Meet Our AdventHealth Avista Leadership Team
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Mark Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lief Sorensen, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Jonathan Erickson
Chief Financial Officer
Nina Huffer
Chief Nursing Officer

Leading Care in Louisville, Colorado
Our AdventHealth Avista hospital, is a place of healing. Our full system of care includes everything from everyday wellness and preventive to our New Life Birth Center and spine care center. Working across specialties to care for you for more than 40 years, we care for every patient with compassion, experience and leading-edge innovation.
News from Across AdventHealth

Final steel beam marks key step in AdventHealth Daytona Beach expansion
Local leaders, officials, and construction workers gathered today to commemorate a major milestone in the expansion underway at AdventHealth Daytona Beach: placing the final steel beam.

Orthopedic surgeon returns to AdventHealth
Dr. Jeffrey Keen, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction, orthopedic surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, and sports medicine, has returned to AdventHealth Medical...

Hundreds of transplant patients and their families reunite with AdventHealth Transplant Institute caregivers
In recognition of National Donate Life Month, nearly 300 transplant patients and their families enjoyed AdventHealth’s 2025 transplant reunion.

Ashley and Jimmy celebrate life together after kidney donation
According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 101,000 people are currently on the organ transplant list in need of a new kidney. However, only about 17,000 transplants happen each year —...

David Banks named president/CEO for AdventHealth
The AdventHealth Board of Directors has appointed David Banks as the organization’s new president/CEO, effective immediately.

Little girl’s organ donation could potentially save thousands, inspire even more
In life, Sophie Davis touched dozens of hearts. In passing, one of her organs could possibly save thousands of lives.