PHOENIX (September 25, 2024) — Mark Garvin, MBA, joins Banner Health as senior vice president for partnership and new venture development. In this role, he leads enterprise growth with the identification and closure of new partnership and venture development. He oversees market and service growth, with a focus on developing health system business, mergers and acquisitions, diversified services, and joint ventures, as well as managing relationships and integration.
“Mark is an extremely valuable addition to the Banner team. He brings deep expertise and great success in mergers, acquisitions and partnerships, along with a keen eye for identifying growth opportunities in the multi-state, multi-site health care sector,” said Scott Nordlund, EVP, chief strategy and growth officer for Banner Health. “As Banner continues to grow and evolve, Mark’s ability to navigate the changing landscape and build and diversify revenue channels will be an enormous asset.”
Garvin previously served as chief operating officer of United Surgical Partners International, where he helped advance the organization from a start-up to the nation’s largest developer, owner and operator of short-stay ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals.
Through more than 30 years of leadership, he has held the roles of chief operating officer at United States Anesthesia Partners and PetVet Care Centers, executive in residence at Avanza Healthcare Strategies and Principal at The Garvin Group LLC.
He has also served as an independent board director for Prospira PainCare and continues to contribute to Pryor Health as an independent board member, underscoring his commitment to transforming health care.
Garvin holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. He started at Banner on Sept. 9.
Banner Health is one of the largest, secular nonprofit health care systems in the country. In addition to 33 hospitals, Banner also operates an academic medicine division, Banner – University Medicine, and Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, a partnership with one of the world’s leading cancer programs, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Banner’s array of services includes a health insurance division, employed physician groups, outpatient surgery centers, urgent care locations, home care and hospice services, retail pharmacies, stand-alone imaging centers, physical therapy and rehabilitation, behavioral health services, a research division and a nursing registry. To make health care easier, 100% of Banner-employed doctors are available for virtual visits and patients may also reserve spots at Banner Urgent Care locations and can book appointments online with many Banner-employed doctors. Headquartered in Arizona, Banner Health also has locations in California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. For more information, visit bannerhealth.com.
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