Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Providence Valdez Medical Center

911 Meals Avenue
Valdez, AK 99686
(907) 835-2249
www.providence.org/alaska
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The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: Acute long-term care
Operated by: City
Total beds: 21
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships:

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Acute long-term care
    • Skilled nursing care
    • Intermediate nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Pain management*
    • Palliative care*
  • Heart surgery (adult)*
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)*
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)*
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services*
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization*
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Alzheimer center*
  • Arthritis center*
  • Bariatric/weight control services*
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms*
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services*
  • Chiropractic 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
  • Meals on wheels*
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: 217
Inpatient surgeries: 16
Outpatient visits: 9,720
Outpatient surgeries: 16
Emergency room visits: 1,698
Births: 36
Beds: 21

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:
 4
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 0
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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