatment for adult patients in respiratory or cardiac distress, called Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
Surgeons team together to perform successful surgery on partially delivered baby
PHOENIX (April 6, 2010) – Surgeons at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and Phoenix Children’s Hospital knew a risky surgery – where 34-week-old Brant Fox was partially delivered and operated on while still attached to his mother – was the only chance to save him.
Maternal Fetal Center to be one stop for high risk pregnancy
PHOENIX (March 8, 2010) -- A new Maternal Fetal Center opening at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital at the end of the month will work toward the March of Dimes goal to eliminate preterm birth.
Banner Good Samaritan Stroke Care program awarded certification
PHOENIX (Nov. 9, 2009) — In a busy hospital where an emphasis is placed on patients getting plenty of rest during their stay, the few overhead announcements – “Trauma Team,” “Rapid Response Team,” “Code Blue” – call attention to serious medical alerts. Since April 2009, a new call, “Stroke Team,” has alerted emergency providers that Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is serious about the care and treatment of stroke.
Banner Good Samaritan first in the Valley to perform operation that treats chronic blood clots in lungs
PHOENIX (Nov. 6, 2009) – Pulmonologists and cardiothoracic surgeons at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center performed the hospital’s first pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Banner Good Samaritan debuts new treatment for inoperable liver cancer
PHOENIX (July 27, 2009) – Interventional radiologists at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center recently became the first physicians in the U.S. to use a new ultrasound-guided interventional technique to treat liver cancer outside of a clinical trial.
Poison control has new name, same services
PHOENIX (June 29, 2009) – The Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center's Hotline received more than 105,000 phone calls for exposures last year, including 45,370 calls for identification of drugs and drug information.
Spring comes early for Tucson couple
PHOENIX (March 20, 2009) – The arrival of the Puig quintuplets from Tucson, Ariz., this week reminds us that Spring is the time to celebrate new life. The five babies – three girls and two boys – were born at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center between 5:38 p.m. and 5:42 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, to Lorena Puig and husband, Enrique, following a 29-week pregnancy.
Major gift launches Parkinson’s disease Meds Connection program
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 23, 2009) – Banner Health Foundation announced today that Sheila and Alan Fitzgerald of Gilbert, Ariz., have pledged $250,000 to initiate a pilot program at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center called Meds Connection. Meds Connection is dedicated to providing critical medications to patients with Parkinson’s disease unable to afford the treatment necessary for their condition.
Las Vegas couple gives birth to quadruplets at Banner Good Samaritan
PHOENIX (Jan. 26, 2009) – A Las Vegas couple welcomed four new members to their family early Saturday morning, Jan. 24. The babies were born between 2:15 a.m. and 2:18 a.m. to Dafna Noury and husband, Eli Zohar, following a 33-week, 4-day pregnancy.*
American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma verifies Banner Good Samaritan’s Level I trauma center
PHOENIX (Jan. 26, 2009) – This week, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center was certified as a Level I trauma center by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes dedication to providing optimal care for seriously injured patients in the Valley and beyond.
Banner Good Samaritan named to Top 100 Hospitals to Work For
PHOENIX (Jan. 19, 2009) – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, one of Arizona’s largest hospitals, is also one of the nation’s “Top 100 Hospitals to Work For,” according to Nursing Professionals magazine.
