Don Jiskra, a retired photographer and media producer, believes God spared his life so he could create a mural telling the story of the miracle of God's creation at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital—the very hospital where his own miraculous recovery took place.

"Doctors called me 'the miracle man,'" said 76-year-old Don, "but I had nothing to do with it. This mural is dedicated to everyone who administered to me and prayed for me. They were the miracle workers."

The expansive creation mural across from the hospital chapel includes photos of the Earth in orbit, landscapes, animals and people, digitally blended together to tell the Genesis creation story.

Don and his team created additional artwork: a mural featuring photos of moms and babies for the Adventist Hinsdale Hospital's maternity ward entrance, a creation mural at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, seven pictures telling the creation story at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, artwork expressing wellness principles at both Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital and Chippewa Valley Hospital, and a staff tribute featuring hospital workers and vintage photos of the early days at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital.

Nature photographs take center stage at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. Each hospital floor is named after a season of the year, with artwork carefully selected to reflect themes of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

"The artwork throughout our facilities was carefully chosen to reflect Christ's ministry of compassion, healing and hope," said John Rapp, regional vice president of ministries and mission at Adventist Midwest Health.

Most of the hospitals feature works by Christian artist Nathan Greene. The Adventist Hinsdale Hospital corridors include Nathan's "The Difficult Case," which features Jesus resting His hand on the shoulder of a doctor deep in thought, demonstrating Christ's involvement in making man whole, and Nathan's "The Family of God," which features Jesus surrounded by children from different world cultures, health care workers and everyday people. That piece reflects Adventist Midwest Health's value of inclusiveness, John said, "which invites and affirms people from a spectrum of ethnicities and cultures to join with us in a healthcare ministry that extends the ministry of Christ.

"When Jesus healed, in a practical sense it was about the life of the patient, not about Him, though theologically it was a sign of the arrival of the kingdom of God," John added. "God is honored, the ministry of Christ extended, the spirit extended when the patient is taken care of well. We want to demonstrate that in all facets of the hospital, including our art pieces."

Lisa Parro is a public relations specialist at Adventist Midwest Health.