Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.

  • Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, N.C.

1000 Blythe Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 355-2000
www.carolinasmedicalcenter.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: 874
Administrator:
Parent system: Carolinas HealthCare System
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Acute long-term care*
    • Skilled nursing care*
    • Intermediate nursing care*
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Hospitalists
  • 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:
  • Arthritis center*
  • Bariatric/weight control services*
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Chiropractic services*
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • 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
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs*
  • Urgent-care center*
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
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: 45,316
Inpatient surgeries: 19,173
Outpatient visits: 888,063
Outpatient surgeries: 12,300
Emergency room visits: 126,418
Births: 6,951
Beds: 874

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
24
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
1,060
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
44
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.

advertisement

Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.
Make USNews.com your home page.