Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Hospitals

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

3701 Loop Road
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 554-2000
www.tuscaloosa.va.gov
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: Psychiatric
Operated by: Veterans Affairs
Total beds: 381
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:
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
Outpatient:
  • Dental services
  • Geriatric services
  • Home health services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Multislice spiral CT

By the numbers:

Admissions: 1,161
Inpatient surgeries: 0
Outpatient visits: 253,283
Outpatient surgeries: 0
Emergency room visits: 0
Births: 0
Beds: 381

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
1
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
0
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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