Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian Street 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: 126	Parent system: Schuylkill Health System

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Birthing room*
• Elderly/disabled (Skilled nursing care*)
• End-of-life services (Pain management*)
• Hospitalists
• Infection isolation room
• Cancer services
• Psychiatric care (Partial hospitalization*)

Outpatient

• Breast cancer screening/mammograms
• Certified trauma center
• Chemotherapy
• Dental services
• Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
• Geriatric services
• Home health services*
• Chemotherapy
• Physical rehabilitation
• Psychiatric services (Child/adolescent services*, Consultation, Geriatric services and Outpatient care*)
• Sleep center
• Stop-smoking program
• Sports medicine*
• Substance-abuse programs
• Women's health center
• Wound management services

Patient/Family Support Services

• Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
• Cancer services
• Patient support groups

Community Outreach

• Health fairs
• Health screenings

Imaging Services (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

• CT scanner
• Diagnostic radioisotope facility
• Electron beam CT
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• 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*:	3	Physicians and dentists*:	0
Registered nurses:	86	Registered nurses:	59
Licensed practical nurses:	30	Licensed practical nurses:	15
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	5,467	Inpatient surgeries:	1,697
Outpatient visits:	130,370	Emergency room visits:	22,856
Births:	0	Number of Beds:	126

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