Seventh-day Adventism has no prohibition on blood transfusions. This distinguishes it from Jehovah's Witnesses. The Adventist Church operates one of the largest Protestant healthcare networks in the world — Adventist Health System / Adventist HealthCare — which routinely performs all standard medical procedures, including those requiring blood transfusions.

Adventism's health message emphasizes preventive care, plant-based diet, abstinence from tobacco and alcohol, and wholesome lifestyle as a form of honoring the body as God's temple. But this emphasis on health does not translate into rejection of standard medical interventions. Adventism views both natural health principles and medical treatment as gifts of God's providence.