At Banner Health, where more surgeries are performed than any other organization in all the communities we serve, we provide all surgical patients with the highest standards of care. Whether the surgery is to repair a hernia, replace a knee or hip, or fix an ailing heart, patients can be assured that our medical professionals have the experience, skill and technology to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center offers the benefits of surgical robotics with the daVinci® Surgical System. Robotic technology complements the expertise of our surgeons and offers a less-invasive option to traditional surgery for patients, resulting in quicker recovery.
Banner Good Samaritan’s professionals care for more surgical patients than any hospital in Arizona. This wealth of experience and expertise is tremendously important to patients and to the families who turn to Banner Good Samaritan for excellent patient care. In fact, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and others say that a high volume in any specific surgery is a key indicator of quality outcomes for a hospital.
Surgical Area
The surgery department at Banner Good Samaritan has 17 operating rooms in a unique surgery-in-the-round design to accommodate a comprehensive and highly complex range of surgical procedures. Leading-edge technology for both general and highly specialized surgeries is routinely available throughout the various operating rooms.
Specialty rooms include:
- Three Open Heart surgical rooms
- Two Neurosurgical rooms
- Two Laminar Flow rooms
- One Endoscopic surgical room
- One Trauma surgical room
- Eight Multi-specialty rooms
The departments that encompass our Surgical Care Area include the pre-operative holding unit, the operating rooms, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and the sterile processing unit. (ensure this is correct for Banner Good Samaritan) The caregivers who comprise these units are involved collaboratively with each other and with the surgeons, anesthesiologists and other health care professionals to provide the best surgical experience possible.
Family-Centered Patient-Care
Our Surgical Care staff focuses on a proactive approach to quality patient care that includes communication and education. From the time the patient begins preparing for surgery through the time the patient is recovering, our team emphasizes a family-centered approach to help ease any anxiety a patient may have.
Pain Management
It is likely the patient will experience some discomfort following their surgical procedure. There are many methods available to keep pain levels to an acceptable level that will allow a patient to participate in therapy and rest. Discuss these options with the surgeon and anesthesiologist and review our additional information on pain management.