Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 09/30/2009.
Medicare inpatient billing data are for the 12 months ending 09/30/2009.
Medicare outpatient billing data are for the 12 months ending 12/31/2009.

Baton Rouge General Medical Center
8585 Picardy Avenue/3600 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809/7080
(225) 387-7000

Hospital Characteristics

Hospital Website: www.brgeneral.org
Type of Control: Voluntary Nonprofit, Other
Parish: East Baton Rouge
Metropolitan Area: Baton Rouge, LA
Urban/Rural Designation: Urban
Accreditation Status: JCAHO / 11/22/2003 - 11/22/2006

Notes:
Baton Rouge General has two locations: Mid City: 3600 Florida Blvd. Bluebonnet: 8585 Picardy Ave.

Volumes by Type of Payer

Inpatient Days
  Beds Medicare Medicaid Other Total
Routine Services 360 28,617 18,910 25,312 72,839
Intensive Care Unit 48 6,059 2,309 1,655 10,023
Burn Intensive Care 12 484 892 975 2,351
Neonatal Intensive Care 10 0 4,165 714 4,879
TOTAL Hospital Acute 430 35,160 26,276 28,656 90,092
Psychiatric Unit 19 3,446 113 598 4,157
Rehabilitation Unit 30 3,209 0 3,024 6,233
Skilled Nursing (SNF) Unit 30 5,760 0 1,947 7,707

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 6,518 5,287 6,654 18,459
Average Length of Stay 5.4 5.0 4.3 4.9
Average Daily Census 96.3 72.0 78.5 246.8


Clinical Services Provided

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Rehab
Cardiac Cath Lab
Coronary Interventions
Cardiac Surgery
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Rehabilitation Therapies
Physical Therapy
Wound Care
Hyperbaric Oxygen
Wound Care
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Subprovider Units
Psychiatric
Rehabilitation
Skilled Nursing (SNF)
Special Care
Burn Intensive Care (BICU)
Coronary Intensive Care (CCU)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Neonate Intensive Care