ReConnectingc the Pacifico Union Adventistr Familyder November 2011 Caring — A Sacred Calling 28 Adventist Health Embraces Its Mission 3-10 Adventist Health Special Feature 17 Conference Newsletters 27 Arizona O cers Re-elected 30 Path nders Plan Union Camporee CONTENTS RePACIFICco UNIONrder Inside www.paci cunionrecorder.com LOCAL CONFERENCE NEWS Recorder Staff 26-27 Arizona Editor / Layout & Design 12-13 Central California Alicia Adams 21 Hawaii [email protected] Publisher 28 Nevada-Utah Gerry Chudleigh [email protected] 14-15 Northern California Printing Pacific Press Publishing Association 24-25 Southeastern California www.pacificpress.com 14 22-23 Southern California The Recorder is a monthly publication reaching nearly 80,000 Seventh-day Adventist homes in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. KEEPING YOU INFORMED Our mission is to inform, educate and inspire our readers to action in all areas of ministry. 3-10 Adventist Health 35 Sunsets Editorial Correspondents 16 La Sierra University Arizona 480-991-6777 11 Loma Linda Phil Draper, [email protected] Central California 559-347-3000 29 Pacific Union College Caron Oswald, [email protected] Hawaii 808-595-7591 21 30 Union News Teryl Loeffler, [email protected] Nevada-Utah 775-322-6929 Denny Krause, [email protected] Northern California 925-685-4300 About the Cover Stephanie Leal, [email protected] Casey Milburn, an ER tech at Adventist Southeastern California 951-509-2200 Enno Müller, [email protected] Medical Center – Hanford, combs the Southern California 818-546-8400 hair of a child in the Emergency Room. 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Percent paid and/or requested 99.5% 99.4% 2 Index www.paci cunionrecorder.com Adventist Health Living the Adventist RicardoHealth Graham, chairman ofMission the Adventist Health board indness. Compassion. Caring. Simple sta , while apparently talking to himself. words that are living witnesses to Later determined to be a schizophrenic, KJesus’ caring ministry throughout the he received compassionate, caring atten- Adventist Health family of hospitals and tion from the sta , not unlike the leper clinics. who came to Jesus and received the caring, Every day in countless ways, the profes- healing touch. “Moved with compassion, sionals of Adventist Health demonstrate the Jesus reached out and touched him. ‘I am ministry of healing because caring is their willing,’ he said. ‘Be healed!’” (Mark 1:41, sacred calling; it’s the guiding principle that NLT). shapes their work. en there was Mary, a cancer patient, Maybe it is in emergency treatment, regu- who wanted to get out of bed to use the lar check-ups with the physicians and nurses or post- bedside commode. She didn’t have the strength to carry operative care. In each case, the sacred calling of caring her own weight, so the nurse held her up and assisted is present. her in and out of bed, wanting her to have dignity, even I recently received a copy of Our Stories: Living the while she was dying. Adventist Health Mission, volume 2. It chronicles actual A young woman with a serious heart defect was con- events that have occurred in some Adventist Health ned to bed during her pregnancy. She wanted to give facilities. ese true stories are powerful illustrations of her baby every chance at life. While her nurse couldn’t Jesus using people today to touch the lives of others with fully speak her language, she sat by her bedside, holding compassionate care. the expectant mother’s hand, talking and crying, giving A young man was brought to an Adventist Health her comfort and care. hospital by police, suspected of harming his parents. What a blessing that so many health care professionals Wearing blood-splattered clothing, he wouldn’t talk to live out the words: “Caring is our Sacred Calling.” Notable Accomplishments Feather River Hospital received the Governor’s CDC o ers physical, occupational and speech/language Award for Excellence, presented by the California therapy. Services are tailored to each child — from mild, Council for Excellence on behalf of the governor of short-term developmental or language delays — to California, Jerry Brown. is award recognizes the needs as a result of Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or hospital in Paradise, Calif., for emphasis on quality and other chronic conditions. excellence in patient care outcomes. FRH is only the Ukiah Valley Medical Center nurses were awarded fourth organization — and the rst hospital — to ever the “2011 Best Nursing Team” by Advance for Nurses receive the award. magazine. An independent team of judges reviewed Simi Valley Hospital is one of the only Adventist blind applications, and according to Advance’s regional Health hospitals o ering a Child Development Cen- director, UVMC’s application stood out from all the ter. e CDC helps children with identi ed needs get rest. UVMC nurses are on the cover of the May issue of care from the center’s therapists and interventionists. the magazine. November 2011 Recorder News 3 Adventist Health Caring — Our SacredRobert G.Calling Carmen t Adventist Health, we are in the business of care spiritual healing — is caring for patients and their fami- and caring. As a system of hospitals, clinics and lies. In carrying out this mission, all Adventist Health Aother health care services, you probably already employees — whether dietitian, accountant, house- gured that out. What we do, however, is far more than keeper, nurse or physician — strive to make a positive just business. di erence in the lives of those with whom they come in Everyday hundreds of people enter our hospitals be- contact. cause they trust us to care for them as we would care for roughout this special issue of the Recorder, you will our own families. And I am proud to say that is exactly read stories from across our four-state system, demon- what we strive to do. Why? Because caring is our sacred strating that our mission is more than a few words on a calling. page. From spiritual care and its e ect on physical heal- e essence of our Adventist Health mission — ing, and what it means for our patients; to excerpts from Sharing God’s love by providing physical, mental and our newest inspirational book, emphasizing the emo- tional connections our caregivers make with patients and their families. Facts about Adventist Health As you turn these pages, you will see our employees living the Adventist Health mission — a mission that • 17 hospitals in California, Hawaii, Oregon and nds its true expression through care given. I don’t Washington want to give anything away, • More than 263 service sites, including 130 medi- so read the following cal clinics pages for yourself. I hope you enjoy this • 14 home care agencies o ering home health, spotlight on Ad- hospice, personal care, medical equipment and ventist Health. If infusion therapy services you wish to know • Four joint-venture retirement centers more about us and • Headquartered in Roseville, California our sacred calling, please visit Adven- • Approximately 19,500 employees tistHealth.org. • More than 2,500 beds • 123,540 admissions in 2010 Robert G. Carmen, • 448,155 Emergency department visits in 2010 president and CEO at Adventist Health • 2,336,167 outpatient visits in 2010 • 211,195 home care visits in 2010 • 86,047 hospice days in 2010 • 763,190 rural health visits in 2010 • Provided nearly $300 million in free and low- cost services to our communities in 2010 4 News www.paci cunionrecorder.com Adventist Health Adventist Health FostersBrittany Innovation Russell Dobbs he world is innovating. Now more than ever, people focused on identifying at-risk patients, along with replac- and businesses are trying to come up with great ing all mattresses and pillows in the hospital, providing Tideas that have never been thought of.