Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa

800 Mercy Drive
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 328-5000
www.alegent.com/mercy
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: 147
Administrator:
Parent system: Alegent Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care*
    • Intermediate nursing care*
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Pain management
    • 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
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine*
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
  • Fitness center*
  • Genetic testing/counseling*
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent 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
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
  • 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
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 7,932
Inpatient surgeries: 2,404
Outpatient visits: 55,751
Outpatient surgeries: 4,304
Emergency room visits: 26,062
Births: 602
Beds: 147

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
 N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
 4
Full-time registered nurses:
 N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
 64
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 8
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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