Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, S.D.

501 Summit Avenue
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-8000
www.averasacredheart.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: Religiously operated
Total beds: 293
Administrator:
Parent system: Avera Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Geriatric services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Wound management services*
Patient/family support services:
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
  • Meals on wheels
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 4,524
Inpatient surgeries: 1,388
Outpatient visits: 82,150
Outpatient surgeries: 1,420
Emergency room visits: 9,698
Births: 623
Beds: 293

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:
78
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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