Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Aurora
~110
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (Aurora/Denver MSA)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Buckley AFB/Space Force, Fitzsimons Army Center, medical campus construction
Key Exposure Industries
Arapahoe County District Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Aurora, Colorado
Arapahoe County District Court — 18th Judicial District
7325 S Potomac St, Centennial, CO 80112
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Aurora
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital — Thoracic Oncology
12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Liability Considerations in Aurora
Military and Medical Campus Asbestos Exposure in Aurora
Buckley Air Force Base (now Buckley Space Force Base) operated as a Colorado Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve base from 1938 through the Cold War, with aircraft maintenance and later satellite operations. Maintenance workers at Buckley worked in facilities built with asbestos materials and serviced aircraft with asbestos-containing components. Fitzsimons Army Medical Center — a major military hospital complex operated from 1918 until 1999 — was built over decades using asbestos-containing building materials in patient wards, research facilities, and support buildings. Renovation and abatement workers who worked on Fitzsimons' buildings before proper protocols were established had asbestos exposure. The subsequent construction of the UC Denver Anschutz Medical Campus on the former Fitzsimons site also exposed construction workers to legacy asbestos materials during demolition.