Friday, November 21, 2008

Hospitals Directory

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

501 Summit Avenue
Yankton, SD 57078-3899
(605) 668-8000

For more information on this hospital, visit the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Religiously operated
Total beds: 293
Administrator: PAMELA J REZAC, PRES
Parent system: Avera Health
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO); Accreditated, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF);

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • General medical and surgical care
  • General intensive care
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • 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
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
Patient/family support services:
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Oncology services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
  • Meals on wheels
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 4,395
Inpatient surgeries: 1,296
Outpatient visits: 85,098
Outpatient surgeries: 1,561
Emergency room visits: 9,370
Births: 574
Number of beds: 293

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 101
Part-time registered nurses: 76
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 13
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 9
Total full-time faculty personnel: 466
Total part-time faculty personnel: 273

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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