Dorchester General Hospital Details

The following information was provided by the American Hospital Association.

General Information

Operated by: Not-for-profit	Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of Beds: 44	Parent system: University of Maryland Medical System

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room*
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• End-of-life services (Hospice*, Pain management and Palliative care*)
• Heart surgery (adult)*
• Heart surgery (pediatric)*
• Hospitalists
• Infection isolation room
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
• Heart catheterization—treatment (child)*
• Neonatal intensive care*
• Cancer services
• Psychiatric care (Partial hospitalization* and Psychiatric emergency services)

Outpatient

• Alzheimer center*
• Arthritis center*
• Bariatric/weight control services*
• Breast cancer screening/mammograms
• Certified trauma center*
• Chemotherapy
• Complementary/alternative medicine*
• Dental services
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
• Fitness center*
• Genetic testing/counseling*
• Geriatric services*
• HIV-AIDS services*
• Home health services*
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
• Heart catheterization—treatment (child)*
• Kidney dialysis*
• Chemotherapy
• Physical rehabilitation
• Psychiatric services (Child/adolescent services, Consultation, Geriatric services and Outpatient care)
• Sleep center*
• Stop-smoking program*
• Sports medicine*
• Substance-abuse programs*
• Urgent-care center*
• Women's health center*
• Wound management services*

Patient/Family Support Services

• Alzheimer center*
• Ambulance 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
• Electron beam CT*
• 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:	75	Registered nurses:	25
Licensed practical nurses:	3	Licensed practical nurses:	2
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	3,549	Inpatient surgeries:	603
Outpatient visits:	112,050	Emergency room visits:	19,889
Births:	0	Number of Beds:	44

Notes