Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.

1600 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 355-4400
www.browardhealth.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: Hospital district or authority
Total beds: 640
Administrator:
Parent system: Broward Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services*
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services*
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Kidney dialysis*
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care center*
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services*
Patient/family support services:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • 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: 27,640
Inpatient surgeries: 6,006
Outpatient visits: 233,228
Outpatient surgeries: 5,153
Emergency room visits: 100,959
Births: 3,787
Beds: 640

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
5
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
73
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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