Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 09/30/2008.
Medicare inpatient billing data are for the 12 months ending 09/30/2008.
Medicare outpatient billing data are for the 12 months ending 12/31/2006.

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 27,051 18,842 27,370 73,263
Intensive Care Unit 12 4 688 106 798
Coronary Intensive Care 38 9,205 0 271 9,476
Burn Intensive Care 12 400 1,033 1,041 2,474
Neonatal Intensive Care 10 0 4,694 401 5,095
TOTAL Hospital Acute 432 36,660 25,257 29,189 91,106
Psychiatric Unit 19 3,311 256 273 3,840
Rehabilitation Unit 30 2,521 0 1,875 4,396
Skilled Nursing (SNF) Unit 30 6,509 0 1,486 7,995

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 6,759 4,798 6,278 17,835
Average Length of Stay 5.4 5.3 4.6 5.1
Average Daily Census 100.4 69.2 80.0 249.6


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