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  • More Motivation: Five Strategies to Reach Your Wellness Goals

    We all want to experience more health, energy and joy. But health and wellness goals can be hard to achieve, whether you’ve recently had a health ...

    Dec 5, 2023 More
  • Giving Tuesday: Heart Patient Donates Retirement Account

    A lot of people imagine philanthropy is just for the rich and famous. But one Northwest Regional Heart & Vascular patient begs to differ. David* was ...

    Nov 26, 2023 More
  • 2023 CNA of the Year: Anthony ‘Tony” Bracco, CNA2

    Adventist Health Portland named Anthony “Tony” Bracco, CNA2, its CNA of the Year. This award is given to an individual who demonstrates professional ...

    Jun 21, 2023 More
  • 2023 Rising Star: Phoenix Safley, LPN

    Phoenix Safley, LPN, has earned the distinction of Adventist Health Portland 2023 Rising Star. This annual award is given to a nurse who embraces new ...

    Jun 20, 2023 More
  • Adventist Health Portland Names 2023 Nurse of the Year

    Nadia Fursov, RN, has been named the Adventist Health Portland 2023 Nurse of the Year. This annual award is presented to a nurse who is identified by ...

    Jun 14, 2023 More
  • Volunteers on a Mission

    Lauren Ashmore recently celebrated her 15th anniversary with Adventist Health Portland, where she serves as the volunteer services manager. We asked ...

    Apr 16, 2023 More
  • A Big Heart for Tiny Patients

    Amid the busy work of doctors, midwives, nurses and support staff in Family Birth Place, one woman’s work is of a quieter nature. You’ll find her arms ...

    Apr 12, 2023 More
  • Understanding Black Maternal Mortality

    Public scrutiny over the alarming state of Black maternal health in the U.S. has grown in recent years, especially as more people share their ...

    Apr 10, 2023 More
  • Cardiac Nurse Becomes Cardiology Provider

    When nurse practitioner Haley Pacholec joined the Northwest Regional Heart & Vascular cardiology team recently, her face was anything but new. That’s ...

    Nov 17, 2022 More
  • Five ways to find more time during the holidays

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year – but it can quickly feel like the most hectic, leaving your family running from event to event, all while ...

    Nov 16, 2022 More
  • Humans of Adventist Health Portland: Mother donates teddy bears to honor son

    In her own words, Paige Altman explains why she has donated weighted bears to our Family Birth Place for the past couple of years. In 2018, my husband ...

    Oct 2, 2022 More
  • Blown Away by Kindness

    When the son of Portland Pickles baseball team co-owner Alan Miller had a choking incident, he was taken to the Adventist Health Portland ER. The ER ...

    Aug 19, 2022 More
  • No Longer Alone

    Each Wednesday, Adventist Health Portland chaplains meet to reflect on the week — how it’s going and what lies ahead. This week, one chaplain broke ...

    Aug 15, 2022 More
  • 2022 CNA of the Year: Mohini Nair, CNA

    When you work on a team, nothing means more than having a teammate who always jumps in to do the hard work without complaint. “Mohini is always ...

    Aug 11, 2022 More
  • Video: Strategies to Overcome Burnout

    Nearly three-quarters of employees across all industries say they have experienced the effects of burnout, which is work-related stress that manifests ...

    Aug 1, 2022 More
  • 2022 Nurse of the Year: Heather Goold, RN

    Nurses often go the extra mile. When she’s needed, Heather goes the extra 10 miles. “Heather is one of the hardest working nurses on our unit. While ...

    Jul 25, 2022 More
  • Take a Vacation for Your Health and Happiness

    Are you letting your vacation days pile up? There’s evidence that suggests you shouldn’t let them go to waste. And after many vacations were delayed ...

    May 1, 2022 More
  • Staying safe this Memorial Day weekend

    With Memorial Day weekend around the corner, many people are looking forward to outdoor events and spending time with loved ones. To fully enjoy the ...

    May 24, 2021 More
  • National Doctors’ Day turns 30

    For the past three decades, the United States has marked March 30 as National Doctors’ Day to honor the nation’s physicians for their dedication and ...

    Mar 25, 2021 More
  • Hope through adversity: Lessons to remember as we reflect on the past year and the impact of COVID-1 ...

    Adversity helps us to learn much about ourselves. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the shutdown of much of the world due to COVID-19, we all ...

    Mar 17, 2021 More
  • Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, MD: Healing those with no access to care

    Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, MD, was the first African American female physician in the United States. She was born Rebecca Davis in Christiana, ...

    Feb 20, 2021 More
  • Rosa Parks: The mother of the civil rights movement

    On December 1, 1955, a seamstress named Rosa Parks boarded a bus at 6 p.m. in Montgomery, Alabama, and sat in the “colored” section. Several stops ...

    Feb 9, 2021 More
  • Message to the Adventist Health family

    To our Adventist Health family, As I write to you today, my heart is broken. Our community is hurting after the senseless death of George Floyd. Once ...

    Jun 1, 2020 More
  • 5 ways to spread hope without spreading germs

    With the closure of many businesses, schools and places of worship, it’s easy to feel isolated and anxious during this time. But with today’s ...

    Mar 16, 2020 More
  • Leap Day: 24 things you can do with 24 extra hours

    Every four years, we get an extra day in the calendar year. So, this year, instead of 365 days, we’ll have 366 days. While the day often passes ...

    Feb 24, 2020 More
  • Give the gift of holiday cheer

    The holidays are a time to spread happiness and goodwill to all. But for many of us, our focus lands solely on our friends and family. To get to the ...

    Dec 16, 2019 More
  • Handling the holidays after the loss off a loved one

    At a time when everyone is supposed to be full of cheer, those who have lost a loved one may feel sad, lonely and depressed during the holiday season. ...

    Dec 3, 2019 More
  • Making the most of the holiday season

    From Thanksgiving through New Year's, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. You can tap into this feel-good season by taking a deep, joyful dive ...

    Nov 26, 2019 More
  • Adventist Health Home Care provides quilts of comfort to veterans

    When Adventist Health Home Care Services community liaison Ashima Pratap began delivering quilts of comfort to home health and hospice veteran ...

    Nov 11, 2019 More
  • Celebrating Pastor and Clergy Appreciation Month

    During October, we honor pastors, clergy, and chaplains as faith leaders in our communities. These men and women have dedicated their lives to ...

    Oct 30, 2019 More
  • Life through death: Why Easter matters

    Easter reminds us that death brings life. The darkness of winter is gone; signs of spring, and new life, are evident everywhere. With Good Friday ...

    Apr 19, 2019 More
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