The Medical Center of Aurora

Infobox Hospital
Name = PAGENAME
Org/Group = Hospital Corporation of America
Width = 150
Location = 1501 S Potomac Street
Region = Aurora
State = Colorado
Country = United States
HealthCare = Private
Type = General, medical and surgical [cite web |url=http://health.usnews.com/listings/hospital-directory/colorado/medical_center_of_aurora |title=USNews.com: Health: Directory of America's Hospitals: Medical Center of Aurora -- At a Glance |accessdate=2007-12|date= |publisher=U.S. News & World Report]
Emergency = II
Accredited = Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
Beds = 346
Closed =
Founded = 1974
Website = http://www.auroramed.com/ Medical Center Of Aurora
Wiki-Links = |

Medical Center of Aurora Located just south of Denver in Aurora, CO, a city with more than 300,000 residents. The Medical Center of Aurora ("TMCA") has three separate campuses providing a wide range of health care services. It was founded in 1974 and currently employs more than 1,200 people, and is part of [http://www.healthonecares.com HealthONE] , the largest health care system in the Denver metropolitan area. Currently, there are more than 450 doctors on staff and 346 beds.

ervices

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 Medical Center of Aurora is widely recognized as one of the leading hospitals for heart and vascular services nationwide. It 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 [cite web |url=http://www.healthonecares.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID={9FBD538F-C836-4587-A2C4-1DFAB62FA42B} |title=TMCA Awards & Honors |accessdate=2008-08|date= |publisher=The Medical Center of Aurora]

The Medical Center of Aurora 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 a patient suffering from Congestive Heart Failure [cite web |url=http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/49/6/675 |title=Ultrafiltration Versus Intravenous Diuretics for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure |accessdate=2008-08|date=2007-01 |publisher=The Journal of American College of Cardiology] .

The Medical Center of Aurora also offers robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Surgical System to perform a variety of minimally invasive surgeries for the prostate, kidneys, uterus, cervix and heart. Patients who undergo robotic-assisted surgery can receive significant benefits, including less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stays, reduced risk of infection, reduced blood loss, and shorter recovery time.

Facilities

[http://www.auroramed.com/ Main Campus] , Aurora, CO

[http://www.auroramed.com/custompage.asp?guidCustomContentID=1BC3E0B2-F91D-11D3-A2CA-00508B1245EF North Campus] , Aurora, CO

[http://www.centennialmedicalplaza.com Centennial Medical Plaza] , Centennial, CO

References

External links

* [http://www.auroramed.com/ The Medical Center of Aurora website]