Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital

170 Morton Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 522-8110
www.shattuckhospital.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: State
Total beds: 260
Administrator:
Parent system: Mass Department of Pub Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Infection isolation room
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Alzheimer center
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Alzheimer center
  • 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
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 1,482
Inpatient surgeries: 382
Outpatient visits: 39,176
Outpatient surgeries: 857
Emergency room visits: 0
Births: 0
Beds: 260

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
34
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
18
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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