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Alex Bryan is named chief mission officer
As Dustin Aho begins his new role as Well- Being operations executive, Alex Bryan has been named
chief mission officer and is establishing the Office of Mission, which will help ensure that mission remains at the heart of everything we do, even as we grow and change. Alex serves on the System Cabinet and reports to CEO Scott Reiner.
"We should be the group of people, the
Joan Thompson, RN, receives prestigious Professional Practice Model Award
The Professional Practice Model adopted throughout Adventist Health has a two-fold purpose:
• To define and support nursing control over the care environment and the delivery of care
• To capture the values, goals and relationships that define the professional nursing identity
Recipients of the award demonstrate commitment to Adventist Health Castle’s mission, vision and values; demonstrate nursing excellence in specified categories.
Joan Thompson, RN, Birth Center,
was honored July 16 with the annual Adventist Health Professional Practice Model Award for being a shining example of living Adventist Health Castle’s Always
crazy company, the once-in-a-generation movement that turns everything around,” Alex says. “The world is falling apart. And so I say, ‘Why not us? Why shouldn’t we be the people to put it back together?’”
Alex, who joined Adventist Health in 2018 after more than 20 years in pastoral ministry, education and writing, is passionate about making a difference through our mission of living God’s love. He and his team have launched numerous inspirational and devotional messages through the new Simply Mission app, which is available on any app store.
“We should be life-giving inspiration in a world gasping for hope,” Alex says. “We
Behaviors every day. She was recognized for her compassionate patient care, her “can do” attitude, for treating others with dignity and respect, for her flexibility and commitment, and for demonstrating that “Love Matters.”
Patient Care Executive Erik Anderson said the award recognized Joan’s nursing excellence, her behaviors that exemplify Castle’s organizational values and called her role model to those around her.
Birth Center Director Patti Sutton said
in Joan's more than 10-year career at Castle she has become a highly respected resource on the unit who makes herself available wherever needed. An example of Joan's compassion for patients occurred a year ago when she cared for
should take the lead in modeling radical inclusion in a world deeply divided by culture, race, religion, politics and more. We should be the ones to elevate the national conversation. We should be known as the people who believe human beings are incredibly valuable – the children of God, made in His image.
“That’s my dream. Adventist Health, in the days ahead, should increasingly be the kind of company our world counts on to lead into a beautiful new tomorrow.”
a mother who recently relocated from China and had a significant language barrier. The patient and her husband felt vulnerable and unsettled in a new country and an unfamiliar healthcare setting. Throughout their stay, Joan stayed with the patient and her husband to provide constant support and advocacy.
Congratulations and mahalo to Joan, for the excellent care she provides Castle’s Birth Center patients, and for exemplifying nursing excellence.
Pictured from the left, are Patti Sutton and Joan Thompson.
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