Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

809 University Boulevard East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(205) 759-7111
www.dchsystem.com
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The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Hospital district or authority
Total beds: 455
Administrator:
Parent system: DCH Health System
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • 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
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation*
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation*
    • Geriatric services*
    • Outpatient care*
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Sports medicine*
  • 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
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 27,119
Inpatient surgeries: 6,495
Outpatient visits: 395,321
Outpatient surgeries: 8,305
Emergency room visits: 69,960
Births: 1,813
Beds: 455

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
4
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
444
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
85
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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