Adventist HealthCare
Washington Adventist Hospital employee Bertha Castrillon (left) helps nurse Flora Nzegwu (right) interpret medical instructions as part of a bilingual staff program that seeks to eliminate communication and cultural barriers and improve the quality care for patients with limited English proficiency. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Adventist HealthCare
1801 Research Blvd., Suite 400, Rockville, Md. 20850
www.adventisthealthcare.com
| 301-315-3030
| Founded: 1907
Industry: Health Care | Category: Nonprofits
With hospitals and other health-care facilities in Maryland and New Jersey, Adventist has 887 hospital beds and delivers more than 7,000 babies each year. The company is working to move its Washington Adventist Hospital north and turn the Takoma Park facility into a health center with traditional medical services as well as a pool, gym and rock-climbing wall. It has also proposed a 100-bed hospital on 60 acres to serve the Clarksburg area.
2008 Financial Data
Revenues: $815,200,000Total employees: 7,809 | Local employees: 6,911
