Optimal Care through Innovation Legacy Time Capsule
The Battle Creek Sanitarium offered patients the latest in technology, including the Universal Dynamometer invented by Dr. Kellogg to test the strength of his patient’s muscles. Based on the same...
Spreading Jesus' Healing Touch Legacy Time Capsule
Early Adventist church members felt called by God to share His message of wholeness to the world. Their conviction came from the Bible’s account of Jesus “who went about doing good” (Acts 10:38). In...
In the late 1880s, only two percent of New York homes had running water, and people rarely bathed. The campaign for a “Saturday night bath” was sweeping the country and having some effect. Early...
During a smallpox epidemic in 1870, nearly 10 of every 11 patients recovered using the unique treatments based on the Adventist philosophy of natural remedies. In contrast, only one in five recovered...
The first western Adventist health center, which was modeled after Battle Creek Sanitarium, opened in St. Helena, California, in 1878. Within a week, every bed was occupied and tents were pitched...
In the mid-1800s, when Adventist health care began, the United States had only about 200 hospitals, one-third for the mentally ill. Because of the absence of hygiene and a lack of understanding about...
Adventist sanitariums in the late 1800s had unique features such as evening parlor programs and band concerts, dining rooms complete with menus and waiters, and flower and vegetable gardens that were...
A Devotion to Care and Friendship Legacy Time Capsule
Former slave and active abolitionist Sojourner Truth lived in Battle Creek and spoke at the Sanitarium often. Dr. Kellogg greatly admired her. Near the end of her life, Kellogg admitted her to the San...
In the late 1800s, few understood the health impact of poor sanitation. Each day on the streets of New York, horses deposited 2.5 million pounds of manure and 60,000 gallons of urine. The uncollected...
Raffling a community-sewn quilt, collecting donations with roadside “bucket brigades,” and working for little or no pay were ways community, staff, and Adventist church members came together to open...
Traveling businessman Henry Porter was pleased with the care he had received at two different Adventist sanitariums in California. And when he received a 45-cent check as a refund for an overpayment...
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