Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 12/31/2009.
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.

Tulane Medical Center
1415 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 988-5800

Hospital Characteristics

Hospital Website: www.tuhc.com
Type of Control: Proprietary, Partnership
Health Care System: HCA
Nashville, TN
www.hcahealthcare.com
Parish: Orleans
Metropolitan Area: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Urban/Rural Designation: Urban
Accreditation Status: JCAHO / 06/20/2003 - 06/20/2006

Volumes by Type of Payer

Inpatient Days
  Beds Medicare Medicaid Other Total
Routine Services 262 10,434 425 38,889 49,748
Coronary Intensive Care 19 1,740 6 4,512 6,258
Surgical Intensive Care 19 1,575 49 2,685 4,309
Pediatric Intensive Care 14 23 115 1,757 1,895
Neonatal Intensive Care 23 0 5 4,737 4,742
TOTAL Hospital Acute 337 13,772 600 57,236 71,608
Rehabilitation Unit 17 690 0 1,559 2,249

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 2,497 117 10,557 13,171
Average Length of Stay 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.4
Average Daily Census 37.7 1.6 156.8 196.2


Clinical Services Provided

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Coronary Interventions
Cardiac Surgery
Electrophysiology
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Spine Surgery
Organ Transplant (Medicare certified)
Heart (05/15/2003)
Kidney (04/02/1979)
Liver (11/03/1999)
Lung (06/30/1994)
Pancreas (07/01/1999)
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)
Wound Care
Wound Care
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Obstetrics
Subprovider Units
Rehabilitation
Special Care
Coronary Intensive Care (CCU)
Neonate Intensive Care
Pediatric Intensive Care
Surgical Intensive Care (SICU)