Living Our Mission to Extend Cod’s Care

Caring for the Caregivers

This spring, Adventist HealthCare celebrated the official opening of the White Oak Medical Center Fitness Center! The gym is intended to serve as a resource for team members throughout Adventist HealthCare to support their total well-being as they serve patients and community members.

Featuring state-of-the-art equipment, the center will enable team members to have secure, 24/7 access and consult with a dedicated staff member to develop personalized exercise plans. The center was made possible in part by generous donors honoring Adventist HealthCare’s commitment to providing hope and healing.

Covid Communications Earn Best In Maryland Award

Adventist HealthCare’s Public Relations and Marketing team won the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Maryland Chapter’s 2022 Best in Maryland award for its COVID-19 “Stick It to COVID” vaccination campaign. “Stick It to COVID” was a comprehensive campaign throughout 2021. Adventist HealthCare was able to provide 66,012 COVID shots to the community at 110 clinics and vaccinated 69% of its workforce by July 2021 – before any internal deadline or state mandates were enacted. Adventist HealthCare was recognized as an ongoing trusted health resource, as the campaign also shared ways for the community to safeguard itself as new variants of the disease emerged.

Achievements also included the creation of a community vaccine email list that captured 75,578 subscribers in its first two months and the standing up of a vaccine web page that generated 1.7 million views and also boosted Google searches for Adventist HealthCare’s hospitals and services.

Facility Dog Honored by Governor

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Rehabilitation’s facility dog, Peru, was honored with a State of Maryland Governor’s Citation by Gov. Larry Hogan for “inspiring and innovative efforts to help patients improve their lives and meet rehabilitation goals; and to expand the overall role of facility dogs in treatment programs and patient performance.”

Under Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation psychologist

Dr. Heather Tropiano’s expert guidance, Peru helps patients and their families understand and adjust to changes related to living with or recovering from injury or illness. “In an effortless way, Peru helps start very important conversations about adjusting to illness, a challenging diagnosis or a permanent change in function,” Dr. Tropiano said.

While both therapy dogs and facility dogs provide emotional support to patients, trainers teach facility dogs to do much more. “A therapy dog is handled by a volunteer and provides comfort to patients,” explains Dr. Tropiano. “Facility dogs are expertly trained as a service dog and matched with a healthcare professional to work in a specific setting where they can use the skills to help patients recover.”

To learn more, visit AdventistHealthCare.com/PeruInspires

Home Care Services Honored

Adventist HealthCare Home Care Services was recognized as one of the top home care providers and employers in the nation by Home Care Pulse (HCP).

“We want to congratulate Adventist HealthCare on receiving both the Best of Home Care – Provider of Choice Award and the Best of Home Care – Employer of Choice Award,” said Todd Austin, President of HCP.

“Since these awards are based on real, unfiltered feedback from clients and caregivers, Adventist HealthCare has proven their dedication to providing a great work environment and solid training to employees, while maintaining their focus on client and caregiver satisfaction. We are pleased to recognize their dedication to quality, professionalism and expertise in home care.”