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Adventist Health is a not-for-profit health care organization which operates facilities throughout the western U.S. states of California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Adventist Health operates in keeping with the values and health heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
As of 2018, the system includes 19 hospitals, with headquarters in Roseville, California.[1]
Despite similar names, it is not affiliated with Maryland-based Adventist HealthCare, or the Florida-based AdventHealth.
Contents
1 History
2 Organizational structure
3 Church affiliation
4 Hospitals
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History
Adventist Health's heritage dates back to 1866 when the first Seventh-day Adventist health care facility opened in Battle Creek, Michigan. There, pioneers promoted the “radical” concepts of proper nutrition, exercise and sanitation in a facility devoted not just to the healing arts but also to the prevention of disease. They called it a sanitarium, a place where patients and their families could learn to be well.[2]
More than a century after Battle Creek, the health care system sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church operates 160 hospitals and nearly 500 clinics, nursing homes and dispensaries worldwide. From Michigan to California and throughout the West, this early vision to treat the whole person—mind, body and spirit—is the foundation for their approach to health care.[2]
Originally, Adventist hospitals were governed by regional church leadership. As health care became more complex, however, the need arose for more time and specialized expertise than church administrators could give. In the 1970s the Seventh-day Adventist Church authorized centralized control and operations of its health care institutions at the Union (multi-state) level.[3]
One year later, regional divisions formed corresponding to the church's infrastructure. These divisions were known in the North Pacific Union as Northwest Medical Foundation and in the Pacific Union as Adventist Health Services. In 1980, the two western entities joined to form Adventist Health System/West, now known simply as Adventist Health.[2]
Today, Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care agencies, hospice agencies and joint-venture retirement centers in both rural and urban communities.[2]
In 2009, Adventist Health secured $187 million in bond funding to pay for construction and improvements.[4]
Organizational structure
At Adventist Health, facilities enjoy the benefits (pooled services, purchasing and bargaining power) of belonging to a larger system. The Adventist Health corporate office takes a leadership role in this process.[5]
Church affiliation
Adventist Health owes much of its heritage and organizational success to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is a promoter of prevention and whole-person care. Inspired by the belief in the healing power of Jesus Christ, they aim to bring physical, mental and spiritual health and healing. Every individual, regardless of his/her personal beliefs, is welcome in Adventist Health's facilities.[6]
Hospitals
Adventist Health oversees the operations of 22 hospitals:
Adventist Health Bakersfield is a 255-bed acute-care facility serving the city of Bakersfield and outlying communities of Kern County. It is staffed by 496 affiliated physicians, 1,204 employees and 141 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Castle is a 160-bed medical center located in Windward Oahu. It is staffed by 234 physicians, 1,053 associates and 180 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Clear Lake is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Clearlake, California, serving Lake County. It is staffed by 47 full-time physicians covering 18 medical specialties, 362 employees and 40 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Feather River is a 101-bed acute-care hospital serving Paradise, California and its neighboring communities. It is staffed by 1,108 employees, 362 volunteers and 145 physicians.[7]
Adventist Health Glendale is a 457-bed medical center providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to a diverse community in and around Glendale, California. It is staffed by 750 physicians, 2,300 employees and 560 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Hanford is a 199-bed hospital[8] in Hanford, California.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial is a rural 25-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Willits, California. It is staffed by 55 physicians, 240 employees and 27 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial is a 190-bed hospital in Lodi, California.
Adventist Health Portland is a 302-bed hospital serving 900,000 residents on the east side of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. It is staffed by 505 physicians, 2,070 employees and 310 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Reedley is a 49-bed hospital in Reedley, California.
Adventist Health Selma is a 57-bed acute-care community hospital that serves 13 communities in southern Fresno County, operating as a satellite campus of Hanford Community Medical Center. It is staffed by 253 physicians, 378 employees and 22 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Simi Valley is a 201-bed acute-care facility located in Ventura County, serving the communities of Simi Valley, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks and the West San Fernando Valley. It is staffed by 221 physicians, 812 employees and 114 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health Sonora is a 152-bed hospital in Sonora, California that serves 86,600 residents in Calaveras, Tuolumne and portions of Mariposa counties. It is staffed by 174 physicians, 1,101 employees and 199 volunteers.[7]
Adventist Health St. Helena is the longest continually operating Adventist hospital, serving Napa, Lake, Sonoma and Solano counties. It is staffed by 128 physicians representing 44 specialties, 1,000 employees and 130 volunteers.[7]
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley is a 78-bed acute-care hospital serving 113,000 people in Mendocino and Lake counties. It is staffed by 100 doctors, 645 employees and 60 volunteers.[7]
- Adventist Health Vallejo
Adventist Health White Memorial is a full-service 354 staffed-bed, teaching hospital in Los Angeles, California. It is staffed by 433 physicians, 1,504 employees, 137 medical residents and 200 volunteers.[7]
- Rideout Health + Rideout
Adventist Health Tillamook is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Tillamook, a rural community on the Northern Oregon coast. It is staffed by 93 physicians, 327 employees and 107 volunteers.[7]
- Tulare Regional Medical Center
Walla Walla General Hospital was a 72-bed acute-care hospital located at the base of the Blue Mountains serving approximately 70,000 residents of Southeastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon. It closed in July 2017.
See also
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Adventist HealthCare
- Adventist Health International
- AdventHealth
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
References
^ About Us Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine – Adventist Health. Accessed 2013-01-26
^ abcd Heritage of Healing Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Historical Dictionary of Seventh-day Adventists" by Gary Land.Scarecrow Press March 17, 2005
^ "Adventist Health secures $187M in bond funding" by Michael Shaw. Sacramento Business Journal Friday, May 1, 2009
^ Organizational Structure Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Church Affiliation Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ abcdefghijklmn Annual Report 2008 Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ca/adventist-medical-center-hanford-6930274
External links
- Official website
