Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

Brownsville Doctors Hospital

4750 North Expressway
Brownsville, TX 78526
(956) 554-2000
www.brownsvilledoctorshospital.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: Partnership
Total beds: 8
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Infection isolation room
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Dental services
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Radiation therapy
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 596
Inpatient surgeries: 259
Outpatient visits: 11,251
Outpatient surgeries: 4,132
Emergency room visits: 479
Births: 96
Beds: 8

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:
37
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
6
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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