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Arizona Lottery gives $50K for underserved student athletes

04/01/2022

The Arizona Lottery recently presented a $50,000 Gives Back Sponsorship check to the Banner Health Foundation. The funds will help cover the costs of sports physicals and concussion testing for over 1,500 underserved high school athletes through Banner’s “Game On: Youth Athlete Support Fund.”

Banner receives $1.2 million from Maricopa County for health care workforce development

04/01/2022

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 and University of Arizona to host pioneering fellowship in aerospace surgery

03/01/2022

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.

Banner Health’s WISH affinity group makes annual investments

02/01/2022

Members of the giving circle known as WISH (Women Investing in Science & Health), in partnership with Banner Health, recently awarded $350,000 to several deserving Banner Health programs and services in areas of health care important to women and their families -- $100,000 more than WISH awarded the previous year. The funds distributed represent the total raised through WISH member contributions and fundraising efforts in 2021.

The Heart of a Fighter: Baby Prince is a healthy 2-year-old thanks to Diamond Children’s

02/01/2022

Prince was born at Diamond Children’s Medical Center in November 2019 and was immediately transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He was diagnosed with a life-threating condition called Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Esophageal Atresia Type C. The condition results in the abnormal development of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, before birth. The condition effects breathing, as the fluid from the esophagus can get into the airway. Prince also was diagnosed with congenital heart disease.