Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Ill.

3815 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 275-5900
www.advocatehealth.com/gsam
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: Religiously operated
Total beds: 325
Administrator:
Parent system: Advocate Health Care
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Acute long-term care*
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Fitness center
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • Home health services*
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Help with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Electron beam CT
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 17,654
Inpatient surgeries: 3,798
Outpatient visits: 190,320
Outpatient surgeries: 3,638
Emergency room visits: 46,465
Births: 1,640
Beds: 325

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
45
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
449
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
0
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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