University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital Details

The following information was provided by the American Hospital Association.

General Information

Operated by: State	Hospital type: Other specialty
Number of Beds: 198	Parent system: University of South Alabama Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room
• Burn care*
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
• Heart surgery (adult)*
• Infection isolation room
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
• Neonatal intensive care
• Neonatal intermediate care
• Cancer services

Outpatient

• Bariatric/weight control services*
• Breast cancer screening/mammograms
• Certified trauma center*
• Chemotherapy
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
• Genetic testing/counseling
• HIV-AIDS services*
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
• Kidney dialysis*
• Chemotherapy
• Physical rehabilitation
• Women's health center
• Wound management services*

Patient/Family Support Services

• Ambulance services
• Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
• Cancer services
• Patient representative/ombusdman
• Transportation for elderly/handicapped

Community Outreach

• Health screenings

Imaging Services (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

• CT scanner
• Diagnostic radioisotope facility*
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Multislice spiral CT
• Single photon emission CT*
• Ultrasound

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Employed Staff

Full Time		Part Time
Physicians and dentists*:	4	Physicians and dentists*:	0
Registered nurses:	352	Registered nurses:	40
Licensed practical nurses:	9	Licensed practical nurses:	1
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	8,236	Inpatient surgeries:	1,224
Outpatient visits:	56,439	Emergency room visits:	32,573
Births:	2,820	Number of Beds:	198

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