Dec. 20, 2005 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Compiled by ANN Staff

United Kingdom—A few years ago, Katja Antaniuk knew nothing of God and every moment was dedicated to cross-country skiing. She competed at a national level for seven years and participated in the Olympics. She learned about God from a fellow athlete. She will get an opportunity to return that favor to the hundreds of athletes at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Antaniuk will join a team of 11 volunteer chaplains and will be the first Adventist chaplain at the Winter Olympics.

United States—The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has named Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland a 2005 winner of the ninth annual Ernest A. Codman Award.  This award recognizes excellence in the use of outcomes measurement by healthcare organizations to achieve improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare. The award recognizes the hospital’s efforts to relieve overcrowding in the emergency department and move patients through the hospital process more efficiently, thereby, assuring community access to care.

China—A 700-bed hospital costing U.S. $55 million will be constructed in Wenzhou, China, after the Wenzhou government accepted a proposal from Adventist health interests in Hong Kong. Due to open in 2008, the hospital will provide high quality medical services for people in Zhejiang province and beyond. Wenzhou is located in the Southeastern coast of Zhejiang province.

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