Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Mass.

235 North Pearl Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 427-3000
www.caritasgoodsam.org
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The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 258
Administrator:
Parent system: Caritas Christi Health Care
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Geriatric services
  • Home health services*
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation*
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Geriatric services
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance 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: 15,692
Inpatient surgeries: 2,144
Outpatient visits: 168,730
Outpatient surgeries: 4,543
Emergency room visits: 52,064
Births: 926
Beds: 258

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
2
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
269
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
2
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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