AdventHealth Porter in Denver, CO
Also known as AdventHealth Porter Hospital
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About AdventHealth Porter
AdventHealth Porter is an acute care hospital in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 368 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Craig Hospital, about 1.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.01
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.24
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.49
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.46
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.35
82% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys740
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.67081, -104.97354
Nearby hospitals
- Craig Hospital3425 S Clarkson St, Englewood, COLong-term care hospital1.2 mi
- Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center501 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.3 mi
- Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan3520 W Oxford Ave, Denver, COPsychiatric hospital3.7 mi
- Denver Health & Hospital Authority777 Bannock St, Denver, CO · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.1 mi
- HCA Healthone Rose4567 E 9th Ave, Denver, CO · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- National Jewish Health1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.9 mi
- Saint Joseph Hospital1375 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO · Level III traumaAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- HCA HealthOne Presbyterian St. Lukes1719 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital5.2 mi
- Kindred Hospital-Denver1920 N High St, Denver, COLong-term care hospital5.2 mi
- Pam Specialty Hospital of Denver1690 Meade St, Denver, COLong-term care hospital6.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is AdventHealth Porter located?
AdventHealth Porter is at 2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210 in Denver County.
Does AdventHealth Porter have an emergency room?
Yes. AdventHealth Porter reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 199 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of AdventHealth Porter?
AdventHealth Porter has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is AdventHealth Porter a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date January 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Colorado EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of AdventHealth Porter?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (303) 778-1955.
Would patients recommend AdventHealth Porter?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (740 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.