Adventist HealthCare

Story by Adventist HealthCare and Fort Washington Medical Center Staff

Adventist HealthCare and Nexus Health/Fort Washington Medical Center announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to have Fort Washington Medical Center, an acute-care hospital in Prince George’s County, become part of Adventist HealthCare.  The transition should be complete this fall, pending state review.

Fort Washington Medical Center is a 37-bed hospital located just south of National Harbor in a growing section of the region. It cares for close to 40,000 patients a year in its emergency department and, like Adventist HealthCare, has a strong commitment to serving the needs of their community.

Get acquainted with your community hospital, Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center!

Please join us for an open-house event on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 5–8 p.m. ahead of the hospital’s opening on Aug. 25.

Location:
Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center
12100 Plum Orchard Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20904

Story by Tom Grant

Adventist HealthCare, located in Gaithersburg, Md., has named Dwayne Leslie, Esq., as its vice president and chief compliance officer. In this position, he will lead the organization’s comprehensive corporate compliance, organizational integrity and internal audit efforts.

Leslie comes to Adventist HealthCare with more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare lawyer and business executive. Most recently, Leslie worked at the world headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, where he directed the denomination’s government relations activities in Washington, D.C.

Photo courtesy Potomac Conference

Story by V. Michelle Bernard / image by Arlene Bonilla

More than 100 nurses and their friends and family from around the Allegheny East, Chesapeake and Potomac conferences recently gathered at Potomac’s Southern Asian church in Silver Spring, Md., for Nurses’ Appreciation Day. “We wanted our Adventist nurses to be recognized, acknowledged and celebrated for the work they do. We want them to know that the Adventist church and the Adventist HealthCare system appreciates them,” said event organizer Kathy Coleman, Faith Community Nurse coordinator and program director for Adventist HealthCare in Montgomery County, Maryland.