Monday, March 15, 2010

Hospitals

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Calif.

9888 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 626-4123
www.scrippshealth.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: 301
Administrator:
Parent system: Scripps Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)*
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)*
  • Neonatal intermediate care*
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization*
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Arthritis center*
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Chemotherapy
  • 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)*
  • Chemotherapy
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Sleep center*
  • Stop-smoking program*
  • Sports medicine*
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Urgent-care center*
  • 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
  • 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: 17,809
Inpatient surgeries: 5,399
Outpatient visits: 116,786
Outpatient surgeries: 7,225
Emergency room visits: 32,121
Births: 4,009
Beds: 301

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
0
Part-time physicians and dentists:
0
Full-time registered nurses:
717
Part-time registered nurses:
144
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
12
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
7
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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