AdventHealth Castle Rock Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Wellness Trail

Following AdventHealth’s brand promise to help team members, guests, and patients feel whole, AdventHealth Castle Rock in Castle Rock, Colorado, United States, recently opened the Pittman Pathway Wellness Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Located on a 10-acre (four-hectare) site in the southeast corner of the hospital campus, this publicly accessible quarter-mile trail was made possible through contributions to the AdventHealth Castle Rock Foundation and was completed earlier this summer.

The trail includes several pieces of outdoor workout equipment, an incline, and useful health tips along the path.

“This initiative serves as an outreach to the community for health and wellness,” said Dan Skay, executive chef and manager at AdventHealth’s Manna Restaurant and the person behind the idea for the trail. “The community can walk the trail, or guests and patients can come out here to get away for a little bit.”

The wellness trail is named after Jeremy Pittman, who was formerly the CEO at AdventHealth Castle Rock and is now the chief financial officer for AdventHealth’s Rocky Mountain Region.

“From the very beginning we’ve had this vision for AdventHealth Castle Rock to be a place of healing not only when you’re sick but when you’re well,” Jeremy Pittman said. “How do we better invite the community in and create this connection where a hospital isn’t a scary place? This is one more step in that direction.”

Team members and community supporters attended the ribbon-cutting, including AdventHealth Castle Rock CEO Michelle Fuentes, who had the opportunity to dedicate the trail to her longtime friend.

“I have had the opportunity to know Jeremy for a very long time, and I know that he absolutely adores this hospital and that he is 100 percent committed to the work that we’re doing here,” Fuentes said. “To dedicate something like this for my friend is a real honor.”

The primary goal of the trail is to embody AdventHealth’s CREATION Life principles (Choice, Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust in God, Interpersonal Relationships, Outlook, Nutrition), serving as a resource for those seeking healthier, more fulfilling lives based on a whole-person health philosophy.

The creation of this trail will allow AdventHealth Castle Rock to create a deeper connection with the community as they continue the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ.

“I always say, it’s the people in this community who make it amazing,” Pittman said. “I am so humbled and honored to be a part of spreading whole-person care with this trail.”

The original version of this story was posted on the Mid-America Union Conference Outlook.