Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Dickinson County Healthcare System

1721 South Stephenson Avenue
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
(906) 774-1313
www.dchs.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: General medical and surgical
Operated by: County
Total beds: 96
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Palliative care*
  • Infection isolation room
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Geriatric services
  • Home health services
  • Kidney dialysis*
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support 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: 3,890
Inpatient surgeries: 981
Outpatient visits: 202,438
Outpatient surgeries: 2,102
Emergency room visits: 14,473
Births: 482
Beds: 96

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
3
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
137
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
28
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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