Provider Content Banner Health
25 hospitals located in 7 states. Please visit our website to find the location nearest you.
From Alaska to Arizona, Banner Health’s dedicated medical professionals are fulfilling our mission of providing excellent patient care to thousands of people in need through hospital care, home care, hospice care, long-term care, nursing registries, surgery centers, laboratories and rehabilitation services. Banner Health is the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities we serve.
In the area of heart care, more people turn to Banner’s cardiac specialists for their expertise and caring than any other organization in the communities we serve. Two of our Arizona hospitals are nationally recognized for their heart care services:
•Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix is recognized by U. S. News and World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals'' for Heart Care and Heart Surgery.
•Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa has been named as a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital for Heart Care.
We offer state-of the-art interventional procedures, as well as the latest in open heart and minimally invasive surgeries. We also publish our treatment results on a quarterly basis in the Banner Health Quality Report.
Patients can be at different stages of heart disease. Some are at risk for heart disease. Others are in need of open-heart surgeries or suffering from advanced stages of heart failure. No matter the stage, Banner Health's medical experts are equipped to handle everything from prevention, to the most delicate heart surgeries, to rehabilitation.
State-of-the-art technology
We offer several options provide minimally invasive techniques that allow faster recovery and less pain.
•Surgical Robotics for Minimally Invasive Surgery
•64-Slice Computed Tomography
•Transesophageal Echocardiogram
•PFO Closure
•Wireless Enabled Defibrillator
•A-Med PARA Flow
•BioZ Impedance Cardiography Test
Staff
Dr. Allen Raczkowski
Dr. Allen Raczkowski, certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, leads the robotic heart surgery program at Banner Heart Hospital. Dr. Raczkowski ...
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Dr. Iva Smolens
Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon Iva Smolens, M.D., serves as medical director of the Women's Heart Center at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Arizona. A surgeon, mother and surviving daughter ...
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Dr. Suzanne Sorof
Dr. Suzanne Sorof, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiology and Internal Medicine. She earned her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, ...
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Dr. Wilber Su
Dr. Wilber Su is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Cardiac Electrophysiology, and is on staff at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Maricopa County Medical ...
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