Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 06/30/2007.
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.

Dr. Walter O. Moss Regional Medical Center
1000 Walters Street
Lake Charles, LA 70607
(337) 475-8100

Hospital Characteristics

Hospital Website: www.lsuhsc.edu/hcsd/
Type of Control: Governmental, State
Parish: Calcasieu
Metropolitan Area: Lake Charles, LA
Urban/Rural Designation: Urban
Accreditation Status: Other / 12/31/1969 - 12/31/1969

Volumes by Type of Payer

Inpatient Days
  Beds Medicare Medicaid Other Total
Routine Services 13 530 486 2,128 3,144
Intensive Care Unit 4 69 145 502 716
TOTAL Hospital Acute 17 599 631 2,630 3,860
Psychiatric Unit 20 486 1,239 3,709 5,434

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 129 132 623 884
Average Length of Stay 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.4
Average Daily Census 1.6 1.7 7.2 10.6


Clinical Services Provided

Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Other Services
Inpatient Surgery
Subprovider Units
Psychiatric
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)