Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 06/30/2009.
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.

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 320 15,086 38,870 36,294 90,250
Intensive Care Unit 41 3,078 4,891 6,278 14,247
Burn Intensive Care 15 147 461 2,126 2,734
Pediatric Intensive Care 8 0 1,312 659 1,971
Neonatal Intensive Care 40 0 9,976 2,404 12,380
TOTAL Hospital Acute 424 18,311 58,695 48,057 125,063
Psychiatric Unit 51 2,373 8,419 7,727 18,519

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 2,815 8,814 8,762 20,391
Average Length of Stay 6.5 6.7 5.5 6.1
Average Daily Census 50.2 160.8 131.7 342.6


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)