Adventist Medical Center`s Kirk Iverson Named Oregon Chef of the Year

ACF Chefs de Cuisine Society of Oregon RecognizesPortland Hospital`s Executive
Chef for Commitment to Quality Cuisine
PORTLAND, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
Chef Kirk Iverson of Adventist Medical Center`s Garden Café has been named
Oregon Chef of the Year by the Chef de Cuisine Society of Oregon (CCSO), a
chapter of the American Culinary Federation. The CCSO annual award recognizes
outstanding culinary professionals who cook in full-service dining facilities.
Iverson has served as the executive chef for Adventist Health`s Garden Café for
more than 16 years. The café is one of Portland, Ore.`s largest vegetarian
restaurants, serving an average of 350 people each day.

"Chef Iverson has demonstrated the highest standard of culinary skill and we`re
very pleased to see his work recognized," said Lyndee Lawrence, director of
hospitality services for Adventist Medical Center. "In addition to coordinating
the preparation of exceptional, high quality food for our patients, employees
and community, Chef Iverson is dedicated to helping coworkers develop their
culinary and management skills."

Adventist Medical Center's Garden Café ,which is open to the community, is best
known for its full service vegetarian cuisine, including a made to order
breakfast menu, sandwich grill, salad bar and host of additional dining options.

Iverson was first introduced to full-service cooking by a hospital chef who saw
potential in him while he was working as a dishwasher at Portland Sanitarium and
Hospital during high school. Following high school, Iverson attended both Walla
Walla College and Mt. Hood College. He later went on to graduate from the
Western Culinary Institute.

Iverson has more than 36 years of culinary experience, including working as a
chef, food service manager, and hosting numerous special events for civic and
community leaders. He joined the ACF Chefs de Cuisine Society in 2002, became a
certified executive chef in 2003 and has served as CCSO`s secretary since 2003.

A Portland, Ore., resident, Iverson is the father of five and grandfather of
one. In his spare time he enjoys backpacking, off-road motorcycle riding and
home remodeling projects.

About ACF Chefs de Cuisine Society of Oregon Inc.

ACF Chefs de Cuisine Society of Oregon Inc. is a non-profit chapter of the
American Culinary Federation, established in 1950. Membership is made up of
chefs, purveyors and students dedicated to the profession of food preparation,
hospitality, fine dining, competition and certification. The organization`s
goals and objectives are achieved through community projects, volunteerism and
reaching out to all those connected with the food industry. For more information
please visit: www.acforegonchefs.org.

About Adventist Medical Center

Adventist Medical Center (AMC), located in southeast Portland, Ore., is a
nonprofit, 302-bed acute care facility, offering a full range of inpatient,
outpatient and emergency services throughout the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan
area. The faith-based health system prides itself on providing care you can have
faith in and is home to the Northwest Regional Heart Center (NRHC), respected
nationally for their care of cardiac patients.

Adventist Medical Center is part of Adventist Health, a not-for-profit,
faith-based health system operating in California, Hawaii, Oregon and
Washington. Founded on the Seventh-day Adventist heritage of Christian health
care, Adventist Health is comprised of 18 hospitals with more than 2,800 beds,
nearly 18,000 employees, numerous clinics and outpatient facilities, the largest
system of rural health clinics in California, 15 home care agencies and three
joint-venture retirement centers with a fourth on the way. For more information,
visit www.adventisthealthnw.com or www.adventisthealth.org.

Adventist Health
Judy Leach, Director, 503-251-6162
leachjl@ah.org
or
LANE PR
Shannon Riggs, 503-546-7885
shannon@lanepr.com

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