Adventist Health System

Description

Adventist Health System is a notforprofit healthcare organization that emphasizes Christ at the center of care Founded in 1973 to support and strengthen Seventhday Adventist healthcare organizations in the Southern and Southwestern regions of the United States Adventist Health System has quickly grown to become the largest notforprofit Protestant healthcare provider in the nation

Today Adventist Health System supports 37 hospitals and employs 50000 individuals Adventist Health System hospitals comprise of 6600 plus licensed beds providing care for 4 million patients each year in inpatient outpatient and emergency room visits

In order to best meet the needs of the local communities we serve Adventist Health System facilities operate independently in hiring employees and delivering care and services While each entity is unique they remain united in one missionto extend the healing ministry of Christ to every patient Our mission depends not only on our commitment to Christian ideals but on our efforts to provide nothing less than extraordinary compassionate care

Adventist Health Systems flagship Florida Hospital is one of the largest healthcare providers in America and a national leader in cardiac care Established in 1908 Florida Hospital now includes almost 2200 beds on seven campuses

A Promise Kept for Generations

Medical pioneers of the Seventhday Adventist Church established an innovative healthcare program in Battle Creek Michigan in 1866 looking to the healing ministry of Christ for inspiration

The Strength Behind the Compassion

Part of this worldwide network Adventist Health System was founded in 1973 to support and strengthen Seventhday Adventist healthcare organizations in the Southern and Southwestern regions of the United States It quickly became the largest notforprofit Protestant healthcare provider in the nation

Today Adventist Health System organizations provide 37 hospitals totaling more than 6000 licensed beds care for nearly 4 million patients each year in inpatient outpatient and emergency room visits and employ almost 43000 members of their communities in full and parttime positions

A Continuum of Care

Many Adventist Health System hospitals offer home health and other services to meet community needs Seventeen extendedcare centers provide more than 2000 beds for patients who need longterm medical or rehabilitation services Adventist Care Centers Adventist Health Systems longterm care connection contracts with 16 of these facilities As recognized leaders in the delivery of skilled care these sites provide specialized services including respiratory therapy cardiac care and others

Local Control Corporate Support

To best meet the exact needs of their communities every Adventist Health System entity operates independently in hiring employees and delivering care and services The corporate office reinforces these efforts by sharing management and clinical expertise providing access to a greater number of managed care plans and making available a wide range of additional resources and services

The Uncommon Pursuit of Common Goals

Although separated by geography and as unique as the varied communities we serve Adventist Health System organizations will always be united in our efforts to improve every aspect of life

Adventist Health Systems flagship Florida Hospital is one of the largest healthcare providers in America and a national leader in cardiac care Established in 1908 Florida Hospital now provides more than 1800 beds on seven campuses and is recognized for the quality of its cancer care neurosciences orthopedics kidney disease limb replantation sports medicine rehabilitation and womens medicine programs

The pursuit of excellence and promise of compassion that formed the foundation of Seventhday Adventist healthcare continue today in the largest hospitals and the smallest clinics

Lives Change When Mission is Put to Work

When Seventhday Adventist healthcare began philosophy was translated into lifesaving and lifeenhancing service when mission was put into action Today our mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ depends not only on our commitment to Christian ideals but on our efforts to provide nothing less than extraordinary compassionate care

OUR VALUES

Adventist Health System employees draw motivation and direction from six strongly held principles These principles guide the manner in which we treat each other and those we serve

CHRISTIAN MISSION

We exist to serve the needs of our communities in harmony with Christs healing ministry and incorporate Christian values at every level of service

FOCUS ON COMMUNITY WELLNESS

We commit time talent and financial support to educate our neighbors in the principles of illness prevention and healthful living

QUALITY AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE

We strive to meet or exceed both the service standards of the health care industry and the expectations of the patients we serve and measure our success through continuous surveying of patient satisfaction

HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS

We conduct our business with integrity honesty and fairness As responsible stewards we use our financial resources wisely by choosing business practices which are costeffective productive and result in a fair return on investment

COMPASSION

We are sensitive to the needs of the individuals and families we serve and meet their needs with kindness and empathy

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

We value the diversity of our patients employees business colleagues and visitors and treat them with kindness and respect regardless of their background race religion or culture

History

A TRADITION OF GOOD HEALTH

As Seventhday Adventist Christians we believe a wholesome lifestyle contributes to good physical health and enhances a persons mental and spiritual potential Recognizing the importance of wholeperson health and the relationship of physical wellbeing with emotional and spiritual wellbeing the founders of the Seventhday Adventist Church opened a new kind of health center in Battle Creek Michigan in 1866

During a time when many medical treatments were as harmful as the diseases they were supposed to cure the new revolutionary healthcare center not only treated disease but also taught people how to prevent disease through good nutrition exercise and sanitation It was a place where each person was valued as a creation of God and where caregivers created a positive healing environment by providing extraordinary patient care

Within years the institution and its famous physician and health educator John Harvey Kellogg MD gained international recognition Clientele included the likes of JC Penney Thomas Edison Henry Ford Amelia Earhart Lowell Thomas William Jennings Bryan Dale Carnegie CW Post and John D Rockefeller

Around the world the church operates more than 500 healthcare facilities dedicated to helping people achieve physical mental and spiritual wholeness These include approximately 160 hospitals in addition to nursing homes dispensaries and clinics

Today Adventist Health System is one of the largest Protestant notforprofit healthcare systems in the United States and remains true to its Adventist heritage by providing quality wholeperson care