Read about how your gifts are advancing medicine and serving the health needs of Arizona’s diverse communities.

The bright, non-medical Play Zone will provide a supportive environment that allows kids to ask questions and explore their emotions. Child Life specialists will work with them to build coping skills, decrease anxiety, address their psychosocial well-being, reduce trauma, and prepare for procedures and treatments.  

The ongoing support of monthly donors, our True Blue Friends, helps to ensure that Banner Health has resources to be there for everyone in our diverse Arizona communities, regardless of their ability to pay. True Blue Friends are an extension of our Banner Health family, valued partners whose generosity helps us plan for the future.

Maricopa County recently awarded the Banner Health Foundation $1.2 million to expand its Career Pathways for Essential Frontline Healthcare Workers program for entry-level staff. The program offers job shadowing, mentorships opportunities, and support services such as transportation and childcare to help employees gain skills and experience to move into essential frontline health care roles.

Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix will host the first-ever Aerospace Surgery Fellowship beginning this July. In conjunction with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, this comprehensive formal training in the field of aerospace medicine, with specific emphasis on surgical and procedural expertise, is not currently offered anywhere in the United States.