Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham

1600 Seventh Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 939-9100
www.chsys.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: 266
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Burn care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care 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: 13,803
Inpatient surgeries: 4,676
Outpatient visits: 629,909
Outpatient surgeries: 14,808
Emergency room visits: 50,795
Births: N/A
Beds: 266

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:
 0
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 0
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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