Known for its compassion, Porter Adventist Hospital was founded in 1930 on a promise that it would nourish the physical, mental and spiritual health of the community. Guided by a calling to bring science and spirit together, Porter also is widely recognized for providing excellent care in many complex specialty areas, including heart, cancer, transplant, joint replacement, spine, diabetes and hand and eye care.
By the Numbers
- 1450 associates
- 1,082 affiliated physicians
- 368 licensed beds
- 10,633 annual admissions*
- 25,145 annual emergency room visits*
- $14.1 million in uncompensated and charity care provided annually*
*For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
Distinctive Services
- Porter’s award-winning, full-service Heart Institute offers screenings, diagnostics, chest pain evaluation center, cardiac catheterization lab, electrophysiology lab, open-heart surgery program, and the heart success line---an outpatient follow-up program for congestive heart failure patients, as well as rehabilitation and prevention services.
- The Porter Cancer Care Center offers standard comprehensive services, PET-CT diagnostic scanning, linear accelerator, IMRT, genetic counseling, complimentary therapies and more. The Porter Cancer Care Center is nationally accredited by the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Radiology.
- The Porter Center for Joint Replacement is one of the largest programs in the region. It has an international reputation for research and surgical excellence.
- Porter’s Women’s Services has been a leader in providing minimally invasive gynecological surgery. Porter’s expert medical staff offers laparoscopy and hysteroscopy procedures to diagnose and treat a wide range of gynecological conditions.
- The Porter Breast Care Center is a full-service program offering interventional treatments for breast cancer. This center features a full-time nurse specialist as well as a dedicated breast radiologist who is fellowship trained in breast and women’s imaging.
- Porter’s transplant program has performed more than 850 organ transplants, including kidney, kidney/pancreas and liver transplants since its inception in 1986.
- The Porter Liver Care Center is a unique service dedicated to the highly complex care of patients with liver and other hepatobiliary system diseases. Created in 2000, the Liver Care Center holds weekly conferences which are attended by physicians from appropriate subspecialties to diagnose and present treatment options for complex liver diseases. This service is offered to any and all referring physicians free of charge to them or their patients.
- Private patient rooms large enough to accommodate the patient's family
Awards and Honors
- November 2009: HealthGrades, the nation’s leading healthcare independent ratings organization, awarded Porter Adventist Hospital the Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention Excellence Awards, placing the facility in the top 10 percent and 5 percent respectively for patient outcomes in the country.
- Porter Adventist Hospital was named one of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®
- Porter has ranked in the top five percent of hospitals nationally for clinical excellence, according to a national hospital rating agency.
- Consistently ranked as a top hospital for cardiac services nationwide, Porter has won the Mercury Award for Excellence in Cardiac Services from the independent national health care organization HCIA and five-star ratings in key cardiac categories.
- UnitedHealthcare has named Porter a Cardiac Center of Excellence, an honor given to just a handful of hospitals across the country.
- Porter Adventist Hospital has been recognized by the American Heart Association for implementing AHA’s guidelines for cardiac care.
Community and Patient Resources
- Porter’s Web site, www.porterhospital.org, features extensive medical, symptom and drug resources; health assessments; online registration; in-depth information on services, classes & programs; patient stories; hospital and neighborhood amenities and additional medical resources.
- CarePages at www.porterhospital.org offers a free personalized Web page to help family and friends communicate during hospitalization and recovery.
- Porter ASK-A-NURSE® offers free health information and physician referrals: 303-777-NURSE (6877).
- The Porter Hospital Foundation supports the important work of the hospital. To give a gift, contact Bruce Will at 303-761-0186, ext 232.
Expanding Service
- In 2007, Porter completed upon a $110 million expansion and renovation project that added 100,000 square feet to the hospital, including a new, 36-bed intensive care unit; state-of-the-art surgical suites with 15 new operating rooms; a community education center and new patient amenities, including a healing garden, cafeteria, deli and a 640-space parking garage.