Next Century Health

NCH Overview

Next Century Health is Adventist HealthCare’s commitment to serving as a leader to transform healthcare. Based on a heritage of whole-person health and healing, the Next Century Health (NCH) initiative serves as a forward-looking platform that identifies, encourages, and implements innovative solutions that improve the health of people and communities nationwide.

Beginning in Maryland, NCH is focused on:

• Relocating Washington Adventist Hospital to our 21st Century campus in White Oak next to the newly consolidated U.S. Food and Drug Administration and LifeSci Village
• Furthering the relationship and Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Working in close collaboration with the development of the LifeSci Village and creation of the East County Center for Science and Technology
• Redeveloping the Takoma Park campus to serve as The Village of Education, Health and Well-being

These and other Maryland-focused projects are the initial key priorities of Next Century Health. This platform will create opportunities for collaboration among academic, government, healthcare, and life science organizations. This vision will be a catalyst to advance both innovation and collaboration with thought leaders from around the globe.

NCH Leadership Council

The Leadership Council consists of thought-leaders whose expertise in healthcare lend stature and support to the Next Century Health vision. Their collective experience in the industry and strategic insights will help create and institute best practices to transform healthcare for tomorrow. Leadership Council members include:

• Jere Stocks, Senior Vice President, Adventist HealthCare; Chair, Next Century Health
• Dr. Allan Handysides, Director of Department of Health Ministries for General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
• Dr. Janet Kahn, Executive Director, Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium; Research Asst. Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Univ. of Vermont
• Dr. David Kessler, Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, The School of Medicine, Univ. of California, San Francisco; Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Michael Lin, Former Program Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health
• William G. Robertson, President and CEO, Adventist HealthCare
• Bill Novelli, Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University; Chairman, Center for Social Enterprise; Former CEO, AARP; Founder and Chairman, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Dr. Lisa Simpson, President and CEO, AcademyHealth and the Coalition for Health Services Research
• Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Chairman, National Health Museum; Chairman, Sullivan Alliance to Transform America’s Health Professions; Former U.S. Cabinet Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Founding Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine

Leadership Forum

Empowering Individuals through Innovations in Health Care was the first in a new series of thought leadership discussions hosted by Next Century Health and Adventist HealthCare. Next Century Health Leadership Forums will approach issues on how the healthcare industry can innovate and focus on whole-person care, community-based collaboration and individual empowerment.

A lively panel discussion and the goals that Next Century Health partners and stakeholders included:

	On partnerships...The opportunity for our hospital system to work closely, both figuratively and literally, with the FDA presents a unique occasion to generate ideas, discover new approaches and apply technology against practical wellness needs, and achieve the best in health and health care. Jere Stocks Senior Vice President and Chair of Next Century Health
	On patients...In the past, the patient voice has been absent from the healthcare delivery discussion. Having me at the table showcases a key shift in transforming the system, thus improving outcomes. Donna Cryer Chief Executive Officer, CryerHealth
	On long-term health...The Forum discussion demonstrated that those both within and outside the health care industry have the capacity and interest to affect their long-term health and well-being. Dr. David Kessler Next Century Health Leadership Council member, Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at UCSF’s School of Medicine and former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
	On integration...My lifelong goal has been to eliminate the clipboard from the physician’s office. Fully integrating technology is key in changing the paradigm of healthcare delivery. Harry Spring President, InforMed Medical Management Services, Partner
	On Community-based care...Innovation helps us deliver health, not just health care, to our communities. We have a unique opportunity with Washington Adventist Hospital and its planned relocation next to the FDA. William G. "Bill" Robertson President and CEO of Adventist HealthCare