Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

West Allis Memorial Hospital, West Allis, Wis.

8901 West Lincoln Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227
(414) 328-6000
www.aurorahealthcare.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: 227
Administrator:
Parent system: Aurora Health Care
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Acute long-term care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care*
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization*
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Chiropractic services*
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services*
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services*
  • Home health services*
  • 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:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • 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
  • Meals on wheels*
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: 12,588
Inpatient surgeries: 11,206
Outpatient visits: 157,626
Outpatient surgeries: 16,414
Emergency room visits: 30,843
Births: 3,121
Beds: 227

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:
 234
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 9
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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