Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia

333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215) 728-6900
www.fccc.edu
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: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 84
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Fitness center
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Women's health center
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
  • Electron beam CT
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 4,208
Inpatient surgeries: 1,968
Outpatient visits: 71,508
Outpatient surgeries: 4,883
Emergency room visits: 0
Births: 0
Beds: 84

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:
145
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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