Adventist Health Glendale

Adventist Health Glendale
Adventist Health
Geography
Location	1509 East Wilson Terrace, Glendale, California, US
Coordinates	34°9′2.48″N118°13′49.09″W / 34.1506889°N 118.2303028°W / 34.1506889; -118.2303028
Organisation
Care system	Private
Type	Community
Affiliated university	Loma Linda University
Services
Beds	515
History
Opened	1905
Links
Website	adventisthealth.org/glendale/

Adventist Health Glendale is a hospital located in Glendale, California, it is part of the healthcare network Adventist Health. Adventist Health Glendale, located on Wilson Terrace, near California State Route 2 and California State Route 134, is one of the city's oldest businesses, founded in 1905, a year before Glendale was incorporated as a city. It was then known as Glendale Sanitarium, and it occupied the former Glendale Hotel, a 75-room Victorian structure on what is now Broadway Avenue.

In 2009, Adventist Health Glendale started HEALTHline, a weekly television show helping people to understand their health and health options. HEALTHline can also be viewed online. ^[1]

History

At the end of July 2017 Glendale Adventist Medical Center changed its name to Adventist Health Glendale. ^[2]

Murders

Dr. Peter Martin Keller husband of Nettie Florence Keller was shot to death by a patient at Glendale Sanitarium on October 1, 1931. ^[3]

Efren Saldivar, a respiratory therapist at Adventist Health Glendale until 1998, came to be dubbed the "Angel of Death" when he confessed to 50 murders of patients through the injection of muscle-paralyzing drugs, though he later retracted the confession. In 2002, he was charged with six murders and pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to prison for life. Many more patients are believed to have been murdered. ^{[4] [5]}

Events

Adventist Health Glendale is involved in many annual events such as Glendale Downtown Dash ^[6] held on daylight savings day every March, the American Cancer Societys Relay for Life^{[ citation needed ]} and American Heart Associations Saving Strokes.^{[ citation needed ]}

Medical mission work

Starting in 2015 Adventist Health Glendale has had a partnership with Armenia Fund to provide medical services to Noyemberyan hospital, in Noyemberyan, Armenia. For each medical mission trip Adventist Health Glendale buys large amounts of medical equipment, surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and other required medical/surgical items. ^[7] And Armenia Fund ships the medical supplies to Noyemberyan hospital. 5,750 patients have been given care in internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonology, gynecology, neurology, orthopedics, and pediatrics. 235 surgeries were done, from gallbladder, hernia, orthopedic, and maxillofacial procedures to remove lumps and tumors. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Services

The services of Adventist Health Glendale are: Behavioral medicine, cardiology, diabetes, diagnostic imaging, drug rehabilitation, emergency department, Home health, hospice, laboratory, neonatal care, neuroscience, occupational therapy, oncology, pain management, pediatrics, physical therapy, radiology, sleep medicine, surgery, urgent care, wound care, and Women's health ^[11]

Awards and recognitions

Awards

• America's 250 Best Hospitals Award - Adventist Health Glendale won two consecutive years from Healthgrades. ^[12]
• America's 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award - Adventist Health Glendale won from Healthgrades. ^[12]
• Patient Safety Excellence Award - Adventist Health Glendale won three consecutive years from Healthgrades. ^[12]
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award - Adventist Health Glendale won two consecutive years from Healthgrades. ^[12]
• Stroke Care Excellence Award - Adventist Health Glendale won three consecutive years from Healthgrades. ^[12]

Recognitions

• Overall Hospital Star Rating - Adventist Health Glendale won the five-star rating three consecutive years (2020-2022), from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ^[13]

Notable patients

• Ray Combs - former host of Family Feud who committed suicide. ^[14]
• Paul Baghdadlian - singer who died of lung cancer. ^[15]
• Milt Bernhart - trombonist who died of congestive heart failure. ^[16]

See also

• Medicine portal
• California portal

References

1. HEALTHline Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine , Glendale Adventist Medical Center website
2. "Glendale Adventist Medical Center to rebrand in the summer". The Los Angeles Times . 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
3. "Story: Keller, Nettie Florence". TEARA The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
4. "'Angel of Death' Pleads Guilty". CBS NEWS. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
5. "Hospital 'Angel of Death' Gets Life Without Parole". The Los Angeles Times . 18 April 2002. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
6. "Organizations: Boy Scouts wrapping gifts for donations". The Los Angeles Times . 4 December 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
7. "Glendale Adventist Leads Another Medical Mission to Noyemberian". The California Courier . Retrieved 2019-06-08.
8. "Seventy-Eight Surgeries Performed in Five Days as Armenia Fund, Adventist Health Glendale Conclude Medical Mission to Armenia". The Armenian Weekly . 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
9. "Armenia Fund USA, Adventist Health to implement expanded Medical missions to Armenia and Artsakh". Armenia Fund . Retrieved 2019-06-08.
10. "'An enlightening experience:' Glendale Adventist volunteers travel to Armenia to deliver medical aid". The Los Angeles Times . 29 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
11. "Adventist Health Glendale". PracticeLink 25. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
12. "Adventist Health Glendale". Healthgrades. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
13. "Adventist Health Glendale Recognized by CMS". Crescenta Valley Weekly . 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
14. "Ray Combs, Former Host of 'Family Feud,' Dead of Suicide". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2019-06-05.
15. "Paul Baghdadlian". Armenian Pulse Entertainment & Radio. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
16. "Milt Bernhart, 77; Trombonist's With Sinatra Drew Praise". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2019-06-18.

External links

• Official website