Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Hospitals Directory

Christ Hospital

176 Palisade Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306-1196
(201) 795-8200

For more information on this hospital, visit the Christ Hospital

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 381
Administrator: PETER A KELLY, PRES
Parent system: Not reported
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO)

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • General medical and surgical care
  • General intensive care
  • Neurology department
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)
Patient/family support services:
  • Assistance with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Oncology services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 14,428
Inpatient surgeries: 7,859
Outpatient visits: 81,010
Outpatient surgeries: 8,925
Emergency room visits: 35,444
Births: 1,227
Number of beds: 381

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 330
Part-time registered nurses: 103
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 12
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Total full-time faculty personnel: 1,150
Total part-time faculty personnel: 300

Notes

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated December 2007.

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