Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Good Samaritan Community Healthcare, Puyallup, Wash.

407 14th Avenue SE
Puyallup, WA 98372
(253) 697-4000
www.goodsamhealth.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: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 221
Administrator:
Parent system: MultiCare Health System
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management*
    • Palliative care
  • Hospitalists
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services*
Outpatient:
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services*
    • Outpatient care*
  • Radiation therapy*
  • Sleep center
  • Urgent-care center*
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Help with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs*
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 14,624
Inpatient surgeries: 3,141
Outpatient visits: 203,692
Outpatient surgeries: 2,247
Emergency room visits: 59,639
Births: 2,112
Beds: 221

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
5
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
208
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
28
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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