Sun Health & Benevilla Working to Improve Transportation in NW Valley
Sun Health and Benevilla, a regional nonprofit social service agency, conducted a community needs assessment in 2013 to identify ways to help Northwest Valley seniors remain independent and age in place. Focus groups, community meetings and a survey mailed to 20,000 residents revealed that transportation was a major issue for many seniors. To address the […]
Sun Health Care Transitions and Banner iCare Join Forces to Improve Care
Sun Health Care Transitions (SHCT) and Banner iCare™ have formed an alliance to serve chronically ill patients in the Northwest Valley. The two programs will be sharing one hospital liaison at Banner Boswell and Banner Del E. Webb medical centers so that only one person is approaching patients to introduce each program. Additionally, eligible patients will […]
Sun Health’s Care Transitions Program Earning High Praise
Representatives from the Lewin Group, a health care consulting firm working for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), visited Sun Health in June to learn what the Care Transitions team is doing to help Medicare beneficiaries make a smooth transition from hospital to home and to keep from being readmitted. Studies show that […]
Sun Health Fire Drill Makes Front Cover of Daily News-Sun
Sun Health’s Grandview Terrace senior independent living community in Sun City West, AZ, was proud to host a mock fire drill with residents and the local fire department last week. Grandview Terrace Executive Director Bhakti Gosalia said the mock event was a collaborative idea because the seven-story building is one of the tallest in Sun […]
Ronald K. Austerlade hired as new Chief Marketing Officer for Sun Health
Ronald K. Austerlade hired as new Chief Marketing Officer for Sun Health SURPRISE – June, 19, 2014 – Ronald K. Austerlade has been named vice president and chief marketing officer for nonprofit Sun Health. He brings more than two decades of experience in senior-level marketing, communications, public relations, research and analytics, customer experience, and sales […]
Sun Health Foundation Invests $30,000 in Future Nurses
As any college student or their parents can attest, higher education costs are much higher these days. That’s why Grand Canyon University nursing students Mariah White and Christine Throckmorton are so thankful for their $3,000 nursing scholarships from Sun Health Foundation. GCU’s annual tuition, excluding room and board, costs around $8,000.
Photo of Colonnade Resident Sky Diver Wins International Contest
PHOENIX (May 23, 2014) –– On May 21, 2014, Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) announced the selection of 18 winners of its first “Friendly Faces, Friendly Places” international photo contest, supported by the Pfizer Foundation. Out of the 500 photos submitted worldwide, one local photo was announced as a winner. The photo of Surprise resident Sharon […]
Grand Canyon Nursing Students Learning Skills at Sun Health
People in purple scrubs will be popping up at various Sun Health locations this summer. The purple ones are senior nursing students at Grand Canyon University and each Tuesday, now through August, they will be doing community health clinical rotations at the Center for Health & Wellbeing, in the Care Transitions program or at each […]
“Thank You Thursday” Recognition Goes to Season For Sharing
A deep and heartfelt THANK YOU to Season For Sharing – the $10,000 grant they gifted to our Sun Health Memory Care Navigator program will help us continue to provide free healthcare services to patients, families and caregivers dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other memory loss conditions. Season For Sharing funds are raised through […]
Sun Health Center For Health & Wellbeing Opening New Doors
Edson and Loretta Allen were among the first visitors in the door at the March 19 grand opening of the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing in Surprise, a center that’s already opening new doors for health and wellness in the northwest Valley. “We were very impressed with the people we met. They seem […]
