Hospital Overview

By the Numbers

• 990 associates
• 1,100 affiliated physicians
• 231 licensed beds, including 6 pediatric beds licensed by The Children's Hospital
• 9,820 annual admissions*
• 38,607 annual emergency room visits*
• $14.5 million in uncompensated and charity care provided annually*
  
  *For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007

Distinctive Services

As a full-service medical center, Littleton Adventist Hospital is known for its diverse programs and services:

• A growing cardiac program that includes a cardiac diagnostics lab, cardiac catheterization lab and nationally accredited Chest Pain Center.
• Emergency and Trauma Services, including a Level II Trauma Center with 24 acute care beds, five trauma suites and trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopaedists and anesthesiologists, in addition to emergency physicians, who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Littleton is the only trauma center in Colorado to use Statscan, a low-dose, digital X-ray system that can take images of the entire body in 13 seconds. This life-saving device provides critical information necessary to detect trauma-related injuries that may not be immediately apparent.
• Comprehensive medical imaging services include angiography, CT, mammography, MRI, nuclear medicine and ultrasound.
• Private patient rooms large enough to accommodate the patient's family
• A premier provider of neurosciences services in south metro Denver, Littleton Hospital offers comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.
• A dedicated pediatric unit, including a pediatric intensive care unit. Children’s After Hours Care Center, in conjunction with The Children’s Hospital, provides expert emergency care for kids after hours.
• Surgical Services uses its 14-bed admitting area, 12-bed post-anesthesia area, two-room endoscopy lab/minor procedure area and state-of-the-art operating rooms to perform more than 10,000 procedures each year.
• A full range of services for women and newborns, including The BirthPlace for labor and delivery. The Perinatal Care Center is dedicated to high-risk pregnancies and the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides critical care for the tiniest babies.   

Awards and Honors

• Nationally Certified Primary Stroke Center and Acute Coronary Syndrome Center, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), 2005
• Littleton Adventist Hospital is proud to be the first hospital in Colorado to be designated a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), 2005.
• “Best Hospital” by the Littleton Independent and Highlands Ranch Herald, 2005, 2006.
• Voted a “Colorado Family Favorite for Birthing Centers/ Hospitals” by Colorado Parent magazine readers, 2005.
• The Jackson Organization acknowledged Littleton Adventist Hospital’s Emergency Department and Children’s After Hours Care program as outstanding patient satisfaction award winners, 2004, 2005 & 2006. 

Expanding Service

• To better serve the needs of south metro Denver’s growing community, Littleton Adventist Hospital underwent a $365-million expansion project to add 24 ICU beds and 32 medical/surgical beds, bringing the total bed count to 231, to support the hospital’s Level II trauma services, surgical and neurological services. 

Community and Patient Resources

• Littleton ASK-A-NURSE® offers free health information and physician referrals: 303-777-6877.
• That’s My Baby online nursery at mylittletonhospital.org allows family and friends to see photos of your newborn.
• CarePages at mylittletonhospital.org offers a free personalized Web page to help family and friends communicate during hospitalization and recovery.
• Littleton Adventist Hospital is proud to participate in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) 100K Lives Campaign to improve patient care practices and outcomes.
• Littleton Adventist Hospital is proud to support the Greater Littleton Youth Initiative (GLYI) by contributing $150,000 over a three year period to The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), two, comprehensive, community-based suicide prevention education and training programs targeting at-risk youth.
• The Littleton Hospital Foundation supports the important work of the hospital. To give a gift, contact Littleton Hospital Foundation Executive Director Erik Wangsness at 303-738-2666.