Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

1898 Fort Road
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-3473
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: Psychiatric
Operated by: Veterans Affairs
Total beds: 203
Administrator:
Parent system: Department of Veterans Affairs
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Intermediate nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Cancer services
  • Chiropractic services
  • Dental services
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Sleep center
  • 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:
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 1,639
Inpatient surgeries: 0
Outpatient visits: 98,666
Outpatient surgeries: 0
Emergency room visits: 0
Births: 0
Beds: 203

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
2
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
15
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
3
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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