G UES T E D I TO RI A L
Coming Home On the morning of April 1, 2022, staff members of AdventHealth’s four suburban Chicago hospitals walked into work on red carpets, many smiling and rejoicing as the hospitals celebrated the start of a new day as AdventHealth Hinsdale, AdventHealth Bolingbrook, AdventHealth La Grange and AdventHealth GlenOaks. This memorable “Go-Live Day” culminated months of preparations after
welcoming and compassionate environ-
AdventHealth and Ascension announced
ment that makes a lasting impression on
last October that they planned to unwind
the people we serve.
AMITA Health, the seven-year-old joint
brate our team members for their tireless
AdventHealth and 14 Ascension hospitals.
commitment to our mission, including their heroic efforts during the COVID-19
excited about our health system’s future,
pandemic. They are the lifeblood of our
and it was heartwarming to hear so many
organization and, by celebrating them,
team members talking joyfully about the
we wanted to underscore our renewed
opportunity to bring the brand promise
commitment to caring for them and mak-
of AdventHealth to life. Their energy was
ing sure they have everything they need
palpable, and their joy reminded me of
to take great care of our patients and the
how special it is to belong to an organi-
communities we serve.
zation whose mission is Extending the
4 JUNE/JULY 2022
On Go-Live Day, we wanted to cele-
operating company that included four It was inspiring to see everyone so
E Thor Thordarson
across our hospitals, creating a warm,
Healing Ministry of Christ. Our team members are committed to
It took a monumental team effort to arrive at this new day, and I’m deeply grateful to all our team members for their hard
achieving this mission by providing ex-
work, patience and perseverance during
ceptional, whole-person care for patients
our transition from being part of AMITA
and their families, while also caring for
to returning fully to AdventHealth.
each other. Their commitment radiates
Everyone played a vital role in the
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