Health Organization Case Study
Health Organization Case Study
Christina Churu
Grand Canyon University
Nursing and Leadership Management
NRS 451 V
September 23, 2012
Health Organization Case Study
Banner Health is a nonprofit health care system that was started on September 1, 1991 after the merger of Samaritan Health System and Lutheran Health Systems. Before the merger Lutheran Health System had a long standing history as a respected health care provider in rural communities located across Western and Midwestern states dating as far back as 1938 while Samaritan Health System was formed in 1911 and had a reputation for clinical excellence in California and Arizona primarily in the metro Phoenix area. The headquarters of Banner Health are located in Phoenix Arizona. At the time of the merger Banner Health had 22500 employees with 32 hospitals and 2882 beds. Today Banner Health has grown into one of the largest health care system in the country with 35000 employees, 23 hospitals and 4330 beds. Banner Health operates in Alaska, Arizona .California Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. Banner Health Care was nominated in the annual awards in 2011 for top leadership teams and in 2012 Banner Health was nominated as one of the top fifteen Health Care Systems in the Nation.(Banner Health 2012).
Readiness to Address Health Care needs in the Next Decade
Banner Health System is committed to their mission which is to make a difference in the people’s lives through excellent patient care .Banner Health System’s vision is to be a national leader in health care and to be recognized for clinical excellence and innovation and preferred for a highly coordinated patient’s experience and to be distinguished from other health care system by the quality of their employees(Banner Health 2012) .Banner Health Systems vision paints a clear picture of what their goals are for the future and also the direction of their work and the behavior they have to exhibit in order to achieve the goals in the next ten
Christina Churu
Grand Canyon University
Nursing and Leadership Management
NRS 451 V
September 23, 2012
Health Organization Case Study
Banner Health is a nonprofit health care system that was started on September 1, 1991 after the merger of Samaritan Health System and Lutheran Health Systems. Before the merger Lutheran Health System had a long standing history as a respected health care provider in rural communities located across Western and Midwestern states dating as far back as 1938 while Samaritan Health System was formed in 1911 and had a reputation for clinical excellence in California and Arizona primarily in the metro Phoenix area. The headquarters of Banner Health are located in Phoenix Arizona. At the time of the merger Banner Health had 22500 employees with 32 hospitals and 2882 beds. Today Banner Health has grown into one of the largest health care system in the country with 35000 employees, 23 hospitals and 4330 beds. Banner Health operates in Alaska, Arizona .California Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. Banner Health Care was nominated in the annual awards in 2011 for top leadership teams and in 2012 Banner Health was nominated as one of the top fifteen Health Care Systems in the Nation.(Banner Health 2012).
Readiness to Address Health Care needs in the Next Decade
Banner Health System is committed to their mission which is to make a difference in the people’s lives through excellent patient care .Banner Health System’s vision is to be a national leader in health care and to be recognized for clinical excellence and innovation and preferred for a highly coordinated patient’s experience and to be distinguished from other health care system by the quality of their employees(Banner Health 2012) .Banner Health Systems vision paints a clear picture of what their goals are for the future and also the direction of their work and the behavior they have to exhibit in order to achieve the goals in the next ten
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