Adventist Health International

Adventist Health International

Adventist Health International
Abbreviation	AHI
Formation	1998
Headquarters	Loma Linda, California
President	Richard Hart, MD, DrPH
Affiliations	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Website	http://www.adventisthealthinternational.org

Adventist Health International (AHI) is a multinational, nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Loma Linda, California. AHI was established to provide coordination, consultation, management, and technical assistance to hospitals and health care services operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, primarily in developing countries. AHI depends on various organizations, foundations, governments, and individuals to provide financial assistance when needed.

AHI pursues policies and programs with concern for all aspects of development of health commits to the education of local health care professionals.

Established in 1998 with two hospitals—Gimbie Adventist Hospital in Ethiopia and Davis Memorial Hospital in Guyana—AHI has accepted one or two institutions per year into its expanding network.

AHI currently manages 26 hospitals and 67 clinics in 21 countries, including Albania, Belize, Cameroon, Curaçao, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Trinidad, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.