Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Akron Children's Hospital, Ohio

One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308
(330) 543-1000
www.akronchildrens.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: Children's general
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 253
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Burn care
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Chiropractic services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Outpatient care
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • 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
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: 8,594
Inpatient surgeries: 2,578
Outpatient visits: 478,254
Outpatient surgeries: 10,055
Emergency room visits: 68,277
Births: 0
Beds: 253

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
 N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
 29
Full-time registered nurses:
 N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
 135
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 12
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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