Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tenn.

975 East Third Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 778-7000
www.erlanger.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: Hospital district or authority
Total beds: 551
Administrator:
Parent system: Erlanger Medical Center
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Geriatric services
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance 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: 29,047
Inpatient surgeries: 9,485
Outpatient visits: 265,323
Outpatient surgeries: 13,394
Emergency room visits: 100,763
Births: 4,801
Beds: 551

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:
532
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
15
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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