Bethesda North 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: 375	Parent system:

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• End-of-life services (Hospice, Pain management and Palliative care)
• Heart surgery (adult)
• Hospitalists
• Infection isolation room
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
• 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
• Complementary/alternative medicine
• Dental services
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
• Fitness center
• Genetic testing/counseling
• Geriatric services
• HIV-AIDS services
• Home health services*
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
• 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
• 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*:	15	Physicians and dentists*:	39
Registered nurses:	608	Registered nurses:	655
Licensed practical nurses:	34	Licensed practical nurses:	17
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	25,038	Inpatient surgeries:	6,566
Outpatient visits:	256,290	Emergency room visits:	78,046
Births:	4,126	Number of Beds:	375

Notes