APOTHECARE-PORTER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL

While traveling in California, Denver businessman Henry Porter became ill and sought treatment at the Glendale Sanitarium. Ten years later, when Porter was near San Diego, he again fell sick and went to Paradise Valley Sanitarium. His two experiences at these Seventh-day Adventist organizations changed his life, and the face of healthcare in Denver, forever.

The treatment he received in both facilities was unlike anything he had experienced before. State-of-the-art hydrotherapy, coupled with remarkable kindness and a focus on healthful living was revolutionary in Henry’s day. Even more remarkable was a letter Henry received from the bookkeeping clerk at the Paradise Valley Sanitarium. The clerk sent an apology for overcharging Mr. Porter and enclosed a forty-five cent refund check.

Henry Porter was so moved by the healthcare experience and the integrity of the clerk, he decided to find a way to emulate that care in Denver by building a hospital that embraced the Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of whole person care, In 1930, with thanks to Henry’s donation of land and money, construction of Porter Adventist Hospital began.

Porter Hospital has a long tradition of caring for the most complex patients in the region. We continue Henry Porter’s legacy by focusing our resources on complex medical and surgical specialty lines. In a unique collaborative process we created a Medical Advisory Panel of physicians with whom we have crafted a vision to become a world-class medical center, blending the best of science and spirit, particularly in these areas:

Cardiac: A nationally recognized full-service Heart Center, including prevention through open-heart surgery and rehabilitation. Visit our Online Heart Center to learn more about this award-winning program which offers specific treatment protocols that have helped earn Porter recognition as a national leader in cardiac care.

Cancer: A comprehensive inpatient and outpatient cancer program that focuses on healing of the mind, body and spirit.

Complex Medicine: This program focuses on patients who have complex medical needs that require the care of several specialists. These specialists work collaboratively to look after complex issues involving multiple systems including diabetes, chronic kidney disease or chronic heart failure.

Complex Specialty Surgery: Includes Porter’s renowned Center for Sight, Hand Surgery Center, our brand new Joint Center and the Porter Transplant Center, which is considered the premier transplant program in the Rocky Mountain region.

Porter Adventist Hospital—75 years of a health revolution is continuing just for you—body, mind and spirit.

Discover how our mission and values touch your community and make a difference right here in Denver.