Adventist Medical Center - Reedley

Wayne Ferch
President & Ceo
  • A 49-bed hospital in Reedley, California. Services include:
  • 20 large, private birth center rooms, eight rural health clinics, 24-hour standby emergency care, lab, imaging and surgery services
  • Held a Breathe Easy campaign to encourage smokers to quit as a part of efforts to name all campuses smoke-and tobacco-free
  • Continued as the lead sponsor at the 20-week Hanford Thursday Night Market Place and provided hundreds of free health screenings
  • Participated in 14 farmer’s market nights in Reedley
  • Painted Downtown Pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness; Hanford Market Place vendors decorated booths in pink, and more than 300 community members wore pink; participants signed up to receive a free pink pedometer and walk 2,500 steps, or about 1.5 miles, at the Market Place
  • Educated 596 people on various health topics at 11 First Friday with a Physician lectures at Adventist Medical Center – Hanford and a similar lecture in Reedley
  • Participated in Selma and Hanford Senior Days, serving more than 250 people
  • Provided health education at seven community events with more than 780 people in attendance
  • Gave 11 dental presentations in Hanford and Sanger, serving 305 children
  • Joined community groups in caring for the homeless through two Project Homeless Connect events; staff provided 128 free health screenings and scheduled 23 follow-up appointments
  • Gave 100 Christmas gifts for Kings County foster children and partnered with the Selma Fire Department to donate more than 200 toys to Burn Foundation children
  • Donated more than 300 canned goods and 40 toys to Street Light Ministries in Reedley
  • Educated more than 335 people at 26 Diabetes Support Group meetings in Hanford, Sanger, Selma and Reedley
  • Partnered with community groups for the Weight of the Nation event in Hanford. Staff demonstrated how to live a healthier lifestyle to more than 100 people
  • Central Valley’s Nutritional Services teamed up with the Kings County Commission on Aging to provide 90 hot meals four days a week for four congregant meal sites in Kings County, along with 40 frozen meals a day, five days a week for home-bound seniors
  • More than 135 families participated in the Back to School Health Fair in Hanford; staff performed 29 school physicals and immunizations and more than 200 health screenings
  • Mentored 10 Doctors Academy students from Selma and Caruthers high schools as part of the University of California, San Francisco-Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research Program
  • Provided $42,027,341 in free and low-cost services to the community
  • Opened Adventist Medical Plaza - Dinuba to provide extended-hour urgent care, imaging, lab and JobCare occupational medicine services
  • Added clinics in Avenal, Caruthers, Corcoran, Cutler, Kerman, Riverdale and Taft
  • Opened the region’s first comprehensive Wound Healing Center with advanced equipment and two hyperbaric oxygen chambers
  • Opened the Greenfield Community Garden and partnered with UC Davis and the California Fresh Nutrition Program to hold classes for growers; 4H Club members donated their plot’s produce to local charities
  • American Diabetes Association recognized Community Care Diabetes Self-Management Program for meeting national standards
  • California Department of Public Health recognized Community Care – Avenal, Dinuba West, Reedley Children’s and Selma campuses for scoring in the top 10 percent of clinics in the state in vaccination requirements
  • Launched a Spiritual Care Volunteer Program with nine Stephens Ministry-trained volunteers to provide religious support for patients
  • Launched a 40-member Volunteer Ambassador Program
  • Spearheaded Experience Design initiatives to improve patient experiences with 70 staff members who recommended innovative practices at a summit
  • CEP America recognized Adventist Medical Center - Selma as a Distinguished Site for high patient satisfaction scores and low wait times; the ER also achieved a record number of visits
  • Breast Care Center scored 80 percent in overall patient satisfaction
  • Reedley Women’s Services scored 72 percent in overall patient satisfaction scores
  • Selma Med/Surg scored 90 percent for attention to unique religious/spiritual needs
  • Central Valley General Hospital scored 76 percent in patient satisfaction in the area of Got Help as Soon as Wanted
  • Launched computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and PowerChartECG
  • Volunteers gave $8,000 in scholarships to students pursuing medical careers
  • Graduated seven doctors from the Hanford and Selma family medicine residency programs
  • Recruited eight physicians to the consolidated medical staff

DESCRIPTION

Wayne Ferch
President & Ceo

  • A 49-bed hospital in Reedley, California. Services include:
  • 20 large, private birth center rooms, eight rural health clinics, 24-hour standby emergency care, lab, imaging and surgery services

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

  • Held a Breathe Easy campaign to encourage smokers to quit as a part of efforts to name all campuses smoke-and tobacco-free
  • Continued as the lead sponsor at the 20-week Hanford Thursday Night Market Place and provided hundreds of free health screenings
  • Participated in 14 farmer’s market nights in Reedley
  • Painted Downtown Pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness; Hanford Market Place vendors decorated booths in pink, and more than 300 community members wore pink; participants signed up to receive a free pink pedometer and walk 2,500 steps, or about 1.5 miles, at the Market Place
  • Educated 596 people on various health topics at 11 First Friday with a Physician lectures at Adventist Medical Center – Hanford and a similar lecture in Reedley
  • Participated in Selma and Hanford Senior Days, serving more than 250 people
  • Provided health education at seven community events with more than 780 people in attendance
  • Gave 11 dental presentations in Hanford and Sanger, serving 305 children
  • Joined community groups in caring for the homeless through two Project Homeless Connect events; staff provided 128 free health screenings and scheduled 23 follow-up appointments
  • Gave 100 Christmas gifts for Kings County foster children and partnered with the Selma Fire Department to donate more than 200 toys to Burn Foundation children
  • Donated more than 300 canned goods and 40 toys to Street Light Ministries in Reedley
  • Educated more than 335 people at 26 Diabetes Support Group meetings in Hanford, Sanger, Selma and Reedley
  • Partnered with community groups for the Weight of the Nation event in Hanford. Staff demonstrated how to live a healthier lifestyle to more than 100 people
  • Central Valley’s Nutritional Services teamed up with the Kings County Commission on Aging to provide 90 hot meals four days a week for four congregant meal sites in Kings County, along with 40 frozen meals a day, five days a week for home-bound seniors
  • More than 135 families participated in the Back to School Health Fair in Hanford; staff performed 29 school physicals and immunizations and more than 200 health screenings
  • Mentored 10 Doctors Academy students from Selma and Caruthers high schools as part of the University of California, San Francisco-Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research Program
  • Provided $42,027,341 in free and low-cost services to the community

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Opened Adventist Medical Plaza - Dinuba to provide extended-hour urgent care, imaging, lab and JobCare occupational medicine services
  • Added clinics in Avenal, Caruthers, Corcoran, Cutler, Kerman, Riverdale and Taft
  • Opened the region’s first comprehensive Wound Healing Center with advanced equipment and two hyperbaric oxygen chambers
  • Opened the Greenfield Community Garden and partnered with UC Davis and the California Fresh Nutrition Program to hold classes for growers; 4H Club members donated their plot’s produce to local charities
  • American Diabetes Association recognized Community Care Diabetes Self-Management Program for meeting national standards
  • California Department of Public Health recognized Community Care – Avenal, Dinuba West, Reedley Children’s and Selma campuses for scoring in the top 10 percent of clinics in the state in vaccination requirements
  • Launched a Spiritual Care Volunteer Program with nine Stephens Ministry-trained volunteers to provide religious support for patients
  • Launched a 40-member Volunteer Ambassador Program
  • Spearheaded Experience Design initiatives to improve patient experiences with 70 staff members who recommended innovative practices at a summit
  • CEP America recognized Adventist Medical Center - Selma as a Distinguished Site for high patient satisfaction scores and low wait times; the ER also achieved a record number of visits
  • Breast Care Center scored 80 percent in overall patient satisfaction
  • Reedley Women’s Services scored 72 percent in overall patient satisfaction scores
  • Selma Med/Surg scored 90 percent for attention to unique religious/spiritual needs
  • Central Valley General Hospital scored 76 percent in patient satisfaction in the area of Got Help as Soon as Wanted
  • Launched computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and PowerChartECG
  • Volunteers gave $8,000 in scholarships to students pursuing medical careers
  • Graduated seven doctors from the Hanford and Selma family medicine residency programs
  • Recruited eight physicians to the consolidated medical staff