The Adventist Church owns and operates 168 hospitals and sanitariums around the world. The Adventist Church also operates 448 clinics and dispensaries world wide.  Adventist hospitals stand out as some of the best around the world. One of the most famous is Loma Linda Medical Center where Bahamian, Dr. Norman Gay attended and Loma Linda Dental School where Bahamian, Dr. Nigel Lewis attended. Loma Linda Medical Center is the home of one of the few Proton radiation treatment centers in North America.  Loma Linda was brought vividly into the eyes of the public when Dr. Leonard L. Bailey in 1984 performed the first baboon heart transplant in a new born to save her from a life-threatening birth defect. Today, hundreds of babies' lives have been saved with the transplant of real hearts. Thanks to an Adventist doctor at Loma Linda Medical Center, California.

Then there is Florida Hospital. It is perhaps one of the largest hospitals in the world and most certainly the largest Adventist hospital with 3025 bed. It is not just one hospital but a system of hospitals around the Orlando, Florida area. Here’s a quote from the hospital website:

"With seven hospitals and 14 Centra Care walk-in medical centers, Florida Hospital is one of the largest hospital systems in the country, caring for almost one-million patients every year. In fact, Florida Hospital treats more inpatients than any other hospital system in the country. . . . Florida Hospital specializes in a wide range of health services for the entire family, including many nationally and internationally recognized programs in cardiology, cancer, women's medicine, neurology, diabetes, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.   In addition to serving Central Florida residents, Florida Hospital serves as a major tertiary referral hospital throughout the Southeastern United States,  the Caribbean

Another outstanding Adventist hospital close to the Bahamas is Andrews Memorial Hospital (no website), Kingston, Jamaica. We can truly say it is our hospital because it is owned and operated by the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Pastor Patrick Allen serves as the chairman of the board. Although only equipped with fifty beds it is a modern hospital providing professional care for the city of Kingston and is widely respected around the Caribbean. Andrews Memorial Hospital offers out-patient treatment, mammography, x-ray services, emergency services, a dental clinic, a maternity unit, antenatal clinic, physiotherapy, ultrasounds, a pharmacy, a laboratory and a vegetarian cafe. On March 14, 2007 commissioned a new GE High Speed CT Computerized Axial Tomography System (CT Scan machine) to enhance its overall delivery of patient care.    The graphics above is the logo of the Sydney Adventist Hospital, Australia