Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

Easton Hospital, Easton, Pa.

250 South 21st Street
Easton, PA 18042
(610) 250-4000
www.easton-hospital.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: Corporation
Total beds: 221
Administrator:
Parent system: Community Health Systems, Inc
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Pain management*
    • Palliative care*
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • 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: 11,487
Inpatient surgeries: 4,495
Outpatient visits: 148,569
Outpatient surgeries: 8,148
Emergency room visits: 33,754
Births: 526
Beds: 221

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:
23
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
4
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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