Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hospitals

William W. Backus Hospital, Norwich, Conn.

326 Washington Street
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 889-8331
www.backushospital.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: 184
Administrator:
Parent system:
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Arthritis center
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Complementary/alternative medicine
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine*
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support 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
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 10,987
Inpatient surgeries: 3,518
Outpatient visits: 371,132
Outpatient surgeries: 7,800
Emergency room visits: 54,998
Births: 1,057
Beds: 184

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
19
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
320
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
18
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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