Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix recently unveiled four new state-of-the-art operating rooms. The hospital now has a total of 28 operating rooms available for patients. The new additions will be used primarily for neurosurgery, orthopedics and general surgery.
The expansion will provide capacity for an estimated 15% growth in surgical volume each year, meaning more patients will be able to get the surgical services they need. Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix is home to world-renowned surgeons and highly trained medical staff who perform complex procedures every day, making it a destination in the Southwest for personalized quality care. From spinal fusions, hip and knee replacements, to craniotomies, the teams are prepared to help patients return to their normal lives by utilizing the latest technologies and most effective surgical approaches.
“This much-needed expansion of our operating room space will be a significant factor in how we’re able to help more people in our community who need specialized medical care,” said Daniel Post, chief executive officer of Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix. “Our goal is to offer the best, most efficient care possible to patients, and this is yet another way we are doing so in an effort to make people’s lives better.”
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix is a large teaching hospital that has provided medical care to Arizona and the Southwest since 1911. It is part of Banner – University Medicine, a premier academic medical network. The institution, which has trained thousands of doctors over decades as a teaching hospital, is the academic medical center for The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. The hospital, recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation’s best hospitals, specializes in heart care, cancer care, high-risk obstetrics, neurosciences, organ transplants, medical toxicology and emergency care, including a Level I trauma center. Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix is part of Banner Health, a nonprofit health care system with 33 hospitals in six states.
