Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

1000 Mar-Walt Drive
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
(850) 862-1111
www.fwbmedicalcenter.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: 257
Administrator:
Parent system: HCA
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Women's health 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: 12,079
Inpatient surgeries: 3,162
Outpatient visits: 113,602
Outpatient surgeries: 2,751
Emergency room visits: 50,062
Births: 1,466
Beds: 257

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:
24
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
0
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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