Becker's Healthcare December 16, 2024
Kristin Kuchno

Adventist HealthCare’s 2025 strategy is focused on improving access to care and addressing health inequities, particularly in inpatient services across its market, CEO John Sackett told Becker’s.

“For example, in an area that should normally have a 150-bed hospital, they have a 31-bed hospital,” he said. “We’re working with the state to try to fix that problem.”

Health inequities lead to missed early diagnoses for conditions such as cancer and cause a greater burden of disease than individuals would if they had proper access to care, he added.

Partnerships play a central role in Adventist’s efforts to tackle these challenges. The Gaithersburg, Md.-based health system has a strategic partnership with Washington, D.C.-based Howard University, which Mr. Sackett described as “a...

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