AdventHealth’s mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ reaches far beyond its immediate geographical footprint. It’s a mission not limited by borders, and for those of us with deep ancestral ties to other lands, the impact feels especially personal.
In April, a moment of pride and gratitude unfolded within my own family. My eldest brother, Errol C. Greene, permanent secretary in Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness, shared a photo with our siblings. In it, Audrey Gregory, Ph.D., R.N., senior executive vice president and CEO for AdventHealth’s multi-division delivery network, is seen presenting a significant donation of 70 hospital beds to Jamaica’s Department of Health. It was more than a gesture of support; it was a symbol of compassion that reaches across oceans.
This act of generosity is not the first of its kind. About a year ago, while in Jamaica to officiate the funeral of a beloved 103-year-old relative, I learned that during his final hospital stay at Spanish Town Hospital, located a few miles west of the capital Kingston, he had been cared for in one of the very beds previously donated by AdventHealth. That experience led me to visit the hospital and meet with its CEO, Jacqueline Ellis. She shared the staggering reality the institution faces: built in 1952 to accommodate 277 patients, the hospital now often sees upward of 500 inpatients.
“On the very first day the beds arrived, there was a need,” Ellis told me. “We are happy for partnerships like these because it helps us to deliver the care that we want to deliver.”
This support in Jamaica isn’t only about physical healing. In September, through AdventHealth University, the organization extended its mission to also nurture spiritual well-being. Eight refurbished notebook computers were donated to chaplains serving in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the country’s national police, empowering them to provide spiritual care to law enforcement personnel.
Jamaica is just one of many global communities touched by AdventHealth and AdventHealth University’s commitment to service. For those of us connected to the island by heritage and heart, it is deeply affirming to witness the organization living out its calling to serve God and the world.
In a world often defined by limits, the reach of these two organizations — and the healing ministry it embodies — reminds us that love, service, and compassion know no bounds.
AdventHealth University | July 2025
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