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Our goal is to provide excellent patient care, and we diligently monitor and refine our procedures to provide the highest levels of safety. As a hospital system, we develop and test specific patient-quality programs at one hospital, and once they’re proven, we use them in our other facilities.
Every day, Banner Health measures the quality of patient care in key areas such as open-heart surgery, stroke and heart failure. We compare ourselves with similar hospital systems, then identify and develop best practices. As a result, Banner Health hospitals have been nationally recognized for their cardiac care, and treatment of kidney disease, urology and gynecology. Banner Health is also intent on reducing medical errors. We are investing nearly $100 million in technology such as electronic medical records and telemedicine programs that provide an extra layer of monitoring for intensive-care patients. As a health care leader in all its communities, Banner Health has developed numerous areas of highly specialized expertise including: � High-risk obstetrics. Women from around the world and throughout our communities rely on Banner’s specialized expertise to help them safely deliver their babies. � Pediatrics. The expansion of Banner Children’s Hospital at Banner Desert |
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Medical Center into a comprehensive pediatric center will provide easy access to care for Arizona’s sickest children.
� Cancer. In addition to being our communities’ leading providers of oncology care, we have three comprehensive centers devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. � Heart disease. Three of Banner Health’s largest facilities have been nationally honored for their excellence in cardiac care. � Alzheimer’s disease. Our Banner Alzheimer’s Institute is a Center of Excellence that offers groundbreaking research, clinical diagnoses, and treatment and support for both patients and caregivers. � Trauma. In Arizona, we operate Level I trauma services that communities trust to treat the most serious life-threatening injuries. Our North Colorado Medical Center is a regional provider of trauma services and our Washakie Medical Center is recognized by the state of Wyoming for its trauma care. � Burn. Western States Burn Center at North Colorado Medical Center provides burn care to patients in eight states as well as for those in all Banner Health hospitals. |
� Transplants. In 2007, Banner Good
Samaritan Medical Center performed a
record-setting number of kidney, pancreas, liver and kidney-pancreas transplants. Transplant surgeons also conducted procedures in which a liver and kidney were transplanted simultaneously.
� Neurology. Banner Baywood Medical Center’s Primary Stroke Center is recognized by the American Heart Association for providing timely response and intervention for acute stroke victims. � Medical imaging. State-of-the-art technology allows for minimally invasive procedures while our advanced positron emission tomography enables Banner Health researchers to engage in innovative research into Alzheimer’s and other diseases. � Home care. Banner Home Care in Arizona ranks in the top 25 percent of all home care agencies in the United States, according to Medicare. |
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