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East Alabama Medical Center

2000 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, AL 36802-3201
(334) 749-3411

For more information on this hospital, visit the East Alabama Medical Center

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Hospital district or authority
Total beds: 389
Administrator: TERRY W ANDRUS, PRES
Parent system: Not reported
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO);

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • General medical and surgical care
  • General intensive care
  • Cardiac intensive care
  • Neurology department
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance services
  • Assistance with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Oncology services
  • Patient support groups
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral computer tomography (MSCT)
  • Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 16,206
Inpatient surgeries: 4,162
Outpatient visits: 103,480
Outpatient surgeries: 7,252
Emergency room visits: 39,246
Births: 1,605
Number of beds: 389

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 457
Part-time registered nurses: 147
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 46
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 17
Total full-time faculty personnel: 1,975
Total part-time faculty personnel: 629

Notes

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated December 2007.

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