Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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VA Connecticut Healthcare Syst

950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516-2770
(203) 932-5711

For more information on this hospital, visit the VA Connecticut Healthcare Syst

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Veterans Affairs
Total beds: 200
Administrator: ROGER L JOHNSON, DIR
Parent system: Department of Veterans Affairs
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO); ; Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided Glossary

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

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care, Intermediate nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care, Intermediate nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)
Patient/family support services:
  • Assistance with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Oncology services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 4,766
Inpatient surgeries: 1,801
Outpatient visits: 525,000
Outpatient surgeries: 1,101
Emergency room visits: 4,300
Births: 0
Number of beds: 200

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 349
Part-time registered nurses: 46
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 30
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 4
Total full-time faculty personnel: 1,856
Total part-time faculty personnel: 311

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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