When a former patient wanted to say thank you to Adventist Health Portland, she started a knitting ministry. The neatly folded stack of handcrafted lap blankets sitting on the desk of Tino Tsikirai, Adventist Health chaplain, may look out of place in a hospital office setting. Variegated yarns and assorted textures catch the eye of office visitors [...]
Klamath Falls was the first community to be designated a Blue Zones Project community in Oregon. The Blue Zones Project is a community-led well-being improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to a city's environment, policy and social networks.With that in mind, Klamath Falls Adventist Church planned an eight-week community engagement series [...]
Kerry L. Heinrich, Adventist Health president and CEO, was recently named to the Becker’s Hospital Review list of great leaders in healthcare.They noted Heinrich’s leadership of a mission-driven organization that provides faith-based care and his unique perspective in enhancing clinical excellence, operational efficiency and strategic expansion. “Under his leadership, Adventist Health has successfully acquired five new [...]
Treating your heart well is key to a long, healthy life. Building a stronger, healthier heart is a long-term goal that requires long-term commitment. Prioritize managing stress, eating well and not smoking. The heart is the workhorse of the human body, and it is often taken for granted — until something goes wrong.Like any muscle, [...]
Nurse volunteers from Adventist Health provided education and training for birthing center staff and clinical providers at Maternal and Women’s Health Center in Kenya’s Masai Mara region during a recent mission trip.Volunteers also planned and implemented the first primary-to-secondary graduation event for the local Masai Mara school and developed a program for the ceremony that [...]
You are dedicated to your work, and you take pride in getting the job done right. We get it! However, your muscles, eyes and brain all need a break. Even if you’re hitting the gym before or after work, it’s still very important to get up and move around during your workday. Here are a few exercises [...]
A team of 11 Adventist Health volunteers spent six days in the Federated States of Micronesia conducting childhood screening for rheumatic heart disease. The team screened 765 children with a 12.7% positive rate for RHD.RHD is caused by rheumatic fever, an autoimmune inflammatory reaction to Group A streptococcal infection — strep throat — which can [...]
It’s the time of year to remember what we’re thankful for. This doesn’t mean refusing to acknowledge life’s difficulties. Instead, it means your thoughts are focused on how you can approach life in a positive way. Keeping a gratitude list is even correlated with better exercise habits and fewer trips to the doctor.Here are four [...]
Disappointment is a natural feeling when things don’t turn out the way we expect. When something happens to derail a much-anticipated event — such as the weather's impact on the Pathfinder Camporee this summer — how we deal with that disappointment can be an opportunity for growth.Sarah Lundy, Adventist Health Portland licensed clinical social worker, [...]
Adventist Health Tillamook was recognized in April 2024 by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 27 critical access hospitals to know in 2024 and one of the top 150 healthcare systems to work for in healthcare.“We are deeply honored by this recognition highlighting our commitment to providing exceptional healthcare,” said Eric Swanson, Adventist Health Tillamook [...]
