Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Community Hospital, Munster, Ind.

901 MacArthur Boulevard
Munster, IN 46321
(219) 836-1600
www.comhs.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: 367
Administrator:
Parent system: Community Healthcare 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:
    • Pain management
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services*
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • HIV-AIDS services*
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis*
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services*
    • Consultation*
    • Geriatric services*
    • Outpatient care*
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Substance-abuse programs*
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support 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
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 21,070
Inpatient surgeries: 6,123
Outpatient visits: 312,097
Outpatient surgeries: 2,902
Emergency room visits: 47,917
Births: 2,250
Beds: 367

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:
 750
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 24
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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