Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Athens-Limestone Hospital

700 West Market Street
Athens, AL 35611
(256) 233-9292
www.athenslimestonehospital.com
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: Hospital district or authority
Total beds: 101
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • End-of-life services:
    • Palliative care
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intermediate care
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care center
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance services
  • Help with government 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)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 4,006
Inpatient surgeries: 1,223
Outpatient visits: 101,016
Outpatient surgeries: 3,955
Emergency room visits: 27,367
Births: 460
Beds: 101

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:
84
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
7
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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