AdventHealth Littleton
| AdventHealth Littleton | |
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| AdventHealth | |
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 Photograph of the hospital taken in 2018 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 7700 South Broadway, Littleton, Colorado, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private hospital |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General hospital |
| Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 231[1] |
| Helipad | Aeronautical chart and airport information for CO16 at SkyVector |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Littleton Adventist Hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Colorado |
AdventHealth Littleton is a non-profit hospital campus in Littleton, Colorado, Arapahoe County, United States owned by AdventHealth. In April 2004, the hospital was designated a Level II trauma center by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment[2] and it later was also recognized by the American College of Surgeons in October 2005.[3]
History
[edit]In April 1989, Littleton Adventist Hospital became the very first hospital in Littleton, Colordao when it opened with 82 beds.[1][4]
In 1996, Littleton Adventist Hospital became part of Centura Health when it was founded by Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives.[5]
On December 6, 2004, Littleton Adventist Hospital announced that it would expand for $38 million, by adding three stories to its south tower. It would be adding twenty-four intensive care unit beds and thirty-two surgical beds, increasing the hospitals beds to 231. The expansion would be 85,100-square-foot and have shell space for future expansion. Construction began in February 2005.[6][7]
By April 2019, the hospital had one million patients visit the emergency department, it delivered 50,000 babies, and performed 165,000 surgeries.[4]
On February 14, 2023, Centura Health announced that it would split up.[8][9] On August 1, Centura Health officially split up with Littleton Adventist Hospital rebranding to AdventHealth Littleton.[10][11][12]
In early September 2023, construction workers began building a three story, 97,700-square-foot, heart and vascular tower for $100 million.[13][14]
On May 15, 2024, AdventHealth Littleton announced that employees had found thirty-one cremains from miscarriages, they were later buried at a local cemetery.[15][16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Joss, Nina (April 12, 2024). "No hospital bed races, but stories and food mark AdventHealth Littleton's 35th anniversary". Littleton Independent. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Littleton Adventist named Level II Trauma Center". Denver Business Journal. April 9, 2004. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Little Adventist Hospital Receives Level II Trauma Verification From The American College of Surgeons". BioSpace. February 11, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via PR Newswire.
- ^ a b "Littleton Adventist Hospital celebrates 30 years". Colorado Community Media. April 8, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Svaldi, Aldo (December 11, 2017). "Hospital owners merge; Catholic Health Initiative to move HQ from Denver". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Littleton hospital expanding". Denver Business Journal. December 6, 2004. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Littleton Adventist Hospital Announces Plans For $38 Million Expansion". BioSpace. December 6, 2004. Retrieved October 29, 2024 – via PR Newswire.
- ^ Smith, Logan (February 14, 2023). "Hospital network announces split". CBS Colorado. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Kacik, Alex (February 14, 2023). "CommonSpirit Health, AdventHealth break up Centura Health JV". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Gooch, Kelly (August 1, 2023). "AdventHealth renames hospitals as partnership with CommonSpirit ends". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Romano, Analisa (August 2, 2023). "AdventHealth, CommonSpirit Health rebrand with the end of Centura". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Muoio, Dave (August 4, 2023). "CommonSpirit Health, AdventHealth complete Centura Health breakup". FIERCE Healthcare. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Romano, Analisa (September 7, 2023). "AdventHealth breaks ground on $100M addition to a Denver area hospital". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Nick (September 8, 2023). "AdventHealth breaks ground on $100M cardiac expansion at Colorado hospital". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Maass, Brian (May 15, 2024). "Colorado hospital unexpectedly discovers cremains from dozens of miscarriages, plans burial". CBS Colorado. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Campbell-Hicks, Jennifer (May 15, 2024). "Littleton hospital discovers dozens of cremains from miscarriages, plans service and burial". KUSA (TV). Retrieved October 29, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Littleton Adventist Hospital, Centura Health HospitalCompare
- Centura Health-Littleton Adventist Hospital (Littleton, CO) USA Today
