AdventHealth Porter explained

AdventHealth Porter
Org/Group:AdventHealth
Location:2525 S. Downing Street
Region:Denver
State:Colorado
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.6703°N -104.975°W
Healthcare:Private hospital
Funding:Non-profit hospital
Type:General hospital
Emergency:III
Beds:368[1]
Founded:1930
Former-Names:Porter Sanitarium Hospital
Porter Memorial Hospital
Porter Adventist Hospital

AdventHealth Porter is a non-profit hospital in Denver owned by AdventHealth. In 2014, the hospital was designated a Level III trauma center by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.[2] In 2018, the hospital had a sterilization breach and was sued by 3,000 people. It settled the lawsuits for $6.5 million.[3]

History

On February 16, 1930, Porter Sanitarium Hospital opened with 100 beds. It was named after businessman Henry M. Porter who was inspired to give $1 million and 40 acres to the Seventh-day Adventist Church after being treated at two sanatoriums owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[4] [5]

In 1996, Porter Adventist Hospital became part of Centura Health when it was founded by Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives.[6]

In late 2017, the Colorado Senate passed a law requiring hospitals to have their chargemaster on its website by January 1, 2018.[7] [8] [9] Also the United States government required all hospitals to do the same by January 1, 2021.[10] On August 9, 2022, Porter Adventist Hospital still had refused to comply with the state and federal laws.[11] To force hospitals to comply with the federal law the Colorado House of Representatives and Colorado Senate both passed laws forbidding hospitals from collecting debt by reporting patients to collection agencies.[12] [13]

On February 14, 2023, Centura Health announced that it would split up.[14] [15] On August 1, Centura Health officially split up with Porter Adventist Hospital rebranding to AdventHealth Porter.[16] [17] On October 30, AdventHealth Porter closed when it lost heat and hot water at 8:45 a.m. after their second boiler failed during a cold snap. Two weeks before, the hospital had its first boiler fail and they ordered a replacement from a company in Texas. 90 patients were transferred to AdventHealth Castle Rock, AdventHealth Littleton and AdventHealth Parker by South Metro Fire Rescue and local EMS.[18] [19] [20] On October 31, 55 patients were transferred and 30 others were released.[19] [21] Its two boilers were fixed and a temporary one was installed on November 1. On November 9, at 7:00 a.m. AdventHealth Porter reopened resuming its emergency and acute care services.[22] [23] [24]

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. The following day they did a survey of the infection control practices at the hospital.[25] [26] The Joint Commission visited the hospital in February after hearing complaints at the hospital.[27] [28] On April 3, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment did a second survey after hearing about inadequately cleaned surgical equipment.[25]

On April 4, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced to the public that at Porter Adventist Hospital they were investigating a sterilization breach.[29] 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.[27] [25] [26] Later it was extended to April 5.[30] During that time period patients who had orthopedic surgery were put at risk of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.[25] [29] [31] 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.[32] [33]

On April 5, Porter Adventist Hospital canceled almost all of its surgeries.[25] On April 6, 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.[30] [34] On April 11, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found some patients had surgical site infections.[35] The next day Porter Adventist Hospital resumed some of its surgeries.[28] [36] [37]

On June 15, Porter Adventist Hospital was sued by 67 former patients and 20 spouses.[33] [38] [39] Those suing the hospital later increased to over 200 and then to over 3,000.[40] [41] 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.[39] One patient died from sepsis and pneumonia after having surgery at the hospital.[42] [43]

Before the plaintiffs sued they used the Colorado Open Records Act to request the release of the documents of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments investigation. They were released in August 2018.[44] After the documents were released Porter Adventist Hospital asked a judge to ban the use of some of the documents, even to order them to be destroyed or returned. The Colorado Attorney General also agreed that the documents should have never been released and ordered them destroyed, which the plaintiffs refused to do.[44] In July 2020, Denver District Court Judge Morris B. Hoffman rejected all of the protective orders requested by Porter Adventist Hospital, which it had requested in May of that year. Porter Adventist Hospital appealed the ruling to the Colorado Supreme Court.[44]

On January 13, 2021, the judges heard the appeal and were reluctant to overturn the decision of the district court judge. In the end the judges dismissed the appeal and returned the case back to Denver District Court Judge Morris B. Hoffman.[45] [40] On June 21, 2023, the Denver District Court Judge accepted the $6.5 million class action settlement.[41] [46]

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.[47] [48] [49] On July 19, 2019, Porter Adventist Hospital announced that it would resume its organ transplantation program.[50] [51]

On October 25, 2023, AdventHealth Porter signed a commercial agreement with Aclarion to bring their Nociscan technology to Denver. The hospital will become the first health facility in the city to use the technology, to treat patients with chronic low back pain.[52] [53]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AdventHealth Porter. U.S. Acute Care Solutions. September 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: Porter Adventist Hospital receives trauma III designation from state. Draper. Electa. December 19, 2014. The Denver Post. September 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: Patients, Denver Hospital Ink $6.5M Deal Over Dirty OR Claims. Ducassi. Daniel. September 14, 2023. Law360. subscription. August 5, 2024.
  4. Web site: Sanitarium To Open On Feb. 16. Rocky Mountain News. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. February 8, 1930. August 20, 2024.
  5. Web site: Porter Adventist Hospital (Denver) 100 great hospitals in America in 2016. May 5, 2016. Becker's Hospital Review. August 20, 2024.
  6. Web site: Hospital owners merge; Catholic Health Initiative to move HQ from Denver. Svaldi. Aldo. December 11, 2017. The Pueblo Chieftain. September 13, 2023.
  7. Web site: Colorado hospitals must begin posting prices for most common procedures on Jan. 1. Sealover. Ed. December 29, 2017. Denver Business Journal. subscription. December 14, 2023.
  8. Web site: Colorado law requires hospitals post prices for common procedures. Masterson. Les. January 3, 2018. Healthcare Dive. December 14, 2023.
  9. Web site: Colorado signs law mandating that hospitals post self-pay prices. Morse. Susan. January 5, 2018. Healthcare Finance. December 14, 2023.
  10. Web site: Price transparency data provides new visibility into real rates paid to providers. Younts. JoAnna. Gorelik. Konstantin. October 14, 2022. Healthcare Dive. December 15, 2023.
  11. Web site: Study: 31 Colorado hospitals not complying with price transparency law. Low. Rob. August 9, 2022. KDVR. December 14, 2023.
  12. Web site: Price transparency laws enforced for Colorado hospitals. Lee. Alina. August 7, 2022. KXRM-TV. December 14, 2023.
  13. Web site: Colorado Senate OKs enforcing price transparency for hospitals. Metzger. Hannah. April 19, 2023. Colorado Politics. December 14, 2023.
  14. Web site: Colorado hospital system Centura Health breaking up. Reeves. Melissa. February 14, 2023. KUSA. December 14, 2023.
  15. Web site: Centura Health splits into two companies after 27 years. February 15, 2023. CBS Colorado. December 14, 2023.
  16. Web site: Centura fold finalized; CommonSpirit and AdventHealth divvy up hospital portfolio. Vogel. Susanna. August 3, 2023. Healthcare Dive. December 14, 2023.
  17. Web site: AdventHealth, CommonSpirit Health rebrand with end of Centura. Romano. Analisa. August 2, 2023. Denver Business Journal. subscription. August 4, 2023.
  18. Web site: Denver's AdventHealth Porter hospital without hot water, heat due to boiler system failure. McRae. Jennifer. October 30, 2023. CBS Colorado. November 7, 2023.
  19. Web site: Hospital evacuates patients, staff after boiler system breaks, leaving no heat or hot water. Reeves. Melissa. October 30, 2023. KUSA (TV). November 7, 2023.
  20. Web site: AdventHealth Porter hospital in Denver closes after losing heat, hot water. Langford. Katie. October 30, 2023. The Denver Post. November 7, 2023.
  21. Web site: Denver hospital evacuates patients, staff after boiler system breaks, leaving no heat or hot water. McKinley. Carol. October 31, 2023. The Denver Gazette. November 7, 2023.
  22. Web site: Denver's AdventHealth Porter hospital reopens after closure for boiler system failure. McRae. Jennifer. November 9, 2023. CBS Colorado. November 10, 2023.
  23. Web site: AdventHealth Porter hospital reopens after failed boiler. Whitley. Morgan. November 9, 2023. KDVR. November 10, 2023.
  24. Web site: AdventHealth Porter hospital reopens after boiler system failure forces 10-day closure. Factor. Jacob. November 9, 2023. The Denver Post. November 10, 2023.
  25. Web site: Porter Adventist Hospital Puts Most Surgeries On Hold. April 5, 2018. CBS Colorado. September 8, 2023.
  26. Web site: Past surgical patients at a Denver hospital may be at risk of HIV, hepatitis, state warns. Jones. Sheena. April 5, 2018. CNN health. September 8, 2023.
  27. Web site: Bone fragment stuck to surgical tool provided early clue to Porter hospital's cleaning woes. Ingold. John. April 12, 2018. The Denver Post. September 12, 2023.
  28. Web site: Porter Adventist Hospital Resumes Surgeries After Sterilization Issue. April 12, 2018. CBS Colorado. September 12, 2023.
  29. Web site: Hospital 'Breach' May Have Exposed Patients to HIV, Hepatitus: What Went Wrong?. Rettner. Rachael. April 5, 2018. Live Science. September 8, 2023.
  30. Web site: Porter Adventist Hospital extends period patients may have been at risk of contracting disease, suspends all surgeries for now. Hernandez. Elizabeth. April 6, 2018. The Denver Post. September 8, 2023.
  31. Web site: Denver hospital surgery patients warned of potential risk of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C. Hernandez. Elizabeth. April 4, 2018. The Denver Post. September 8, 2023.
  32. Web site: Colorado Hospital Faces Lawsuit After Contaminated Surgical Tools Led To Infections, One Death. Vatican. Johnny. June 19, 2019. Medical Daily. September 15, 2023.
  33. Web site: Patients say dirty instruments caused hundreds of infections. June 17, 2019. Associated Press. September 15, 2023.
  34. Web site: Porter Adventist Hospital cancels more surgeries following sterilization breach. Contreras. Oscar. April 6, 2018. The Denver Post. September 8, 2023.
  35. Web site: Colorado Health Department confirms surgical infections at Porter, but link to sterilization flaws unclear. Ingold. John. April 11, 2018. The Denver Post. September 12, 2023.
  36. Web site: Surgeries set to resume at Porter Adventist Hospital after sterilization breach. April 11, 2018. KDVR. September 12, 2023.
  37. Web site: Surgeries Back On As Porter Hospital Officials Say 'We're Sorry'. Minor. Nathaniel. April 12, 2018. Colorado Public Radio. September 12, 2023.
  38. Web site: Colorado hospital faces lawsuit from dozens of patients over 'severe infections'. Aaro. David. June 16, 2019. Fox News. September 15, 2023.
  39. Web site: Lawsuit Alleges Infections, Death Tied to Hospital Sterilization Procedures. Newman. Katelyn. June 17, 2019. U.S. News & World Report. September 15, 2023.
  40. Web site: State Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Denver hospital being sued for infections. Karlik. Michael. January 19, 2021. Colorado Politics. November 13, 2023.
  41. Web site: Portercare Adventist Health System instrument sterilization $6.5M class action settlement. June 21, 2023. Top Class Actions. November 14, 2023.
  42. Web site: Dirty Surgical Instruments Tied to Hundreds of Infections at Colorado Hospital, Lawsuit Alleges. Rettner. Rachael. June 20, 2019. Live Science. September 15, 2023.
  43. Web site: Lawsuit Alleges Dirty Instruments Caused Hundreds Of Infections. Delmonico. Kimberly. July 22, 2019. Orthopedics This Week. September 15, 2023.
  44. Web site: Col. Supreme Court to decide if state's release of public records should now be confidential. Karlik. Michael. January 8, 2021. Colorado Politics. November 8, 2023.
  45. Web site: Justices question Denver hospital's desire to suppress public records in patient injury lawsuit. Karlik. Michael. January 14, 2023. Colorado Politics. November 13, 2023.
  46. Web site: Instrument Sterilization Class Action Settles For $6.5M. Delmonico. Kim. July 3, 2023. Orthopedics This Week. November 14, 2023.
  47. Web site: Porter Adventist suspends transplant operations, forcing 232 patients to find another hospital. Svaldi. Aldo. July 3, 2018. The Denver Post. September 12, 2023.
  48. Web site: Denver hospital suspends organ-transplant program. Sealover. Ed. July 3, 2018. Denver Business Journal. subscription. July 12, 2023.
  49. Web site: Patients on transplant waitlists face uncertainty after hospital suspends program. Nedelman. Michael. July 5, 2018. CNN health. September 12, 2023.
  50. Web site: Denver's Porter Adventist Hospital in "final stages" of restarting organ transplants a year after suspending services. Seaman. Jessica. July 19, 2019. The Denver Post. September 13, 2023.
  51. Web site: Colorado hospital to resume transplant surgeries yer later. July 19, 2019. Associated Press. September 13, 2023.
  52. Web site: Aclarion Announces Signing of Commercial Agreement With Porter Hospital, an AdventHealth facility, to Bring Nociscan Technology to Denver. Sandberg. Josh. October 25, 2023. OrthoSpineNews. November 13, 2023.
  53. Web site: AdventHealth Porter to use Aclarion technology for back pain. October 26, 2023. Hospital Management. November 13, 2023.

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