St. Louis Children's Hospital Details

The following information was provided by the American Hospital Association.

General Information

Operated by: Not-for-profit	Hospital type: Children's general
Number of Beds: 250	Parent system: BJC HealthCare

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room*
• Burn care
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
• Elderly/disabled (Acute long-term care*, Skilled nursing care* and Intermediate nursing care*)
• 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
• Neonatal intermediate 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
• Dental services
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
• Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
• Fitness center*
• Genetic testing/counseling*
• 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
• Meals on wheels*

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*:	2	Physicians and dentists*:	35
Registered nurses:	762	Registered nurses:	339
Licensed practical nurses:	1	Licensed practical nurses:	0
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	11,843	Inpatient surgeries:	4,379
Outpatient visits:	160,379	Emergency room visits:	51,242
Births:	0	Number of Beds:	250

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