The Medical Center of Aurora
| The Medical Center of Aurora | |
|---|---|
| Hospital Corporation of America | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1501 S Potomac Street, Aurora, Colorado, United States |
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| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | General, medical and surgical[1] |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 346 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.auroramed.com/ Medical Center Of Aurora |
| Lists | Hospitals in Colorado |
The Medical Center of Aurora ("TMCA") serves Aurora, Colorado and the eastern Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area (metro area) with three separate campuses providing a wide range of health care services. It was founded in 1974; it now employs more than 1,200 people and is part of HealthONE, the largest health care system in the metro area. Currently, there are more than 450 doctors on staff and 346 beds.
Services
Specialties for which The Medical Center of Aurora is best known locally and nationally include heart and vascular care, surgical services, women's services, cancer services, and neurosciences, including spine, brain and stroke care.
The center is the only hospital in Colorado with a Level 1 Cardiac Center, which includes a Cardiac Alert Program, designed to train and equip first responders to more quickly and accurately detect and treat heart attacks, and serves as a model for other hospitals throughout the U.S. These and other services have gained national respect and honors for outcomes and efficiencies[2]
The center was the first health care organization in Colorado to offer Aquapheresis, a medical therapy that removes large volumes of excess fluid, designed to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from Congestive Heart Failure.[3]
The center also offers robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Surgical System to perform a variety of minimally invasive surgeries.
Facilities
Main Campus, Aurora
North Campus, Aurora
Centennial Medical Plaza, Centennial
Awards
- Ranked among the top 100 best place to work in the United States by Modern Healthcare.
- Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credential Center, the highest nursing honor in the country.
- The Alfred P. Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility (2007 & 2008).
- Timberline Award from Colorado Performance Excellence.
References
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