Our Sponsors - Centura Health

In 1996, Adventist Health System (AHS) and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) hospitals in Colorado formed Centura Health, a faith-based, nonprofit health care network designed to manage—and strengthen—their hospitals and services in Colorado. Since their earliest days, Adventists have been active in establishing hospitals that place an emphasis on whole person care and on illness prevention. Catholics are well known for their tradition of caring for the poor. Both sponsors have preserved an unwavering commitment to their values and an understanding of the vital role that ministering to spiritual needs can play in health care.

Catholic Health Initiatives

Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is headquartered in Denver with operations in 20 states, including 78 hospitals, 40 long-term care, assisted-and residential-living facilities and two community health-services organizations. Ranked as the nation’s second-largest Catholic health care system, recent annual revenues reached $8.2 billion.

Mission
The mission of Catholic Health Initiatives is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church by bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st century. Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we move toward the creation of healthier communities.

Vision
Our Vision is to live up to our name as one CHI:

Catholic: Living our Mission and Core Values.
Health: Improving the health of the people and communities we serve.
Initiatives: Pioneering models and systems of care to enhance care delivery.

Adventist Health System

Adventist Health System (AHS) was founded in 1973 to support and strengthen Seventh-day Adventist health care organizations in the southern and southwestern regions of the United States, and is the largest nonprofit Protestant health care provider in the nation. AHS supports 37 hospitals and employs nearly 43,000 individuals, serving nearly 4 million patients each year.

Mission: To extend the healing ministry of Christ to every patient.

Committed to the mission of continuing the healing ministry of Christ, AHS and CHI each build upon their unique history, heritage and traditions to create a faith-based entity designed to advance the mission of their individual organizations.

Today, Centura Health is the state’s largest health care provider, operating 12 hospitals, seven senior living communities, home care and hospice services. Centura Health entities sponsored by the Adventist Health System include: Avista Adventist Hospital, Littleton Adventist Hospital, Parker Adventist Hospital and Porter Adventist Hospital. Centura Health entities sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives include: St. Anthony Central Hospital, St. Anthony North Hospital, St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center and St. Thomas More Hospital.