Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Miss.

6051 U S Highway 49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 288-7000
www.forrestgeneral.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: County
Total beds: 512
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
  • Fitness center
  • Home health services
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Women's health center
Patient/family support services:
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
Community outreach:
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 24,622
Inpatient surgeries: 5,500
Outpatient visits: 126,681
Outpatient surgeries: 4,682
Emergency room visits: 83,946
Births: 2,546
Beds: 512

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
1
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
81
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
12
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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