Foundation News

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Partners in Wellness featuring Innovaccer

08/11/2021

Banner Health Foundation and Banner Alzheimer's Foundation gratefully acknowledge new gifts of $10,000 or more from corporations, foundations, and local community groups that have invested in our organization in the past year through the Partners in Wellness program.

38th annual El Tour de Tucson to raise funds for Banner Children’s Diamond Children’s Medical Center

08/02/2021

In the blink of an eye, two-year-old Elianna went from a joyful, curious toddler to battling kidney cancer, after a large mass was found in her stomach. Diagnosed as a Wilms tumor, it is the most common type of kidney cancer in children.

Banner Children’s teen patients make memories at “Prom by the Pool” thanks to Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation

08/02/2021

Prom has represented a cornerstone of American teenage life each spring, but every year, patients battling illness may have to miss this celebration. Earlier this summer, the Banner Health Foundation teamed up with the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation to host a special “Prom by the Pool” event for teen patients to make memories to last a lifetime.

Banner Olive Branch Senior Center pivots quickly to feed low-income seniors during pandemic

07/01/2021

Recognizing the dire need for seniors in our community to be fed and cared for, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust recently granted Banner Olive Branch Senior Center $100,000 to support this increased demand for services.

Hearts and minds intersect in new hope-filled home

07/01/2021

Adding heart transplantation to its full suite of services for patients with heart failure, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix is now home to the only fully comprehensive heart failure treatment center in Arizona, providing state-of-the-art care—from prevention to transplant.