Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ
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About Banner Desert Medical Center
Banner Desert Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 605 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Oasis Behavioral Health Hospital, about 3.9 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.67
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.54
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.41
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.93
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.25
51% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend58%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1057%
- Completed surveys1,116
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.38923, -111.87473
Nearby hospitals
- Oasis Behavioral Health Hospital2190 North Grace Boulevard, Building A41, Chandler, AZPsychiatric hospital3.9 mi
- Dignity Health Arizona Specialty Hospital2905 West Warner Road, Chandler, AZHospital3.9 mi
- Phoenix Specialty Hospital433 East 6th Street, Mesa, AZLong-term care hospital4.0 mi
- Aurora Behavioral Healthcare-Tempe6350 South Maple Avenue, Tempe, AZPsychiatric hospital4.1 mi
- HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center1500 South Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ · Emergency roomHospital4.2 mi
- Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital1515 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, AZRehabilitation hospital5.8 mi
- Chandler Regional Medical Center1955 West Frye Road, Chandler, AZ · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.3 mi
- Banner Behavioral Health Hospital7575 East Earll Drive, Scottsdale, AZPsychiatric hospital7.0 mi
- Banner Ocotillo Medical Center1405 South Alma School Road, Chandler, AZ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.2 mi
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center7400 East Osborn Road, Scottsdale, AZ · Level I traumaAcute care hospital7.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Banner Desert Medical Center located?
Banner Desert Medical Center is at 1400 South Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ 85202 in Maricopa County.
Does Banner Desert Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Banner Desert Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 269 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Banner Desert Medical Center?
Banner Desert Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Banner Desert Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Arizona EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Banner Desert Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (480) 412-3000.
Would patients recommend Banner Desert Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,116 completed surveys), 58% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 57% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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