Nunley currently serves as chief nursing officer at Banner Boswell, a position she’s held since 2008. During her tenure at Banner Boswell, she has enjoyed significant success in helping to guide the hospital through Joint Commission, State and CMS surveys, achieve Joint Commission accreditation as a Stroke Center, NICHE designation as a center for geriatric excellence, and the designation of Banner Boswell in 2012 as a Thomson Reuters Top 100 hospital.
“Julie’s professional accomplishments, more than 30 years of nursing experience, leadership, attitude and skill set make her uniquely qualified to lead the Banner Ironwood team to continued success,” said Becky Kuhn, Arizona East Region president.
Nunley has an associate degree in nursing from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in Albuquerque, NM.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system owns or leases 23 acute-care hospitals, Banner Health Network, Banner Medical Group, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services including family clinics, home care and hospice services, and a nursing registry. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming
