Regina Erickson Adventist Health communication and public affairs manager By Regina Erickson About Options and Making a Difference If you asked Rick Duffield, RN, why he would recommend nursing, he’d tell you the same thing his aunt told him 40 years ago. It’s all about options. In fact, out of curiosity, he recently made a list of all the things a registered nurse could do, ... Read more Still Making House Calls When you meet Nina Summers, RN, you are immediately struck by her soft voice and unassuming manner. She doesn’t like crowds. Or general chemistry (more on that later). But each day, her quiet strength brings hope and health to patient after patien... Read more Adventist Medical Center Opens New Outpatient Center When Adventist Medical Center (AMC) began looking for growth opportunities, all indicators pointed to Gresham, Ore. This booming community of 90,000 is the fourth largest city in the state and boasts an increasing amount of high-tech development.T... Read more Celebrating the Past, Building for the Future Over the last year, Adventist Health marked major milestones—inspired by its past as well as its future. While some facilities celebrated significant anniversaries, others built new hospital wings and installed breakthrough technology. In every in... Read more A Gift of Independence Independence is a gift—one that many fail to appreciate, until illness or old age deprives them of their freedom and autonomy. Just ask Minerva or Joan.* Like many others, their lives were touched by Faith in Action. Operated by Tillamook County G... Read more Building Better Service There are three things we know. Our patients are aging rapidly. They are using the hospital more, not less. And they expect—and deserve—new and expanded treatment options. With these certainties in mind, Adventist Health is building and rebuilding... Read more Caring for Kids from Car Seats to College Kids. Their jam-splattered smiles disarm us. And their sticky hugs at the end of a busy workday put projects and deadlines in proper perspective. They are undoubtedly what matters most to moms, dads, grandparents, and godmothers alike. Which is wh... Read more
About Options and Making a Difference If you asked Rick Duffield, RN, why he would recommend nursing, he’d tell you the same thing his aunt told him 40 years ago. It’s all about options. In fact, out of curiosity, he recently made a list of all the things a registered nurse could do, ... Read more
Still Making House Calls When you meet Nina Summers, RN, you are immediately struck by her soft voice and unassuming manner. She doesn’t like crowds. Or general chemistry (more on that later). But each day, her quiet strength brings hope and health to patient after patien... Read more
Adventist Medical Center Opens New Outpatient Center When Adventist Medical Center (AMC) began looking for growth opportunities, all indicators pointed to Gresham, Ore. This booming community of 90,000 is the fourth largest city in the state and boasts an increasing amount of high-tech development.T... Read more
Celebrating the Past, Building for the Future Over the last year, Adventist Health marked major milestones—inspired by its past as well as its future. While some facilities celebrated significant anniversaries, others built new hospital wings and installed breakthrough technology. In every in... Read more
A Gift of Independence Independence is a gift—one that many fail to appreciate, until illness or old age deprives them of their freedom and autonomy. Just ask Minerva or Joan.* Like many others, their lives were touched by Faith in Action. Operated by Tillamook County G... Read more
Building Better Service There are three things we know. Our patients are aging rapidly. They are using the hospital more, not less. And they expect—and deserve—new and expanded treatment options. With these certainties in mind, Adventist Health is building and rebuilding... Read more
Caring for Kids from Car Seats to College Kids. Their jam-splattered smiles disarm us. And their sticky hugs at the end of a busy workday put projects and deadlines in proper perspective. They are undoubtedly what matters most to moms, dads, grandparents, and godmothers alike. Which is wh... Read more
