Monday, March 15, 2010

Hospitals

Battle Creek Hospital, Battle Creek, Mich.

300 North Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49037
(269) 966-8000
www.bchealth.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: 211
Administrator:
Parent system: Trinity Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Palliative care*
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Chemotherapy
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Geriatric services*
  • Home health services*
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Chemotherapy
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • 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
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 12,259
Inpatient surgeries: 2,928
Outpatient visits: 180,526
Outpatient surgeries: 8,907
Emergency room visits: 46,774
Births: 1,176
Beds: 211

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
9
Part-time physicians and dentists:
5
Full-time registered nurses:
319
Part-time registered nurses:
110
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
0
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
0
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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