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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115-6084
(617) 632-3000

For more information on this hospital, visit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: Cancer
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 27
Administrator: EDWARD J BENZ, 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
  • Neurology department

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Patient/family support services:
  • Assistance with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Oncology services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • 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: 1,036
Inpatient surgeries: 0
Outpatient visits: 194,778
Outpatient surgeries: 0
Emergency room visits: 0
Births: 0
Number of beds: 27

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 218
Part-time registered nurses: 0
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Total full-time faculty personnel: 3,583
Total part-time faculty personnel: 24

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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