Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Wash.

315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253) 403-1000
www.multicare.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: 404
Administrator:
Parent system: MultiCare Health System
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Hospitalists
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Genetic testing/counseling*
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center*
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 17,975
Inpatient surgeries: 4,659
Outpatient visits: N/A
Outpatient surgeries: 9,326
Emergency room visits: N/A
Births: 3,149
Beds: 404

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
42
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
417
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
57
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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