The community adjacent to campus will provide
housing for patients who travel to the Valley for cancer
care
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 27,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Taylor Morrison, Banner MD Anderson and the
Banner Health Foundation broke ground on eight homes in
Gilbert, AZ, as part of Banner MD
Anderson Cancer Center's Home Away from Home program, which
provides housing and financial assistance to patients who travel to
the Valley for care at Banner MD Anderson.
The community, which will include 16 homes upon completion,
will provide lodging for 160 patients each year, giving them
the assurance of a safe and comfortable home and community while
receiving treatment or recovering from surgery. The first eight
homes donated and built by Taylor
Morrison are estimated to be complete in early 2024 for
patients and their caregivers to begin moving in.
"There's no greater gift we can provide than the comfort of home
and for patients to be with their loved ones as they undergo the
physical and emotional journey of cancer treatment," said
Taylor Morrison Chairman and CEO
Sheryl Palmer. "What we're building
is a community of healing, and we hope patients can feel the
healing benefits that a sense of community brings when living near
other patients going through similar health experiences in
beautiful, clean, new homes just steps away from their medical
team."
While many patients can afford a short hotel stay, few are
prepared to pay for long-term lodging—especially those whose
treatment protocol requires weeks to months of daily therapy or
close post-surgical monitoring. Last year, thousands of patients
traveled more than 30 miles each way for care at Banner MD
Anderson, and 330 of those patients came from outside of
Arizona. For many, affording a
place to stay during treatment is the difference between receiving
care or not, spurring the creation of Banner MD Anderson's existing
Home Away from Home program, which presently places patients
in hotels at discounted rates.
The homes will draw upon Taylor
Morrison's build-to-rent brand, Yardly, featuring
approximately 1,000 sq. ft. floor plans, complete with two
bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, laundry, gathering room, and
private backyards for patients and their children and care partners
to enjoy. The thoughtfully designed homes will come fully furnished
to promote well-being and recovery and will be within walking
distance of Banner MD Anderson.
"Staying close to the hospital during the course of treatment is
vital for patients, but not all are able to afford the nearby
lodging required for the treatment their lives depend on," said
Michael Herring, Chief Executive
Officer at Banner Gateway Medical Center and Banner MD Anderson
Cancer Center. "Thanks to the support of Taylor Morrison, we're thrilled to expand upon
our successful Home Away from Home program with a dedicated
community of patient housing."
Led by a group of committed community leaders, the Home Away
from Home campaign began in 2019 with the goal of supporting
cancer patients whose treatment protocol spans 30 or more days and
who lack local housing. This patient population includes those
undergoing a stem-cell transplant, who need to be within 30 minutes
of the facility to qualify for their transplant and for
post-operative monitoring, as well as blood cancer patients who
receive daily treatment for weeks or months.
Thanks to charitable gifts from individuals, families,
businesses and foundations, including Thunderbirds Charities and
the American Cancer Society, the program now assists qualifying
patients with all types of cancer where proximity to their care
team is vitally important. A patient without local lodging can
spend, on average, $5,500 in hotel
stays—even with Banner MD Anderson's discounted rate.
The official groundbreaking of the eight donated homes took
place at the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center's John Hardison Garden of Hope Atrium at 2946 E.
Banner Gateway Dr. Gilbert, AZ
85234. For a press kit, including photos and video from the event,
click here.
About Taylor
Morrison
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison is one of the nation's leading
homebuilders and developers. We serve a wide array of consumers
from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury and
resort lifestyle homebuyers and renters under our family of
brands—including Taylor Morrison,
Esplanade, Darling Homes Collection by Taylor Morrison and Yardly. From 2016-2023,
Taylor Morrison has been recognized
as America's Most Trusted® Builder by Lifestory
Research. Our strong commitment to sustainability, our communities
and our team is highlighted in our latest annual Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG) Report. For more information about
Taylor Morrison, please visit
www.taylormorrison.com.
About Banner Health Foundation
Established in 2001,
the Banner Health Foundation engages the community and stewards
charitable gifts to advance Banner Health's nonprofit mission of
making health care easier so life can be better. Contributions are
invested locally to support patient care programs and services
operated by Banner's many hospitals and health care facilities in
Arizona and Wyoming. For more information, please visit
www.bannerhealthfoundation.org.
About Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Banner MD
Anderson Cancer Center delivers cancer care to patients through the
partnership of Banner Health and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Banner
MD Anderson offers focused disease-specific expertise in the
medical, radiation and surgical management of the cancer patient;
an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care;
access to clinical trials and new investigative therapies;
state-of-the-art technology for the diagnosis, staging and
treatment of all types of cancer; oncology expertise in supportive
care services. For more information, visit
www.BannerMDAnderson.com.
CONTACT:
Erin Kristick
(480) 840-8108
ekristick@taylormorrison.com
Cassie Amundson
(480) 698-6743
Cassandra.amundson@bannerhealth.com
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