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.

River Parishes Hospital
500 Rue De Sante'
LaPlace, LA 70068
(985) 652-7000

Hospital Characteristics

Hospital Website: www.riverparisheshospital.com
Type of Control: Proprietary, Corporation
Health Care System: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc
Brentwood, TN
www.lifepointhospitals.com
Parish: St. John the Baptist
Metropolitan Area: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Urban/Rural Designation: Urban
Accreditation Status: JCAHO / 04/08/2004 - 04/08/2007

Volumes by Type of Payer

Inpatient Days
  Beds Medicare Medicaid Other Total
Routine Services 100 3,845 1,962 3,445 9,252
Intensive Care Unit 6 783 77 816 1,676
TOTAL Hospital Acute 106 4,628 2,587 4,704 11,919

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 1,002 590 1,198 2,790
Average Length of Stay 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.3
Average Daily Census 12.7 7.1 12.9 32.7


Clinical Services Provided

Cardiovascular Services
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Sleep Studies
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Therapies
Physical Therapy
Wound Care
Wound Care
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Obstetrics
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)