Medical Imaging Technology Improves Patient Care at AMC To the average person, single-photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography (SPECT/CT) may sound like technical jargon. But to clinicians at Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Oregon, SPECT/CT sounds like the wave of the fut... Read more
Home Care Nurse Finds That Faith and Service Bring Healing It might happen on the way to a patient’s home, or on the way back. But sometime, somewhere, Nina Summers, R.N., will say a prayer. Not a long one, and maybe not even consciously or out loud. But she’ll ask God to give her wisdom and strength to m... Read more
Award-winning Care in the Comfort of Home Think about traveling for long periods of time. Don’t you miss your own bed? Familiar food? Your furry, four-legged friends?Now think about being in the hospital. Besides worrying about recovery, wouldn’t you still miss those creature comforts of ... Read more
News Notes Alan J. Rice retired as senior vice president at Adventist Health and concluded his 36-year career Dec. 31, 2006. During his tenure, Rice worked in many leadership capacities and received many national recognition awards. As a result of Rice’s ret... Read more
Building on the Foundation of Whole Person Care More than a century ago Adventist Medical Center (AMC) in Portland, Ore., launched a legacy from a tiny, six-patient sanitarium. With its Seventh-day Adventist mission, AMC laid the symbolic foundation of whole person care, paving the way for grow... Read more
Faithful Servant WWGH Recognizes Medical Technician for Living the Hospital's Mission Most days, Tomi Horn doesn’t feel like a missionary.For the past 25 years, this 2006 Mission Achievement Award recipient has served as a central processing technician at Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH), the Adventist Health hospital in Walla W... Read more
A CHIPer Way of Life Tillamook native Marie Hasbrouch is an engaging, talkative and healthy woman. To look at her, it’s hard to guess her true age of 76 or that she’s ever been unwell. Two years ago she had diabetes, heart trouble, sleep apnea and arthritis. These hea... Read more
Teamwork and Expertise Saves Adventist Medical Center Patient For Jerry and Sharon Kruger, May 3, began as a typical spring day in central Oregon’s picturesque Willamette Valley. The pair spent the morning working in the yard of their McMinnville home, until Sharon retreated back into the house. When Jerry j... Read more
A Dose of Hope is Sometimes What the Doctor Ordered An Interview with Walla Walla General Hospital President Morre Dean Your mission statement talks about restoring peace, hope and health like Christ did. Many hospitals restore health. What exactly does Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH) do for patients to restore peace and hope?At WWGH, we take care of patients a... Read more
