Thursday, August 21, 2008

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Children's Hosp of Pittsburgh

3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583
(412) 692-5325

For more information on this hospital, visit the Children's Hosp of Pittsburgh

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: Children's general
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 260
Administrator: ROGER A OXENDALE, PRES
Parent system: Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Ctr
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO)

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • Cardiac intensive care
  • Neurology department
  • Pediatric intensive care
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department
  • Trauma Center

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Oncology services
Outpatient
  • End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Oncology 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
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 13,140
Inpatient surgeries: 5,916
Outpatient visits: 514,693
Outpatient surgeries: 14,457
Emergency room visits: 59,845
Births: 0
Number of beds: 260

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 645
Part-time registered nurses: 296
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 5
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 2
Total full-time faculty personnel: 2,245
Total part-time faculty personnel: 764

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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