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Lucas County Health Center

1200 North Seventh Street
Chariton, IA 50049-1258
(641) 774-3000

For more information on this hospital, visit the Lucas County Health Center

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: County
Total beds: 25
Administrator: VERONICA FUHS, CEO
Parent system: Not reported
Selected accreditations/memberships: Not reported

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • General medical and surgical care
  • General intensive care
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Obstetrics
  • Emergency department
  • Trauma Center

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • Infection isolation room
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • Infection isolation room
Patient/family support services:
  • Ambulance services
  • Assistance with government services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health screenings
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Multislice spiral computer tomography (MSCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 689
Inpatient surgeries: 105
Outpatient visits: 34,990
Outpatient surgeries: 751
Emergency room visits: 3,313
Births: 90
Number of beds: 25

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 27
Part-time registered nurses: 12
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 3
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Total full-time faculty personnel: 135
Total part-time faculty personnel: 45

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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