Multi-Million Dollar Expansion at Banner Good Samaritan in Downtown Phoenix

PHOENIX — Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is expanding its Surgical Services department. The $71 million project will result in 136,000 square feet of a renovated and expanded surgical department.

When completed in 2012, there will be 20 state-of-the-art operating rooms, 76 preoperative and postoperative bays, new waiting room with technology to keep families connected to their loved ones during the surgery process, conference rooms, education space, family consultation rooms, and new physician and staff lounges.

The expansion also marks an important milestone for nonprofit Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center as the hospital prepares to celebrate 100 years of providing health care services in the Valley.

The Level One Trauma Center and Emergency Room at Banner Good Samaritan cares for more than 60,000 patients each year and is recognized nationally as a leader in cardiovascular care.

The hospital also provides life-saving organ transplants, including liver, kidney and bone marrow procedures, and is known worldwide for its success in caring for and delivering mothers and babies who are at high-risk. 

“This expansion shows our commitment to the community and that we will continue to grow and change to meet the community’s health care needs,” said Banner Good Samaritan Chief Executive Officer Larry Volkmar. “We couldn’t be more excited about Banner’s $71 million investment in Banner Good Samaritan and the community.”
The architect on the project is HKS Architects and the contractor is DPR Construction Inc.

About Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been providing medical care to Arizona and the Southwest since 1911. Banner Good Samaritan is owned and operated by Phoenix-based Banner Health, a nonprofit. The hospital was named to the 2009-’10 U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” list for Gynecology, Heart & Heart Surgery and Kidney Disorders. Banner Good Samaritan has been recognized as a Magnet™ facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor a hospital can earn for its nursing care and practices, and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Valley by The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ in 2007 and 2008 and one of the “Top 100 Hospitals to Work For” by Nursing Professionals magazine.