History
In 1896, John Harvey Kellogg founded Boulder Sanitarium. It had a powerhouse, laundry, bakery, cottages, chicken houses, barn, greenhouse and an icehouse. [4] [5] In 1962, its name was changed to Boulder Memorial Hospital. [6] Between the 1920s and 1950s, it went through several renovations. [4] In 1930, a dormitory was built for nurses. [4] In 1989, Boulder Community Hospital purchased the hospital and renamed it the Mapleton Center. [4]
In 1990, Boulder Memorial Hospital changed its name to Avista Adventist Hospital and reopened in Louisville, Colorado. [6] 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. [7] [8]
On October 1, 2001, PorterCare Adventist Health System merged with Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation after approval from the Federal Trade Commission. [9]
In late 2017, the Colorado Senate passed a law requiring all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website by January 1, 2018. [10] [11] [12] The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also required all hospitals to do the same by January 1, 2021. [13] In early August 2022, Avista Adventist Hospital still had refused to comply. [14] 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. [15] [16]
On December 30, 2021, employees at Avista Adventist Hospital protected oxygen tanks from the Marshall Fire by spraying with hoses. [17] [18] 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. [17] [19] [20] 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. [20] [21] On January 18, 2022, Avista Adventist Hospital reopened. [22] [23]
On February 14, 2023, Centura Health announced that it would split up. [24] [25] On August 1, Centura Health split up with Avista Adventist Hospital rebranding to AdventHealth Avista. [26] [27] [28]
In late February 2025, AdventHealth Avista purchased 40 acres 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. [29] [30]
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