Banner Health Joins the Healthcare Management Council Healthcare Performance Improvement Partnership

Banner Health -- one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in the country -- has joined the Healthcare Management Council Healthcare Performance Improvement Partnership.

NEEDHAM, MA (PRWEB) May 9, 2005 -- Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in the country with over 20 acute care hospitals, six long term care centers, and an assortment of other services in nine western and Midwestern states. Employing around 22,000 employees, it's one of the country's largest employers.

In a continued effort to stay competitive in an increasingly tight healthcare market, Banner Health has joined the IHC, Sentara, OSF, and Inova systems in turning to The Healthcare Management Council, Inc. (HMC) to provide benchmarks to facilitate their performance improvement. Eleven Banner hospitals will start their benchmarks over the next few months, and the others will migrate to HMC as their contracts with other benchmarking vendors end.

More about HMC:
The Healthcare Management Council, Inc., is a hospital benchmarking, performance improvement, and knowledge management company that partners with healthcare organizations to generate, execute, and support hospital cost reduction plans.

Learn more at http://www.HMC-Benchmarks.com

More about Banner Health:
Based in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, not-for-profit health care systems in the country. Banner has 21 facilities that offer an array of services including hospital care, home care, hospice care, nursing registries, surgery centers, laboratories, rehabilitation services. These facilities are located in seven states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming.

In addition to basic emergency and medical services, you'll find Banner Health medical centers house a variety of specialized services, including heart care, cancer treatment, delivery of high-order multiple births, organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, rehabilitation services, and behavioral health services.

Banner Health is also involved in cutting-edge research aimed at helping patients suffering from some of the most serious diseases and conditions, including spinal cord injuries and Alzheimer's disease.

Banner Health employs about 25,000 employees, also making it one of the country's largest employers. The company's Arizona region alone, employs nearly 17,000 people.

Peter S. Fine serves as the company's president and CEO, a position he has held since November 2000. Mr. Fine reports to a 15-member board of directors chaired by Thomas F. Madison.

Learn more at: http://www.BannerHealth.com

###