Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va.

Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 598-4000
www.health.wvu.edu
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: 486
Administrator:
Parent system: West Virginia United Hlth Syst
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart surgery (pediatric)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Women's health center
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
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 22,797
Inpatient surgeries: 7,871
Outpatient visits: 520,570
Outpatient surgeries: 10,907
Emergency room visits: 39,963
Births: 1,382
Beds: 486

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
5
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
470
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
30
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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