Adventist Medical Center (AMC), located in southeast Portland, is a nonprofit, 302-bed acute care facility, offering a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services throughout the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area.

• President/Chief Executive Officer: Tom Russell
   
• Hospital beds: 302
   
• Staffed by: more than 500 physicians, 2,014 employees and 311 volunteers
   
• Service area: 900,000 residents on the east side of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area
   
• We are a full-service medical center with major emphases in: surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, internal medicine, emergency services, mental health, orthopedics and obstetrics. Adventist Health also provides outpatient services in rehabilitation, laboratory, imaging, home care and hospice in addition to operating 21 medical clinics.
   
• 2009 statistics: 11,010 admissions, 1,195 deliveries, 44,155 ER visits, 128,412 outpatient visits, 173,735 clinic visits and 26,909 home care visits

Accomplishments

• Opened a 181,000 square foot Pavilion during the past year which features the Northwest Regional Heart Center, additional surgical suites, an expanded Oncology Department, a 32-bed Emergency Department, physician office space and a multi-level parking garage.
  
  
• Expanded medical servies at Gresham Station Medical Plaza to include outpatient medical laboratory, additional imaging and physical therapy capabilities and 8 primary care physicians.
  
  
• Recipient of the American Heart/America Stroke Association's "Get with the Guidelines" Gold Award for the treatment of stroke patients. Read article.
  
  
• One of only two hospitals in Oregon accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Read article.
  
  
• Received the Cleverly Five Star Hospical Community Value Index Award. Read article.
  
  
• Only Oregon HomeCare Elite recipient to rank in the nation's top 6% for quality care.
  
  
• Premier's Top Improver Award recipient for Acute Myocardial Infarction Care.
  
  
• Established Portland's first human milk depot. Read article.
  
  
• Infection rates ranked significantly lower than national averages.
  
  
• Recognized among the nation's top 10% of hospitals for the treatment of heart attack patients.
  
  
• Recognized for excellence in quality and patient safety by the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.
  
  
• Broadened the accessibility and affordability of quality health services by expanding panel of health insurance companies.
  
  
• Recognized by the Multnomah County Health Departments among the best equipped health systems in the region for disaster preparedness response.
  
  
• Expanded Adventist Health Medical Group clinic locations.
  
  
• Upgraded an electronic patient record system designed to enhance access and keep patients informed about their health records.