Banner Health wins ‘Top Leadership’ award

PHOENIX – Banner Health has received the 2011 “Top Leadership Teams in
Healthcare” award from HealthLeaders, a national trade publication and
provider of health-care business information for industry executives.

Banner won the award in the “large hospitals and health systems” category, or those with 500 or more licensed beds.

Banner owns or has contracts to operate hospitals in seven states,
including Colorado, where it owns McKee Medical Center in Loveland and
operates North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.

“We are always honored to receive industry recognition, but this award
is particularly gratifying because it is a testament to the commitment,
dedication and excellence demonstrated each and every day by Banner
leaders across the system,´ said Peter Fine, president and CEO.

The winning organizations will be profiled in the October issue of HealthLeaders magazine.