AdventHealth Avista
Hospital in Colorado, United States
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Portercare Adventist Health System doing business as AdventHealth Avista,[4] is a non-profit hospital in Louisville, Colorado, United States. It became part of AdventHealth following a merger with PorterCare Adventist Health System in October 2001. The hospital is designated a Level III trauma center by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.[5]
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| Geography | |
| Location | 100 Health Park Drive, Louisville, Colorado, United States |
| Coordinates | 39.9517°N 105.1524°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private hospital |
| Type | General hospital |
| Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Services | |
| Standards | DNV Healthcare[1] and Joint Commission[2] |
| Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
| Beds | 114[3] |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Aeronautical chart and airport information for CO45 at SkyVector |
| History | |
| Former names | Boulder Sanitarium Boulder Memorial Hospital Avista Adventist Hospital |
| Opened | 1896 and 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Colorado |
History
In 1896, John Harvey Kellogg founded Boulder Sanitarium. It had a powerhouse, laundry, bakery, cottages, chicken houses, barn, greenhouse and an icehouse.[6][7] In 1962, its name was changed to Boulder Memorial Hospital.[8] Between the 1920s and 1950s, it went through several renovations.[6] In 1930, a dormitory was built for nurses.[6] In 1989, Boulder Community Hospital purchased the hospital and renamed it the Mapleton Center.[6]
In 1990, Boulder Memorial Hospital changed its name to Avista Adventist Hospital and reopened in Louisville, Colorado.[8] In 1996, Avista Adventist Hospital became part of the joint venture Centura Health when it was founded by PorterCare Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives.[9][10]
On October 1, 2001, PorterCare Adventist Health System merged with Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation after approval from the Federal Trade Commission.[11]
In late 2017, the Colorado Senate passed a law requiring all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website by January 1, 2018.[12][13][14] The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also required all hospitals to do the same by January 1, 2021.[15] In early August 2022, Avista Adventist Hospital still had refused to comply.[16] To force hospitals to comply the Colorado House of Representatives and Colorado Senate both passed laws forbidding hospitals from collecting debt by reporting patients to collection agencies.[17][18]
On December 30, 2021, employees at Avista Adventist Hospital protected oxygen tanks from the Marshall Fire by spraying with hoses.[19][20] In under two hours thirty patients were evacuated by ambulance to Longmont United Hospital and St. Anthony North, twenty-one patients were discharged and all hospital 100 employees were evacuated.[19][21][22] While closed maintenance crews cleaned and repaired the hospital after it received damage from smoke and soot. Air filters and ceiling tiles were replaced; medical equipment, floors, walls and doors were washed. Also the air and water was tested.[22][23] On January 18, 2022, Avista Adventist Hospital reopened.[24][25]
On February 14, 2023, Centura Health announced that it would split up.[26][27] On August 1, Centura Health split up with Avista Adventist Hospital rebranding to AdventHealth Avista.[28][29][30]
In late February 2025, AdventHealth Avista purchased 40 acres (16 ha) by U.S. Route 36 in the Redtail Ridge development in Louisville for $34 million. The reason why the hospital purchased the land is because it is on a landlocked parcel, that makes it hard to attract new patients.[31][32]
