company see adventist health . for the maryland based company see adventist healthcare . adventist health system industry healthcare founded 1973 headquarters altamonte springs florida united states number of employees 78 000 website http www.adventisthealthsystem.com the adventist health system is a non profit health care organization which operates facilities within the southern and midwestern regions of the united states headquartered in altamonte springs florida . it is run by the seventh day adventist church . 1 it is the largest not for profit protestant healthcare provider and one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the nation . 2 3 it has more than 40 hospital campuses nearly 8 200 licensed beds in 10 states and serves 4.7 million patients annually . 4 contents 1 history 2 philosophy of care 3 affiliated hospitals 4 awards 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit at the behest of ellen g. white the seventh day adventist church first established the western health reform institute in battle creek michigan in 1866 to care for the sick as well as to disseminate health instruction . 5 over the years other adventist sanitariums were established around the country . these sanitariums evolved into hospitals forming the core of adventists medical network . in 1972 the church decided to centralize the management of its healthcare institutions on a regional basis and in so doing formed the adventist health system to support and strengthen seventh day adventist healthcare organizations in the southern and southwestern regions of the united states . 5 ten years later the regional operations formed a national organization adventist health system . 5 adventist health system organizations currently operate 44 hospitals and 16 nursing homes with more than 7 700 licensed beds serves 4 million patients annually in inpatient outpatient and emergency room visits and employ 79 000 people . 6 philosophy of care edit adventist health system s mission is to extending the healing ministry of christ . they adhere to a faith based model called creation health . 7 affiliated hospitals edit adventist health system s main facility florida hospital was founded in 1908 and is the largest hospital in the united states according to becker s hospital review . 8 it is ranked the no. 1 hospital in the state of florida by u.s. news & world report . 9 various departments rank among best hospitals according to u.s. news & world report cardiology and heart surgery 44 diabetes and endocrinology 16 gastroenterology and gi surgery 33 geriatrics 28 gynecology 13 nephrology 45 neurology and neurosurgery 38 pulmonology 42 and urology 21 . 9 awards edit gallup great workplace award adventist health system has received the gallup great workplace award for five consecutive years 2011 2015 for creating an engaged workplace culture that drives business outcomes . 10 healthcare s most wired adventist health system received healthcare s most wired award two years in a row 2013 2014 for meeting specific it requirements in four focus areas infrastructure business and administrative management clinical quality and safety and clinical integration . 11 part of a series on seventh day adventist church history christianity protestantism anabaptist restorationism wesleyan arminian pietism millerites great disappointment 1888 general conference theology 28 fundamental beliefs pillars sabbath conditional immortality historicism premillennialism investigative judgment remnant three angels messages eschatology polity general conference divisions east central africa euro africa euro asia inter american north american northern asia pacific southern africa indian ocean south american south pacific southern asia southern asia pacific trans european west central africa periodicals adventist review el centinela signs of the times list of ellen white writings service adventist development and relief agency maranatha volunteers international pathfinders adventurers medical cadet corps seventh day adventist education secondary schools higher education hospitals media ministries hope channel loma linda broadcasting network it is written the voice of prophecy three angels broadcasting network esperanza tv people ellen g. white james white joseph bates j. n. andrews uriah smith j. h. kellogg f. d. nichol m. l. andreasen george vandeman h. m. s. richards edward heppenstall herbert e. douglass morris venden samuele bacchiocchi adventism seventh day adventist portal v t e see also edit seventh day adventist church portal christianity portal adventist health adventist health international adventist health studies adventist healthcare list of seventh day adventist hospitals list of seventh day adventist medical schools list of seventh day adventist secondary schools list of seventh day adventist colleges and universities references edit group of non profit hospitals and healthcare offices operated by the seventh day adventist church http www.adventisthealthsystem.com about us adventist health system . accessed 2014 04 30 gamble molly . 15 largest nonprofit health systems 2014 . www.beckershospitalreview.com . retrieved 2016 03 16 . about us about adventist health system . www.adventisthealthsystem.com . retrieved 2016 03 16 . a b c adventist health . company histories www.fundinguniverse.com . archived from the original on 8 june 2007 . retrieved 2007 06 04 . about ahs . adventist health system 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . creation health . www.creationhealth.com . retrieved 2016 03 16 . marshall erin . 50 largest hospitals in america 2015 . www.beckershospitalreview.com . retrieved 2016 03 16 . a b florida hospital is ranked the 1 hospital in florida by u.s. news & world report . www.floridahospital.com . retrieved 2016 03 16 . adventist health system wins 2015 gallup great workplace award news adventist health system . www.adventisthealthsystem.com . retrieved 2016 03 16 . adventist health system named 2015 most 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