One of the nation’s largest faith-based health systems, Adventist Health System, will soon change its name to AdventHealth. The healthcare system will adopt the new name on Jan. 2, 2019.
Adventist, based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, has nearly 50 hospital campuses and more than 80,000 employees.
“We are transforming to be a more consumer-focused health care system to better meet the needs of those we care for and the communities we serve,” Terry Shaw, president and CEO for Adventist Health System, said in a statement. “Becoming AdventHealth allows us to be a fully integrated and distinguishable health system across all aspects of the care continuum, while also speaking to our Christian healing ministry, message of wholeness and our rich Seventh-day Adventist roots.”
The organization spent eight months preparing for the system-wide rebrand and will launch a television and print ad campaign to announce its transition in September. Joint venture locations will not change under the rebrand.
“We want our hospitals and care sites to be places where people can experience hope as well as healing, and the AdventHealth name so appropriately expresses that sense of expectation and optimism while also connecting with our promise of wholeness and our rich faith-based heritage,” Gary Thurber, board chairman for Adventist Health System, said in a statement.
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