Banner Health will open its first medical facility in Queen Creek May 1 at the Banner Health Center, which will offer primary care, basic imaging and lab services for adults and children.

Banner Children’s at Cardon Children’s Medical Center will have a free “Asthma Attackers” swim class 11:30 to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in Mesa.

Across the East Valley this week, educators, school leaders, elected officials, family and friends expressed their sorrow upon hearing about the death of Eddie Basha, Jr.

As it gains more and more attention on the regional, national and international stages, Mesa Arts Center is fast becoming mecca for artists from all over.

Growth and expansion over the last few years has made Banner Health the leading employer in the City of Mesa.

Online applications are available for the new Learn to Earn summer program sponsored by Mesa Counts on College.

James Christensen of Gateway Bank has been named 2013 board chairman of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.

At the Chandler Chamber of Commerce’s economic update luncheon Wednesday at the Hilton Phoenix/Chandler, City of Chandler Economic Development Director Christine Mackay followed a spirited state budget overview presentation by highlighting some of the incoming businesses and development opportunities for Arizona’s fourth most populous city.

A handful of Mesa Unified School District campuses could be converted next school year — one to house special needs programs and one to test creative education methods — under a plan proposed this week.

Banner Health will offer a mobile heath unit, which will travel to area schools to treat uninsured or underinsured children up to 21-years-old, beginning Jan. 14.

Hospital emergency rooms in the East Valley “exploded” with patients in the last two weeks, health officials reported.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center will break ground on a 130,000 square-foot, $62.6 million expansion on the Banner Gateway campus Jan. 22.

A Mesa woman delivered the first baby of Banner Health’s Arizona hospitals at 12:04 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Banner news release.

Valley Fever among Arizonans continues to run high, according to the state Department of Health Services.

Banner Ironwood Medical Center named Terresa Paulus as its new chief nursing officer.

With temperatures finally falling and the holidays near, it’s easy to forget we live in the desert. Reliable water and electricity supplies are the foundations for our thriving metropolitan area.

One in three adults over age 65 will fall each year, but Banner Health hopes to prevent such falls through “A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls.”

East Valley Pediatrics announced it has joined Banner Medical Group, part of the Banner Health family. East Valley Pediatrics has 18 physicians and 11 locations around the East Valley, including clinics in Apache Junction, Casa Grande, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Queen Creek. Two sites in Mesa and Gilbert will continue to provide after-hours services, as well.

Mesa’s Banner Desert Medical Center earned a spot on the top hospitals list from The Leapfrog Group this year.

Members of the Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee (SAGA) would like to extend our gratitude to the Ahwatukee Foothills community for making our Inaugural Symposium on Nov. 3 a tremendous success. Over 175 seniors, caregivers, industry experts, vendors and volunteers attended SAGA Symposium 2012, a first-time educational forum on important local resources hosted by the Pecos Community Center.