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GREELEY, Colo. (April 16, 2026) – This week, Banner Health gynecologic oncologist Robin Lacour, MD, completed her 1,000th robotic-assisted surgery. This milestone reflects more than a decade of advancing minimally invasive approaches to gynecologic cancer care in Northern Colorado.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Lacour has focused on expanding the use of robotic-assisted techniques to treat ovarian, uterine and cervical cancer. These approaches are designed to reduce recovery time and help patients GREELEY, Colo. (April 13, 2026) – Banner Health is expanding access to cutting-edge robotic surgery across Northern Colorado and throughout the Banner Health system with the introduction of the da Vinci 5 system, created by Intuitive. The upgraded technology, now available at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center, North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) in Greeley and North Colorado Medical Center – Loveland Campus, enhances clinical excellence and reduces recovery times for a broad range of minimally invasive
GREELEY, Colo. (April 7, 2026) – Banner North Colorado Medical Center has become the first hospital in northern Colorado offering an FDA-approved neuromodulation device designed to improve symptoms and quality of life for patients living with heart failure.
Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Patients often experience shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling and reduced ability to perform daily activities. In the United GREELEY, Colo. (Feb. 24, 2026) – Banner North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) is the first hospital in Colorado, and across the entire Banner Health system, to use the new XACT™ Carotid Stent technologymade by Abbott, marking an important milestone in advanced stroke-prevention care for patients with carotid artery disease, a major risk factor for stroke.The first procedure was performed by Timothy Fuller, M.D., and Banner’s vascular team in February 2026 at NCMC. Dr. Fuller and his team are bringing this GREELEY, Colo. (Feb. 10, 2026) – Banner Health is strengthening advanced cardiac care in Greeley with the addition of Reed Quinn, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon with extensive experience treating complex adult and congenital heart disease and a prestigious training background coming from Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. Dr. Quinn joins Michael Robich, MD, at the CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado in Greeley, further strengthening Banner’s cardiac program and bringing a deep GREELEY, Colo. (Jan. 13, 2026) – Banner Health strengthens patient access to minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery across Northern Colorado by adding three new general surgeons: Charles Marriott, MD; Nicole Blythe Moore Rieger, MD; and David Lundy, MD. With their arrival, patients will have expanded availability to abdominal and digestive surgery, along with a broader range of advanced, cutting-edge surgical options.Dr. Marriott, practicing primarily out of Greeley, and Drs. Rieger and Lundy, GREELEY, Colo. (Jan. 6, 2025) – Banner Health is expanding access to sleep health services in Northern Colorado with the arrival of Ivy M. Andersen, MD, a board-certified sleep medicine physician. Dr. Andersen brings experience evaluating and managing Inspire® therapy, the FDA-approved sleep apnea treatment that uses a small, implanted device to help keep the airway open during sleep.Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder, where breathing repeatedly stops and restarts throughout the night, often because the GREELEY, Colo. (Dec. 16, 2025) – Banner Health advances orthopedic care in Northern Colorado with the addition of Hunter Aronson, DO, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. Dr. Aronson joined Banner Health in September 2025, growing the team of Joint Replacement Center, led by Kirk Kindsfater, MD, who joined Banner in October 2024. The expanded team will enable Joint Replacement Center to grow in both Greeley and Fort Collins, helping patients regain mobility and
Banner Health gynecologic oncologist reaches milestone
Banner Health hospitals in Northern Colorado receive new fleet of state-of-the-art robots for complex gynecologic and abdominal surgeries
Banner Health brings new heart failure therapy to Northern Colorado
First in Colorado: Banner North Colorado Medical Center performs procedure using new stroke-preventing stent
Experienced cardiothoracic surgeon joins Banner Health, bringing Johns Hopkins training to Greeley
Banner Health strengthens surgical care across Northern Colorado
Banner Health welcomes sleep medicine specialist with sleep apnea expertise
Banner Health grows orthopedic team dedicated to hip and knee care in Northern Colorado
