Adventist Health

By Judy Leach

Adventist Health operates under the belief that every community matters, which is why the health system is committed to improving the overall wellbeing of its communities by expanding care into new geographies. By doing so, the faith-based health system is ensuring greater access to the resources needed to live a healthier lifestyle.

Recently, Adventist Health began operating two additional hospitals in California’s Central Valley: Dameron Hospital, a 202-bed facility in the greater Stockton area, and Delano Regional Medical Center, a 156-bed hospital in northern Kern County. This will provide more of California’s underserved communities with access to Adventist Health services.

“We have a vision to transform the American healthcare experience with an innovative, yet timeless, whole-person focus on physical, mental, spiritual, and social healing,” said Scott Reiner, CEO for Adventist Health. “Bringing these two hospitals into the Adventist Health network will help us expand our vision and bring care to communities in California that need it most.”

“Dameron leadership and staff want to do more for their community, and this agreement makes that possible,” Dameron Hospital Board President Bill Trezza said in a recent press release. “Adventist Health has

expanded and improved healthcare services in Lodi since joining the community in 2015, and we’re eager to build San Joaquin County healthcare services together.”

In the four years Adventist Health has operated Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, the 194-bed hospital has earned designation as a stroke center and has added orthopedic surgery services and medical offices. It has also earned A grades for hospital safety from the independent Leapfrog organization for the last two years.

In the southern San Joaquin Valley, Delano Regional Medical Center has joined the network that includes recently acquired Adventist Health Tulare. As a result of the 2018 acquisition, Adventist Health has been able to restore a number of resources to the community, including a state-of-the-art birth center and a growing number of physicians, medical offices, and other services. Adventist Health has similar plans for the 10 rural cities served by Delano Regional Medical Center.

“We look forward to transforming lives and communities through living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope in 2020 and beyond,” said Reiner.

Adventist Health operates in California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington and serves more than 80 communities.