Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta

1968 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 605-5000
www.piedmonthospital.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: 441
Administrator:
Parent system: Piedmont Healthcare
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
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support 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
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 25,909
Inpatient surgeries: 8,902
Outpatient visits: 261,420
Outpatient surgeries: 15,185
Emergency room visits: 48,248
Births: 3,557
Beds: 441

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:
663
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
4
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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