Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, Pa.

2500 Bernville Road
Reading, PA 19605
(610) 378-2000
www.thefutureofhealthcare.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: Religiously operated
Total beds: 232
Administrator:
Parent system: Catholic Health Initiatives
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • 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)
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 10,198
Inpatient surgeries: 2,540
Outpatient visits: 287,977
Outpatient surgeries: 3,189
Emergency room visits: 42,022
Births: 737
Beds: 232

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
7
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
120
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
16
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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