History
In 1896, John Harvey Kellogg founded Boulder Sanitarium. It had a powerhouse, laundry, bakery, cottages, chicken houses, barn, greenhouse and an icehouse. [3] [4] In 1962, its name was changed to Boulder Memorial Hospital. [5] Between the 1920s and 1950s, it went through several renovations. [3] In 1930, a dormitory was built for nurses. [3] In 1989, Boulder Community Hospital purchased the hospital and renamed it the Mapleton Center. [3]
In 1990, Boulder Memorial Hospital changed its name to Avista Adventist Hospital and reopened in Louisville, Colorado. [5] 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. [6] [7]
On October 1, 2001, PorterCare Adventist Health System merged with Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation after approval from the Federal Trade Commission. [8]
In late 2017, the Colorado Senate passed a law requiring all hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website by January 1, 2018. [9] [10] [11] The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also required all hospitals to do the same by January 1, 2021. [12] In early August 2022, Avista Adventist Hospital still had refused to comply. [13] 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. [14] [15]
On December 30, 2021, employees at Avista Adventist Hospital protected oxygen tanks from the Marshall Fire by spraying with hoses. [16] [17] 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. [16] [18] [19] 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. [19] [20] On January 18, 2022, Avista Adventist Hospital reopened. [21] [22]
On February 14, 2023, Centura Health announced that it would split up. [23] [24] On August 1, Centura Health split up with Avista Adventist Hospital rebranding to AdventHealth Avista. [25] [26] [27]
In late February 2025, AdventHealth Avista purchased 40 acres by U.S. Route 36 in Redtail Ridge development in Louisville for $34 million. The reason why the hospital purchased the land is because it is on a dead-end street, making it hard to attract new patients. [28] [29] [30]
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