Name
Grand Canyon University
Michael Jones
NRS- 451V
Date
Readiness for Future Health Needs at Banner Health
Banner Health celebrates its fifteen year anniversary this year (2014). Samaritan Health System merged with Lutheran Health System September 1st, 1999. Lutheran Health System began in 1938 across Western and Mid-Western states. Samaritan Health System dates back to 1911 that covered California and Arizona, primarily in the metro Phoenix area. At the time of the merger, Banner Health occupied 14 states, with 32 hospitals with 2,882 beds, and employed 22,500 workers. Today, Banner Health is one of the largest health care systems in the country, occupies seven states, employs 36,000 workers with 25 hospitals and has a growing network of health centers and clinics to meet future needs.
The purpose of this paper is to describe what Banner Health has done to prepare for the healthcare of people for the next decade and the changing times. In this paper areas that will be exposed will be the strategic; plan for network growth, plan for staffing of nurses, plan for resource management, and plan for addressing issues related to patient satisfaction. With the changing of healthcare today, the need of medical facilities to be proactive and prepare for future needs is crucial to the survival of the medical industry (Banner Health, 2012).
Readiness of Healthcare in the Next Decade
Banner Health is a non-profit organization that makes statements explaining that they put the earnings back into the service. They use the monies to purchase new equipment, upkeep equipment and facilities, new technologies, new physician services, expand existing physician services, and millions of dollars go toward charities. With the changing of health insurance today, Banner has implemented medical screening only (MSO) services that rule out life threatening conditions. This process is followed up with an
References: Banner Health. (2012). About Banner. Retrieved from Banner Health: https://www.bannerhealth.com/About+Us/_About+Banner+Channel+Index.htm