Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, Iowa

3421 West Ninth Street
Waterloo, IA 50702
(319) 272-8000
www.covhealth.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: Religiously operated
Total beds: 275
Administrator:
Parent system: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
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:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services*
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Chiropractic services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • 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: 10,179
Inpatient surgeries: 2,091
Outpatient visits: 728,799
Outpatient surgeries: 16,120
Emergency room visits: 24,515
Births: 1,583
Beds: 275

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
10
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
325
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
121
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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