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At Washington Adventist Hospital, a Century of Service
Washington Adventist Hospital was started by Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in 1907 as the Washington Sanitarium and Hospital.
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From our discussions with the community, we also saw a need to increase the availability of care and services beyond the hospital's walls. This lead to health-care partnership programs with MobileMed, Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Casa de Maryland and People's Community Baptist Church.
Another key element of the Vision for Expanded Access is moving Washington Adventist Hospital to a new location.
Our current location in Takoma Park is difficult for patients and emergency vehicles to reach. Our campus was once surrounded only by a creek and trees -- now there are established residential areas with narrow two-lane roads as the only access points to the hospital. There is inadequate space on campus or in the surrounding area for the infrastructure that supports a hospital's activities.
But in health care, as in many aspects of our lives, change is inevitable and change can be positive. For our patients, doctors and staff, and the communities we serve, this change is a must.
This spring, the hospital purchased 48 acres in the White Oak area to relocate the facility. The new location, off Route 29 bordering Prince George's County, is approximately six miles from the current location. The new location is in the center of the hospital's primary service area and located along major interconnecting roads, making it central and more accessible to all of our patients and to Montgomery and Prince George's communities.
While we are moving forward with plans to relocate the hospital, we will be retaining the campus in Takoma Park for the redevelopment of health and community services for the immediate community.
We cherish our 100-year tradition of playing an integral role in the region's health-care safety net. To continue as an effective health-care resource for all, we must make sure Washington Adventist Hospital remains strong and viable.
All of us at Washington Adventist Hospital look at the past 100 years with pride. And we look to the next 100 years with the desire to provide quality health-care services to all in the communities we serve.
