Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Helen Keller Hospital

1300 South Montgomery Avenue
Sheffield, AL 35660
(256) 386-4196
www.helenkeller.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: Hospital district or authority
Total beds: 159
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Hospitalists
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Fitness center
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 6,703
Inpatient surgeries: 2,403
Outpatient visits: 91,340
Outpatient surgeries: 6,137
Emergency room visits: 27,464
Births: 845
Beds: 159

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:
73
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
8
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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