AdventHealth Feature Highlights Healing After Adoption and Pregnancy Loss

AdventHealth published a personal account titled "Grace That Endures" on Jan. 8, 2026, in which Sherri McCoy, a Provider Relations leader and member of the AdventHealth Foundation board, described her family’s experience with adoption, the pain of pregnancy loss, and the continuing journey toward healing. The first-person feature emphasized the role of the care team and the wider organization in supporting McCoy and her family, and it framed that support as central to her commitment to patient-centered care and advocacy.

The story was released as part of AdventHealth’s January 2026 news posts, which also included health-system leadership announcements and updates about local hospitals serving the Rocky Mountain and Colorado region. By sharing a leader’s personal encounter with loss and recovery, the health system highlighted how institutional practices and interpersonal care intersect during sensitive life events. McCoy’s dual role in provider relations and on the foundation board links direct clinical experience with organizational influence, reinforcing the potential for frontline perspectives to inform policy, staff training, and philanthropic priorities.

For Douglas County residents, the feature serves as a reminder that large health systems can play a direct role in emotional and practical recovery after reproductive loss. Families who have experienced similar hardships may find reassurance in accounts that detail compassionate clinical response and coordinated support. The piece also signals to local clinicians and hospital administrators that patient- and family-centered approaches are central to community trust and can shape how services are designed and communicated.

The human-interest narrative intersects with broader healthcare concerns: how hospitals prepare staff for bereavement conversations, how provider relations teams translate patient experience into operational change, and how foundation leadership can prioritize funding for supportive programs. While the article is a personal reflection rather than a clinical guideline, it underscores ethical considerations around sensitivity, privacy, and sustained support when individuals navigate grief and adoption.

AdventHealth’s publication of McCoy’s story contributes to ongoing community conversations about care quality and compassion in Douglas County and the surrounding region. By elevating an internal leader’s lived experience, the health system invited patients, caregivers, and local health professionals to consider how personal stories can inform better, more humane healthcare delivery.