Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 06/30/2008.
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.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71130
(318) 675-5000

Hospital Characteristics

Hospital Website: www.sh.lsuhsc.edu
Type of Control: Governmental, State
Parish: Caddo
Metropolitan Area: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Urban/Rural Designation: Urban
Accreditation Status: JCAHO / 08/14/2004 - 08/14/2007

Volumes by Type of Payer

Inpatient Days
  Beds Medicare Medicaid Other Total
Routine Services 280 13,962 36,918 37,176 88,056
Intensive Care Unit 41 3,411 4,948 5,615 13,974
Coronary Intensive Care 40 0 9,466 2,858 12,324
Burn Intensive Care 15 124 777 651 1,552
Surgical Intensive Care 8 0 1,271 773 2,044
TOTAL Hospital Acute 384 17,497 56,624 47,425 121,546
Psychiatric Unit 51 3,596 7,781 7,234 18,611

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 2,547 8,379 7,222 18,148
Average Length of Stay 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.7
Average Daily Census 47.9 155.1 129.9 333.0


Clinical Services Provided

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Rehab
Cardiac Cath Lab
Coronary Interventions
Cardiac Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Spine Surgery
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Lithrotripsy (ESWL)
Obstetrics
Subprovider Units
Psychiatric
Special Care
Burn Intensive Care (BICU)
Coronary Intensive Care (CCU)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Surgical Intensive Care (SICU)