Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System

500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
(801) 582-1565
www.va.gov/sta/guide/home.asp
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The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Veterans Affairs
Total beds: 121
Administrator:
Parent system: Department of Veterans Affairs
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Cancer services
  • Chiropractic services*
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Fitness center
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Stop-smoking program
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 5,381
Inpatient surgeries: 1,368
Outpatient visits: 401,077
Outpatient surgeries: 1,710
Emergency room visits: 25,500
Births: 0
Beds: 121

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
106
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
77
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
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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