In his role for Banner Health’s flagship institution, Mr. Post leads Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix center to financial sustainability by improving efficiency and operations. He launched the advanced heart failure and transplant program, which became Arizona’s largest in just two years. The medical center also boasts the largest number of artificial heart implants in the world. Mr. Post also expanded access to destination clinical programs through several large-scale ambulatory care centers in the community. Mr. Post brings over 30 years of healthcare experience in hospital operations, ambulatory and physician leadership, as well as system strategy and network development. Prior to joining Banner Health in 2020, he was the regional executive vice president for Loyola University Health System in Chicago. Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix is Arizona’s largest hospital, serving as a premier regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care across the Southwest. The hospital provides training for 500 residents and fellows across 50 programs, recently expanding graduate medical education by 250 slots to address critical healthcare workforce needs. The hospital also operates Arizona’s busiest birthing center with 7,000 annual deliveries, is home to the state’s largest neonatal ICU, and was designated as the state’s first level 4 perinatal center. With 36,000 annual admissions, 19,000 surgical procedures and 83,000 emergency department visits, the hospital recently opened a state-of-the-art neurocritical care unit featuring Arizona’s most advanced monitoring technology. Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix achieved its fifth Magnet redesignation for nursing excellence in 2025 and ranks in the top three Arizona hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 2026-27.
