Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

Broadlawns Medical Center

1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 282-2200
www.broadlawns.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: County
Total beds: 89
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Dental services
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Geriatric services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 4,436
Inpatient surgeries: 774
Outpatient visits: 163,718
Outpatient surgeries: 3,000
Emergency room visits: 28,013
Births: 469
Beds: 89

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
8
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
28
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
1
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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