AdventHealth Porter

AdventHealth Porter is a non-profit hospital in Denver owned by AdventHealth.

AdventHealth Porter
AdventHealth
Geography
Location2525 S. Downing Street, Denver, Colorado, United States
Organization
Care systemPrivate
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentLevel III trauma center[1]
Beds368[2]
HelipadYes
History
Former name(s)Porter Memorial Hospital
Porter Adventist Hospital
Opened1930
Links
Websiteadventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-porter
ListsHospitals in Colorado

History
AdventHealth Porter, main entrance, 2008

In the early 1930s, Denver businessman Henry Porter fell ill while traveling in California. His treatment at two Seventh-day Adventist sanitoriums inspired him to build a hospital in Denver. In 1930, he donated land and money to build Porter Adventist Hospital.

In October 1985, Porter Memorial Hospital built a helipad.[3] In 1996, Porter Adventist Hospital became part of Centura Health when it was founded by Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives.[4]

On August 1, 2023, Porter Adventist Hospital rebranded to AdventHealth Porter.[5][6]

Sterilization breach and aftermath

On February 21, 2018, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment was told of a sterilization breach at Porter Adventist Hospital and the following day they did a survey of the infection control practices at the hospital.[7][8] Also the Joint Commission visited in February after hearing complaints at the hospital.[9][10] On April 3, 2018, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment did a second survey after hearing about inadequately cleaned surgical equipment.[7]

On April 4, 2018. the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced to the public that at Porter Adventist Hospital they were investigating a sterilization breach.[11] On the same day as the announcement the hospital mailed 5,800 letters to patients who were put at risk from July 21, 2016 to February 20, 2018.[9][7][8] Later it was extended to April 5.[12] During that time period patients who had orthopedic surgery were put at risk of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.[7][11][13] During its investigation the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found out that the hospital knew that patients were getting infections as early as 2017.[14][15]

On April 5, 2018, Porter Adventist Hospital canceled almost all of its surgeries.[7] On April 6, 2018, the hospital offered patients testing for blood diseases. On the same day Porter Adventist Hospital suspended all surgeries until the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment considered it safe to reopen all operating rooms.[12][16]

On April 11, 2018, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found some patients had surgical site infections.[17] The next day Porter Adventist Hospital resumed some of its surgeries.[10][18][19]

On June 15, 2018, Porter Adventist Hospital was sued by 67 former patients and 20 spouses.[15][20][21] They claim that the contaminated surgical instruments were also used for other surgeries, with hundreds of them getting sick from hepatitis B, meningitis, urinary tract infections, E. coli and staph infections.[21] And one patient died from sepsis and pneumonia after having surgery at the hospital.[22][23]

Services

On July 3, 2018, Porter Adventist Hospital announced that it would suspend its kidney, liver and pancreas organ transplantation program to make improvements with the help of the Florida Hospital Transplant Institute. This affected 232 patients who received letters telling them that they would have to go to other Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and UCHealth hospitals for their procedures.[24][25][26]

On July 19, 2019, Porter Adventist Hospital announced that it would resume its organ transplantation program.[27][28]

See also

References
  1. Draper, Electa (2014-12-19). "Porter Adventist Hospital receives trauma III designation from state". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  2. "AdventHealth Porter". US Acute Care Solutions. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  3. "69CO-Porter Memorial Hospital Heliport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. Svaldi, Aldo (2017-12-11). "Hospital owners merge; Catholic Health Initiative to move HQ from Denver". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  5. "AdventHealth to Directly Manage its Colorado Hospitals and Related Care Sites Following Disaffiliation with CommonSpirit Health". MarketWatch. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. Romano, Analisa (2023-08-02). "AdventHealth, CommonSpirit Health rebrand with end of Centura". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  7. "Porter Adventist Hospital Puts Most Surgeries On Hold". CBS Colorado. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  8. Jones, Sheena (2018-04-05). "Past surgical patients at a Denver hospital may be at risk of HIV, hepatitis, state warns". CNN health. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. Ingold, John (2018-04-12). "Bone fragment stuck to surgical tool provided early clue to Porter hospital's cleaning woes". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. "Porter Adventist Hospital Resumes Surgeries After Sterilization Issue". CBS Colorado. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  11. Rettner, Rachael (2018-04-05). "Hospital 'Breach' May Have Exposed Patients to HIV, Hepatitus: What Went Wrong?". Live Science. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  12. Hernandez, Elizabeth (2018-04-06). "Porter Adventist Hospital extends period patients may have been at risk of contracting disease, suspends all surgeries for now". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  13. Hernandez, Elizabeth (2018-04-04). "Denver hospital surgery patients warned of potential risk of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  14. Vatican, Johnny (2019-06-19). "Colorado Hospital Faces Lawsuit After Contaminated Surgical Tools Led To Infections, One Death". Medical Daily. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  15. "Patients say dirty instruments caused hundreds of infections". Associated Press. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  16. Contreras, Oscar (2018-04-06). "Porter Adventist Hospital cancels more surgeries following sterilization breach". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  17. Ingold, John (2018-04-11). "Colorado Health Department confirms surgical infections at Porter, but link to sterilization flaws unclear". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  18. "Surgeries set to resume at Porter Adventist Hospital after sterilization breach". KDVR. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  19. Minor, Nathaniel (2018-04-12). "Surgeries Back On As Porter Hospital Officials Say 'We're Sorry'". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  20. Aaro, David (2019-06-16). "Colorado hospital faces lawsuit from dozens of patients over 'severe infections'". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  21. Newman, Katelyn (2019-06-17). "Lawsuit Alleges Infections, Death Tied to Hospital Sterilization Procedures". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  22. Rettner, Rachael (2019-06-20). "Dirty Surgical Instruments Tied to Hundreds of Infections at Colorado Hospital, Lawsuit Alleges". Live Science. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  23. Delmonico, Kimberly (2019-07-22). "Lawsuit Alleges Dirty Instruments Caused Hundreds Of Infections". Orthopedics This Week. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  24. Svaldi, Aldo (2018-07-03). "Porter Adventist suspends transplant operations, forcing 232 patients to find another hospital". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  25. Sealover, Ed (2018-07-03). "Denver hospital suspends organ-transplant program". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  26. Nedelman, Michael (2018-07-05). "Patients on transplant waitlists face uncertainty after hospital suspends program". CNN health. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  27. Seaman, Jessica (2019-07-19). "Denver's Porter Adventist Hospital in "final stages" of restarting organ transplants a year after suspending services". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  28. "Colorado hospital to resume transplant surgeries yer later". Associated Press. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

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