Banner Rehabilitation Hospital East

01/01/2026

2026 brings renewed hope for a stronger tomorrow.

12/19/2025

The season of light and hope reminds us of our patients’ resilience and the impact our care teams have every day. Here’s to brighter days and stronger tomorrows.

12/11/2025

As an Army veteran, a former firefighter, triathlete and marathoner, Ken Yamagata is no stranger to impressive feats of strength.

After experiencing a traumatic spinal cord injury, Ken was unable to move his arms or legs. He arrived at Banner Rehabilitation Hospital East requiring total assistance for all mobility and personal care tasks. During his initial evaluation, Ken told his care team that he wanted to be independent and to walk out of the hospital at the end of his stay.

After a month, Ken was able to do just that – ringing the hospital’s bell as is tradition before discharge.

“Ken worked hard every day and never said ‘no’ or ‘I can’t,’” one of his therapists said. “Instead, he would always say ‘what’s next?’ He always pushed himself to be better and better each day without giving up. He is a patient we will never forget.”

Ken will continue his recovery with outpatient therapy, with a goal of completing a triathlon in 2027.

Congratulations, Ken!

12/08/2025

Handwashing protects patients from infections that can slow down recovery and helps to maintain a germ-free environment. 🧼

Cleanliness is always top of mind in our hospitals.

While scrubbing away the germs, sing or hum the “Happy Birthday” song twice to ensure your hands are clean.

11/27/2025

We are thankful for the more than 1.5 million patients across our network of hospitals and centers who trust us with their care, and for our amazing teams who help those patients recover so they may return to their families and communities.

11/25/2025

Banner Rehabilitation Hospital East recently hosted a patient reunion event, welcoming former patients and their loved ones back to the hospital to reconnect with their care teams. Together, they celebrated recovery journeys and the power of rehabilitation.

Thank you to all who joined us. Your progress inspires us every day.

11/11/2025

Honoring all who served.

10/23/2025

Each of our specialty hospitals operates an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), a coordinated effort between our pharmacy team, clinicians, environmental services and infection preventionists to stop the spread of infections caused by drug-resistant diseases. Our pharmacies ensure the safety and care of our patients and staff by managing and assessing all anti-microbial regimens.

10/23/2025

Behind every patient with a spinal cord injury is a licensed pharmacist. The pharmacist—an essential member of the physician-led multidisciplinary team—helps to manage the patient’s pain, prevent secondary complications, and assists with transition and discharge planning.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients require a complex level of care. Pharmacists play an integral role in a patient’s care journey, providing expertise on SCI pain management, secondary complications, avoidance of adverse drug effects and a safe discharge to home.

10/22/2025

From fielding the first call about a new hospital location to welcoming the first patient through the door, our design, construction and facilities teams can be counted on to help create a healing environment.

Our design and construction teams oversee all hospital building projects—ensuring safety and efficiency in the engineering and ex*****on of plans. Once constructed, hospitals are turned over to our facilities teams who oversee day-to-day operations, including the physical building infrastructure, air quality and maintenance of all medical equipment.

Working together, these professionals contribute to a safe, comfortable and accessible setting for our patients, visitors and staff.

10/20/2025

Across our nationwide network of hospitals, infection preventionists work closely with our our health care facility teams and patients to implement needed steps to block infections and prevent them from spreading.

Strategies include water and air quality testing, remote surveillance for infection prevention, enforced personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and sanitation protocols for infection control.

During Health Care Quality Week, we recognize our infection preventionists for the key role they play in the safety and well-being of our patients, staff and the communities they serve.

10/19/2025

Our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians strive to administer the lowest effective dose of pain medication while ensuring that patients can participate in necessary activities. They coordinate these efforts alongside our multidisciplinary team as they discuss the needs of patients.

Each patient’s pain management is evaluated during clinical team meetings and multidisciplinary rounds to ensure adequate pain control. The team strives to balance pain management, cognitive function and therapy participation with the goal of minimizing medication dependence and enhancing patient outcomes.