// Risk Intelligence
| Risk Score | 8 / 10 High |
| Facility Type | 🏥 Major Hospital / Trauma Center |
| Operator / Branch | Banner Health |
| Host County | Maricopa County AZ |
| Nearest City | Phoenix, AZ |
| Primary Risk Radius | 25 miles |
| Secondary Risk Radius | 100 miles |
// Strategic Significance
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix is the primary Level I trauma center for the Phoenix metropolitan area of 5 million people and a major academic medical center. It is one of the busiest trauma centers in the US serving a massive desert metropolitan area with extreme heat industrial accidents and major highway trauma.
// Civilian Impact Assessment
Phoenix metro with 5 million residents has extreme summer heat creating heat-related mass casualty events. Industrial accidents in the Phoenix metro and major highway trauma from I-10 and I-17 corridors create high trauma volume.
// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance
I-10, I-17, Thomas Road. Maricopa County Emergency Management coordinates mass casualty and extreme heat protocols.