Thursday, November 26, 2009

Hospitals

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia

800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 829-3000
www.pahosp.com
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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: 434
Administrator:
Parent system: Univ of Pennsylvania Hlth Syst
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care*
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
    • Intermediate nursing care*
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)*
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)*
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care*
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • Arthritis center
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center*
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services*
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter*
  • Fitness center
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services*
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)*
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services*
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs*
  • Urgent-care center*
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • 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
  • Electron beam CT*
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 23,257
Inpatient surgeries: 9,274
Outpatient visits: 169,789
Outpatient surgeries: 9,873
Emergency room visits: 26,348
Births: 5,207
Beds: 434

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:
 226
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 3
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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