Schindler, Kimberly A

As a nonprofit, Banner Health exists to provide health care services to the communities we serve, rather than generate profits. That means that every dollar we earn is reinvested into: New hospital beds, new or expanding patient care services, new physician services, new technologies, maintaining existing equipment and facilities, and aying employees salaries. Banner also provides more than $153 million in charity care through our Financial Assistance Program. In addition, we subsidize the medical education costs for hundreds of medical residents (physicians in training), the majority of whom will stay in Arizona and Colorado, where they trained.Additionally, Banner provides important, free services like the Banner Poison and Drug Information Center Hotline, health information provided by registered nurses through our Banner Health Call Center, and school-based health centers for kids in economically challenged areas.

My practice philosophy is to focus on the whole person and look at ways to optimize health and wellness through diet and exercise and sleep and mental health rather than relying only on medications to relive symptoms. I am passionate about lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition and incorporate those perspectives into all patient interactions.