Centura Health

Avista Adventist Hospital is a member of Centura Health, Colorado’s largest healthcare system, which operates 12 hospitals, eight senior living facilities and home care and hospice services.While Centura Health itself was formed only in 1995, its tradition of mission-driven care spans more than 100 years through the work of its sponsors, Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives.

For more than a century, Seventh-day Adventists have promoted whole-person care and have had an unrivaled commitment to helping people live healthier lifestyles.Today, Adventists operate more than 650 health care facilities across the globe.Catholics operate an expansive world-wide health care system and are well known for their tradition of caring for those who have nowhere else to turn.Their charitable care has touched the lives of millions of people around the world.

Both sponsors are committed to deeply held values and belief that ministering to spiritual needs is an essential component of health care.Together, these organizations have melded their unique traditions to forge a health care system unlike any other--one committed to creating a culture of inclusiveness.