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?? I am thrilled to share that on December 2nd, 2024 I will be joining the Banner Health team! The opportunity to serve within an incredible healthcare system such as Banner Health - who's mission is to "make healthcare easier so that life can be better" as the Chief Executive Officer at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson and Banner-University Medical Center South is one that I embrace with humility, excitement, and an unwavering commitment to our communities and teams health and wellness. I believe leading an academic healthcare system means partnering with others to deliver multiple missions: to heal, to teach, to inspire, and to create. It is a commitment to both patients and future caregivers, fostering innovation that ripples through generations. It also requires a focus toward navigating the complex intersection of clinical excellence, compassion, innovation, and fiscal stewardship while always remembering that behind every white paper, statistic, and spreadsheet...lies a human story. To each team member - all who are serving daily no matter your role - you are critical to the delivery of safe, high-quality, and accessible care - you make life better for every human of Tucson and Southern Arizona - thank you and I cannot wait to work with you all! We will lead forward together - human-first and in support of each other... with wisdom, empathy, and a vision that bridges today's care with tomorrow's breakthroughs! Thank you to my husband, step-son, family, friends, educators, and colleagues along this journey - all who have inspired me and enabled me to live a life focused on working hard, listening, learning, taking risks, making mistakes, being comfortable being uncomfortable, and finding laughter along the way...all focused on impact and trying to help the world be a better place! With gratitude, AFG #bannerhealth #BUMCT #BUMCS #oneteamonemission #AcademicMedicine University of Arizona #healthcare #leadforward #gratefulheart Iona University
Banner Health has named Alison Flynn Gaffney, FACHE, as chief executive officer of Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South, effective Dec. 2. “We’re excited to have Alison at the helm of two hospitals that have been integral to the Tucson community for decades,” said Todd Werner, president of acute care delivery for Banner Health. “She is highly accomplished, action-oriented, and committed to developing great teams and teamwork. She is community-focused and believes in fostering an organizational culture that allows great things to happen, and we look forward to her continuing our legacy of care in southern Arizona.” "Non-profit health care is deeply meaningful to me and I am honored and excited to join the Banner Health team,” Flynn Gaffney said. “Both hospitals play an integral role in supporting the health and wellness of Tucson and southern Arizona, and I share with the talented Banner teams a commitment to provide high-quality, compassionate care and improve the life of every person we serve. “Educating future caregivers and advancing medicine through innovation are additional ways Banner is making a difference in people's lives, and I look forward to collaborating with our partners at the University of Arizona in these mission areas,” she added. Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South are licensed for 649 and 245 beds, respectively. The Tucson facility is home to Diamond Children’s Medical Center, multiple specialty clinics, and the city’s only Level 1 trauma center. It was named by U.S. News & World Report as a 2024-2025 Best Regional Hospital, earning the No.1 spot in Tucson and No. 3 in Arizona. The South campus includes an emergency department, trauma center, behavioral health care facilities and several specialty clinics. Nearly 500 medical students and 750 residents and fellows train at the two facilities. Flynn Gaffney joins Banner Health from JLL, a Chicago-based global real estate and investment management company, where she served since 2022 as president of the health care division. Prior to that, Flynn Gaffney was the chief operating officer, hospitals and clinics, at the University of Utah Health System, which includes six hospitals, nine urgent care locations, 11 community clinics and employs more than 14,000 people. Prior to her COO role, she served as the system’s executive director for University Hospital, service lines and system planning. Flynn Gaffney earned her bachelor’s degree in health care administration and master’s in health services administration from Iona University in New York, and became a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives in 2013. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including being named a 2024 Patient Safety Expert to Know by Becker’s Healthcare, and one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Medicine (2024) and Top 100 Women Leaders in Medicine (2021) by Women We Admire.