Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

1000 West Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90502
(310) 222-2345
www.humc.edu
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The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: County
Total beds: 343
Administrator:
Parent system: LAC/USC Medical Center
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance services*
  • Help with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped*
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 21,617
Inpatient surgeries: 6,712
Outpatient visits: 357,081
Outpatient surgeries: 2,525
Emergency room visits: 68,241
Births: 1,128
Beds: 343

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
16
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
148
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
5
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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