2008 news

Banner Heart Hospital plans expansion
MESA, Ariz. (Oct. 8, 2008) -- Banner Heart Hospital is slated to expand by 2010. The hospital is currently designing a 26,000-square-foot expansion to its third floor. Final approval on the $29.8 million project is anticipated in December.

Banner Heart Hospital is now a Cardiac Arrest Center
MESA, Ariz. (Oct. 6, 2008) – Banner Heart Hospital, the only heart hospital in the East Valley, was certified as a cardiac arrest center by the Bureau of EMS and Trauma System on Monday. Cardiac arrest centers use a unique therapy to treat cardiac arrest patients: hypothermia.

Heart disease affects women differently
MESA, Ariz. (Sept. 4, 2008) – Women are more likely than men to present signs of heart disease with chest pain, rather than a definite event like a heart attack, according to Mark Starling, Chief Medical Officer at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa.

Test drive the future of robotic surgery
MESA, Ariz. (Aug. 8, 2008) - Can you do the robot? Take a spin on the Banner Baywood da Vinci robot at Superstition Springs Mall in September.

.Banner Heart Hospital hosts study aimed at women with chest pain
MESA, Ariz. (July 31, 2008) -- A clinical trial aimed at women with recurring heart disease is being tested at Banner Heart Hospital as part of a fast-track to Food and Drug Administration approval.

Banner Heart Hospital's Cardiac Alert brings heart care to patients in record time
MESA, Ariz.. (July 17, 2008) – East Valley residents suffering from heart attacks would be better off dialing 911 and requesting to be taken to Banner Heart Hospital than driving to the nearest emergency room, recent results from a new program show.

Frank Enstein newest 'patient' at Baywood
MESA, Ariz. (May 2008) - In order to feed a demand for better nursing education, the Banner Baywood campus has recently opened a miniature simulation lab, complete with high-tech mannequins named Frank Enstein and Charlie Brown.

Twin robots improve care at Banner Heart Hospital and Banner Baywood Medical Center
MESA, Ariz (May 29, 2008) - The da Vinci Surgical System, which has been operating at Banner Heart Hospital since January 2006, is now accessible to patients at Banner Baywood Medical Center.

New CFO named at Banner Baywood campus
MESA, ARIZ. (May 26, 2008) – The Banner Baywood Campus has named Sam Patterson the new Chief Financial Officer to serve both Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital .

Banner Heart Hospital first in state to launch Cardiac Alert Program
MESA, Ariz. (January 2008) -- When you’re having chest pain, every minute counts. For Leland Anderson, those minutes didn’t stand a chance against the experienced medical team of emergency medical technicians and the staff at Banner Heart Hospital.

Past patient named operating director at Banner Heart Hospital
MESA, Ariz. (January 2008) – Banner Heart Hospital, the East Valley’s premier heart care services provider, announces the appointment of John Rajczyk as cardiovascular operating room director.