Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Centra Health, Lynchburg, Va.

1920 Atherholt Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 200-4700
www.centrahealth.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: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 577
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Acute long-term care
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency 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:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • 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
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 27,241
Inpatient surgeries: 5,772
Outpatient visits: 116,339
Outpatient surgeries: 9,408
Emergency room visits: 82,492
Births: 2,544
Beds: 577

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:
290
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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