Employee Wellness Top Priority at Adventist Medical Center Many of us work all day (or night) and come home too tired to hit the gym or exercise some other way. We wonder why we feel sluggish, unhealthy and maybe even depressed.Adventist Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., and its Wellness Services team kn... Read more
Adventist Health News Adventist Health recently launched a new corporate website. After months of working on content, visually pleasing design and increased functionality, the new site is now more user friendly and patient-centered. Visitors to the website will find:Di... Read more
Adventist Hospitals Form Policy Association More than 70 Adventist hospitals and more than 300 affiliated health-care facilities across 17 states and the District of Columbia have collaborated to form the Adventist Health Policy Association. AHPA creates a united policy voice among Adventis... Read more
Larry Dodds Celebrates a Career Dedicated to Mission After almost 40 years of dedicated service at Adventist Health, Larry Dodds, executive vice president and COO, is retiring. While he is looking forward to trading his suit and tie for something better suited for spending time with his grandchildre... Read more
Hospital Chaplain Plants a Church in Tillamook Danny Parada is a busy man. As chaplain of Tillamook County General Hospital, he visits patients, prays with them and their families, and offers encouragement to those in need of a little pick-me-up. However, being the spiritual leader at Adventis... Read more
Adventist Medical Center Touching Hearts Major cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in Oregon, with heart disease and stroke coming in at second- and third-place, according to the most recent data from Oregon’s Department of Human Services. While these statistics are alarmi... Read more
Northwest Doctors Exemplify Mission At Adventist Health, our doctors are on a mission. The mission is to heal — not just the body, but the mind and spirit as well. This treatment provides our patients with a trifecta of healing.This unique experience of healing infused with compassi... Read more
Spiritual Care Highlighted at Walla Walla General Hospital Lydia had been full of life and active in her church. But now she was frustrated. She had lost her hearing and speech to throat cancer and was in the hospital with a disease that had also taken her eyesight. In less than six years, she had lost mo... Read more
Correction In the October Gleaner, on page 6, in the Facts about Adventist Health box, it should say that nearly $300 million in free and low-cost services to our communities were provided in 2009, not $3 million. Read more