Banner Health Corporate, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems. Founded in 1999, it operates 33 hospitals and more than 400 outpatient sites across six states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming. The system employs nearly 60,000 people and is Arizona's largest private employer, with an annual economic impact of $12 billion. As a nonprofit, it reinvests all earnings into its communities, reporting $1.1 billion in community benefit reinvestment in 2025.
The organization's clinical scope is broad, encompassing several specialized divisions. These include Banner – University Medicine, which operates three academic medical centers, trains over 1,300 residents and fellows annually, and conducts more than 800 active clinical trials. Other divisions focus on cancer care (Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center), Alzheimer's research and care (Banner Alzheimer's Institute), and pediatrics (Banner Children's). Banner Health also manages health insurance plans serving over 1 million members.
For nursing professionals, the system's scale across multiple states and its combination of community hospitals, academic medical centers, and specialized institutes present a range of practice environments. The organization's mission-driven, nonprofit model focuses on reinvesting resources into patient care and community health.
