St. Joseph's-Candler Details

The following information was provided by the American Hospital Association.

General Information

Operated by: Religiously operated	Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of Beds: 284	Parent system:

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Elderly/disabled (Skilled nursing care)
• End-of-life services (Pain management and Palliative care)
• Heart surgery (adult)*
• Hospitalists
• Infection isolation room
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
• Neonatal intermediate care
• Cancer services

Outpatient

• Breast cancer screening/mammograms
• Chemotherapy
• Complementary/alternative medicine
• Dental services
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
• Fitness center
• HIV-AIDS services
• Home health services*
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
• Kidney dialysis
• Chemotherapy
• Physical rehabilitation
• Psychiatric services (Consultation*)
• Sleep center
• Stop-smoking program
• Sports medicine
• Urgent-care center*
• Women's health center
• Wound management services

Patient/Family Support Services

• Help with government services
• Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
• Cancer services
• Patient support groups
• Patient representative/ombusdman
• Transportation for elderly/handicapped
• Translation services

Community Outreach

• Health fairs
• 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*:	0	Physicians and dentists*:	0
Registered nurses:	363	Registered nurses:	160
Licensed practical nurses:	25	Licensed practical nurses:	5
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	12,003	Inpatient surgeries:	2,232
Outpatient visits:	322,499	Emergency room visits:	51,709
Births:	3,048	Number of Beds:	284

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