Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

2233 State Route 86
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
(518) 891-4141
www.amccares.org
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings

The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 263
Administrator:
Parent system: Wadley Regional Medical Center
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, American Osteopathic Association

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Infection isolation room
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Geriatric services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Geriatric services
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • 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
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 2,979
Inpatient surgeries: 1,126
Outpatient visits: 111,012
Outpatient surgeries: 2,074
Emergency room visits: 14,813
Births: 208
Beds: 263

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
0
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
24
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
4
Total full-time faculty:
N/A
Total part-time faculty:
N/A

Notes

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated June 2009.

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