Health & Lifestyle

Adventist HealthCare (AHC) earned accolades for its work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Green Power Partnership through its purchase of more than 5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually. AHC’s purchase is the largest by a healthcare services provider in the state of Maryland, and the fourth largest nationwide.

The Adventist Humanitarian Resource Center (AHRC) recently sponsored its 3rd Annual Community Fair on the campus of Pennsylvania Conference’s Boulevard church in Philadelphia. The event drew a crowd of more than 1,500 visitors. 

The annual Vibrant Life Fun Run & Walk, held this year on October 10 in Hagerstown, Md., attracted 169 participants from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. 

Hackettstown Regional Medical Center’s (HRMC) Primary Stroke Center, located in Hackettsown, N.J., earned the Get With The Guidelines Silver Performance Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

In preparation for the Service Learning Honors Program’s spring mission trip to Belize, Kettering College of Medical Arts (KCMA) in Kettering, Ohio, sponsored a seminar on how to run eye clinics in developing countries.

Kettering Medical Center (KMC) in Kettering, Ohio, announced plans for a new proton therapy center to be established within three years.

After 35 years in healthcare administration, Francisco J. “Frank” Perez (pictured), CEO of Ohio-based Kettering Adventist HealthCare (KAHC), today announced plans to retire. 

With a total of 899 students enrolled for the fall semester, Kettering College of Medical Arts has posted its highest opening enrollment in the 42-year history of the school.

Chesapeake Conference’s Capital Brazillian Temple in Highland, Md., recently presented awards to the top six participants in the first 13 weeks of the InStep for Life program. An initiative of the North American Division, InStep encourages members in Bermuda, Canada, and the United States to embrace a more healthful lifestyle. The program officially started January 1, however some churches like Capital Brazillian got an early start in October.