Award-Winning Program That Helps Seniors ‘Age in Place’ Expanding to Scottsdale/Phoenix
SURPRISE, ARIZ., April 12, 2017 – When Sun Health launched the first continuing care at home program in the Southwestern United States in 2016, the vision was simple: help older adults who want to stay in their homes as they age to do so safely and confidently as long as possible. Sun Health at Home […]
Sun Health Foundation Announces $5 Million Community Challenge
Funds being raised to support new Banner Del E. Webb Progressive Care Unit SURPRISE, Ariz. (March 24, 2017) – Sun Health Foundation, the exclusive fundraising arm to Banner Del E. Webb and Banner Boswell Medical Centers, is providing financial support to build a 28-bed progressive care unit with all private rooms on the fifth […]
Phoenix Business Journal Highlights Sun Health Care Transitions program
On March 15, 2017, The Phoenix Business Journal reported on the success of the Sun Health Care Transitions program. Read about it here.
Sun Health at Home Names Barbara Mason as Executive Director
SURPRISE, ARIZ., Dec. 15, 2016 – Sun Health at Home (SHAH) has hired Barbara Mason to become executive director of the “continuing care at home” program, the first of its kind in the Southwestern U.S. The Pittsburgh native brings a varied background to the job, which includes experience in sales and marketing, counseling, clinical care […]
Sun Health at Home Scores a Touchdown
SURPRISE, ARIZ., Nov. 11, 2016 — In football lingo, Sun Health at Home (SHAH) scored a touchdown last night. The continuing care at home program received the “Excellence in Innovation” award at WESTMARC’s 24th Annual Best of the West Awards, held on the field at University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, […]
Sun Health’s Memory Care Navigator, Marty Finley Quoted in Article About Resources to Help Those Facing a Major Illness
Marty Finley, the memory care navigator for Sun Health, was interviewed for this story about resources to help Northwest Valley residents facing major illnesses. Finley helps people struggling with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and provides support and answers to family members grappling with how best to care for their loved one. Learn more at sunhealth.org/memorycare.
Sun Health’s Fall-Prevention Event Makes Front-Page News
Sun Health’s second annual Stand Up To Falling Down event, held Sept. 21 at The Colonnade, was highlighted in YourWestValley.com, the online publication of the Daily News-Sun. The fall-prevention event featured fall-risk assessments, talks by balance and fall-prevention experts and exhibitors who offered fall-prevention products and services. (Read the article.)
Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing Praised as ‘Compelling Case Study in Senior Health’
Betty Rust, CPA, a consulting partner with Plante Moran’s senior care and living practice, recently penned a guest column for McKnight’s Long Term Care News, in which she touts the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing as a “compelling case study in senior health.” She writes that the Center’s focus on health management and wellness makes […]
Sun Health Foundation Awards $200K in Scholarships to Aspiring Nurses
SURPRISE, ARIZ., Aug. 18, 2016 – Emily Florence is a multi-tasking marvel as she prepares and serves liquid refreshments to a stream of customers at the coffee stand in the lobby of Banner Boswell Medical Center. Amidst the flurry of activity, she manages to make small talk with each customer, calling many by name. Most […]
Grant Enables Sun Health to Offer Scholarships for Health Education
SURPRISE, ARIZ., Aug. 11, 2016 – The BHHS Legacy Foundation has awarded a $60,000 grant to the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing to provide health education scholarships to qualified seniors living on fixed incomes. The education programs address diabetes, pre-diabetes, weight management and balance and fall prevention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about […]
