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Adventist HealthCare Earns Leadership Recognition from Baldrige Program

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Continuing its journey toward the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Adventist HealthCare’s leadership system has earned a Malcolm Baldrige Category Best Practice Recognition, one of the nation’s highest honors for performance excellence. Adventist HealthCare is the first multi-hospital health system in the Washington, D.C., region to earn this honor for outstanding leadership practices that create organizational success. The recognition establishes Adventist HealthCare as a
world-class organization that can serve as a model for other businesses on how to
consistently improve safety, ensure a positive patient experience, and optimize health
outcomes–all while reducing costs.

Be Still

Editorial by Terry Forde

One of my favorite passage of scripture is found in Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

The term “Be still!” is sometimes spoken with frustrated urgency to a child being too active or noisy. But recently I learned that when the verse was first written, the phrase meant “to let go or release.”

Adventist HealthCare Advances Mental Health For Children

Story by Adventist HealthCare Staff

In 2021, Adventist HealthCare’s The Lourie Center for Children’s Social & Emotional Health was awarded a five-year, $2 million dollar grant to implement Family Attachment-focused Services, Treatment, & Training (FASTT) in Montgomery and Prince George’s County.

The grant was awarded from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the University of Maryland School of Social Work will serve as a third-party evaluation and assessment partner.

Rehabilitation Moves Into White Oak Medical Center

Story by Adventist HealthCare Staff

Adventist Rehabilitation recently opened the doors to a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital inside of Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Md.

Relocating from its previous Takoma Park location, Adventist Rehabilitation approached the design of the new two-floor, 42-bed hospital from the patient perspective first. In keeping with studies that show thoughtful design can improve outcomes and speed recovery, the new hospital will provide: