Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Hospitals Directory

Lester E Cox Medical Centers

1423 North Jefferson Street
Springfield, MO 65802-1988
(417) 269-3000

For more information on this hospital, visit the Lester E Cox Medical Centers

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 621
Administrator: ROBERT H BEZANSON, PRES
Parent system: CoxHealth
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
  • Pediatric intensive care
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department
  • Trauma Center

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • 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
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
  • Meals on wheels
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 30,048
Inpatient surgeries: 9,402
Outpatient visits: 502,039
Outpatient surgeries: 15,533
Emergency room visits: 131,006
Births: 3,682
Number of beds: 621

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 1,038
Part-time registered nurses: 501
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 165
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 29
Total full-time faculty personnel: 5,092
Total part-time faculty personnel: 1,894

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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