Adventist Health Feather River
Timeline of Major Events
2022: Adventist Health and Feather River Health Foundation continued to support community well-being through Inspire Hope, and since its start in May 2021, the program had processed 149 truckloads of goods, valuing $7.45M.
2021: Within the partnership between Work Vision and Adventist Health, Feather River Health Foundation continued to address community well-being concerns through the Inspire Hope project. This program received truckloads of furniture, household goods, building supplies, camping items, and small appliances which were then shared with local organizations to distribute to families in need, particularly those who were affected by the Camp Fire and subsequent wildfires affecting neighboring communities and counties.
2020: Adventist Health, along with healthcare organizations around the world, allocated resources and efforts to support the continuation of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plans to pursue alternate care delivery options were put on hold to respond to the immediate public health crisis. The Feather River Health Foundation stepped up efforts to address food insecurity concerns and provided resources for critical supplies of masks and hand sanitizer for local businesses and organizations.
2019: Adventist Health continued to support healthcare in Butte and Tehama counties and in the wake of the Camp Fire reopened clinics and services to provide healthcare for many residents in need. The organization was well aware of the burdened healthcare community with the loss of providers and clinics that once operated in Paradise, and the migration of residents into Chico, Oroville and other surrounding communities and committed to address these needs in collaboration with others. With the support from the state of California, Adventist Health began examining the feasibility for alternate care delivery through the passage of Senate Bill 156.
2018: The devastating Camp Fire destroyed much of the town of Paradise including parts of the Adventist Health Feather River main campus. Damage to the campus resulted in its closure. Clinic locations in Chico and Corning continued to operate and clinic services offered in Paradise at the Feather River Health Center were reopened only a few weeks after the fire, thanks to the strength and support of the Adventist Health system and also the support of local agencies and utility companies.
2017: As part of a branding change for Adventist Health, Feather River Hospital became known as Adventist Health Feather River.
2013: The Outpatient Surgery Center opened on the north side of campus. The surgery center is home to outpatient endoscopy procedures and a growing list of same day surgical procedures.
2012: A new Emergency Department wing is opened expanding from seven beds to 18 private rooms with connected MRI, CT and X-Ray services.
2010: Feather River Hospital received the 2010 Gold CAPE Award (its second) from the California Council for Excellence. The hospital also was awarded the Governor’s Award as a result of its excellence, the first hospital in California to receive the recognition, and only the fourth organization to receive this recognition.
2008: Feather River Hospital received its first Gold CAPE Award from the California Council for Excellence. It was the first Adventist Health hospital to receive such a recognition.
2008: In May, the Feather River Health Center on Skyway opened, housing services once offered at the Rural Health Clinic on the hospital campus. The outpatient pharmacy was also relocated here with drive-thru services and a prescription filling robot.
On June 8, 2008, the hospital evacuated all patients due to threat of the Humboldt fire. This is the first time the hospital has closed in its history. The approaching wildfire miraculously stops on the doorstep of the campus as it burns on the canyon slope opposite the hospital but does not cross the Feather River. No damage is incurred, and the campus reopened 10 days later after cleanup and inspections take place.
2006: Opening of the new Sleep Medicine building on Peach Lane. Site announced for the new Rural Health Clinic on Skyway.
2004: Feather River Hospital named one of Solucient's Top 100 hospitals for quality.
2003: Cancer Center opened with state-of-the-art radiation and medical oncology services. Hospice House also opened with the first in-patient hospice facility in Butte County providing 24-hour nursing care in a home-like environment. The 7,200 square-foot building includes six private rooms and other common areas typical of a home setting, with adjoining administrative offices.
1994: The new maternity wing, named The Birth Day Place, opens with eight private labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum suites and four labor, delivery and recovery semi-private rooms.
1980: Groundbreaking for new wing, north side of hospital, adjacent to the ER.
1973: Feather River joined Adventist Health.
1972: Six bed Intensive Coronary Care Unit established.
1964: New physicians' office building completed.
1960: The hospital and the Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists agreed that the hospital would become part of the conference’s responsibility.
In 1952: A surgical space was constructed and patients were transported out the front door and around the side of the building to the lower level where the surgery was located, as no elevator existed in the building at that time. In addition to patient care duties, the hospital staff tended a large garden, which provided nutritious food for the kitchen to use in preparing meals.
1950: Opening of new 15-bed sanitarium building at the current Canyon View Clinic site. The opening day was December 3, 1950, and the first patient was admitted on December 6. By Christmas, all 15 beds were full and the children of the founders and other employees were adorably dressed as angels to go caroling down the halls for the enjoyment of the patients. During the first year, staff worked at the hospital for half pay, and the local merchants helped to fund the payroll. But the dream was finally a reality, and the hospital continued to prosper.
1946: An organizational meeting was held to establish a sanitarium in the Paradise area. Dr. G.E. Blackwelder, Dr. D. H. Hoiland, Dr. C.C. Landis and Dr. Merritt C. Horning came together to form the non-profit corporation, filing with the state on September 25, 1947.