Health Care Access & Quality: Care

EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE

Capital investment in the following expansions will make care more accessible in rapidly growing communities across Arizona:

WEST VALLEY ACCESS
Total Initiative Goal: $60,000,000

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Expansion, Glendale
Initiative Goal: $43,000,000
More than 1.7 million people live in the 15 communities that make up the West Valley, and more than 50% of growth in Maricopa County within the next 25 years will take place in this region. To meet the needs of this rapidly increasing population, Banner seeks to expand the capacity of Banner Thunderbird Medical Center with a new five-story patient tower. With 13 OB triage rooms, three C-Section operating rooms, 16 labor and delivery rooms, 14 additional NICU beds and expansion of the pediatric Emergency Department, this expansion will make Banner Thunderbird the West Valley’s hub for women’s and children’s health. The hospital will also be able to perform a higher volume of surgeries with 19 operating rooms and 56 pre-operative and post-anesthesia care rooms. The redesigned lobby will welcome patients and families, and additional bays in the adult Emergency Department will better accommodate the patient volume at this busy hospital.

Banner Estrella Medical Center Expansion, Southwest Phoenix
Initiative Goal: $7,000,000
As the southwest region of Phoenix continues its rapid population growth, Banner Estrella Medical Center plays a key role as Banner’s only hospital in the area. Women and infant services are a cornerstone of this medical campus. Expansion plans include build-out and equipment to add 36 Progressive Care Unit patient rooms. Vacated space will be renovated to create a new 12-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Plans also include redesigning the women and infant services unit to add two new labor and delivery rooms and a new c-section operating room and recovery area, with the ability to further expand as obstetric delivery demand grows in this region.

Banner Health Center plus, Goodyear
Initiative Goal: $5,000,000
Following the successful Banner Health Center plus model of one-stop care now operating at New River Trails in Glendale and in the Arcadia area of Phoenix, this 56,000-sf center will include primary care, cardiovascular and orthopedic specialties, along with a Banner Imaging center, greatly expanding access to care in the Southwest region.

Banner Health Center plus, Buckeye (Verrado)
Initiative Goal: $6,000,000
This new facility in the Verrado area will expand access to care in the rapidly growing Buckeye community.

EAST VALLEY ACCESS
Total Initiative Goal: $30,000,000

Banner Desert Medical Center Expansion, Mesa
Initiative Goal: $30,000,000
Home to a Level I Trauma Center and one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the United States, the Banner Desert Medical Center campus commonly operates at maximum in-patient capacity, creating operational challenges that limit the campus’s ability to grow and serve the needs of the bustling East Valley.

A new women’s tower opened in January 2023 to house all labor and delivery services and women’s surgery, creating a destination center for women and infants in the East Valley. The tower is adjacent to the existing Banner Children’s patient tower, providing easy access for the unique health care needs of women and children of all ages. With modern patient care and procedural spaces, the tower features 148 new state-of-the-art inpatient rooms, including a new Labor & Delivery unit for low- and high-risk deliveries, and 108 medical/surgical rooms dedicated to women’s care and recovery. It also includes a dedicated OB triage unit, new C-section operating rooms, including support for women carrying multiples, and a Lactation Boutique offering supplies and lactation services by board-certified lactation consultant nurses.

With the move of women and infant services to their new home, philanthropic support will allow us to refresh the newly vacated spaces on the campus, converting them into adult medical-surgical beds to accommodate more people in need of acute care. Further renovations will create a larger observation unit and a new 20-bed Intensive Care Unit to care for the most critically ill patients.

NORTHEAST VALLEY
Total Initiative Goal: $15,000,000

Banner Scottsdale Medical Campus
Initiative Goal: $15,000,000
The Banner Scottsdale medical campus, expected to open in 2026, will help meet the surging demand for additional doctors, nurses, and medical facilities in one of the fastest growing areas of the Valley. At full build-out, the medical campus will create more than 2,500 jobs, making a $750 million direct investment into the Scottsdale economy. Developed in collaboration with the City of Scottsdale, the campus will feature a timeless design and unmatched quality.

The first phase includes a Banner Health Center plus, a one-stop-shop for outpatient care offering pharmacy, imaging, primary and specialty physician services and will include a Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Our clinical partner, MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been named one of the top two hospitals in cancer care every year since U.S. News & World Report began its annual “America's Best Hospitals” rankings in 1990. We are proud to partner with a national leader in cancer care to deliver an unmatched level of care here in Scottsdale. The Banner Scottsdale medical campus will ease commute times and seamlessly provide the outpatient services this community needs—all in one place.