Hospital Profile

Information in this report is taken from several sources / Definitions
Operating statistics from hospital cost report for period ending 05/31/2008.
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.

Women & Children's Hospital
4200 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 474-6370

Hospital Characteristics

Hospital Website: www.women-childrens.com
Type of Control: Proprietary, Corporation
Parish: Calcasieu
Metropolitan Area: Lake Charles, LA
Urban/Rural Designation: Urban
Accreditation Status: JCAHO / 06/21/2005 - 11/29/2011

Volumes by Type of Payer

Inpatient Days
  Beds Medicare Medicaid Other Total
Routine Services 80 624 2,413 4,881 7,918
Intensive Care Unit 8 48 8 238 294
Neonatal Intensive Care 20 0 0 2,710 2,710
TOTAL Hospital Acute 108 672 3,930 9,232 13,834

 
    Discharges / ALOS / ADC
    Medicare Medicaid Other Total
TOTAL Hospital Discharges 239 1,557 1,732 3,528
Average Length of Stay 2.8 2.5 5.3 3.9
Average Daily Census 1.8 10.8 25.3 37.9


Clinical Services Provided

Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Other Services
Inpatient Surgery
Obstetrics
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Neonate Intensive Care