Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

1600 Tullie Circle, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 325-6000
www.choa.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: Children's general
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 455
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care 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
  • 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: 22,569
Inpatient surgeries: 9,521
Outpatient visits: 476,018
Outpatient surgeries: 27,936
Emergency room visits: 126,868
Births: 0
Beds: 455

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
151
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
1,260
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
25
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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