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Veterans Affairs Med Center

200 Veterans Avenue
Beckley, WV 25801-6499
(304) 255-2121

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Veterans Affairs
Total beds: 90
Administrator: Not reported
Parent system: Department of Veterans Affairs
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
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Elderly/disabled:(Intermediate nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Elderly/disabled:(Intermediate nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(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
  • Multislice spiral computer tomography (MSCT)
  • Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 1,767
Inpatient surgeries: 198
Outpatient visits: 150,225
Outpatient surgeries: 1,381
Emergency room visits: 11,337
Births: 0
Number of beds: 90

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 115
Part-time registered nurses: 1
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 57
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Total full-time faculty personnel: 570
Total part-time faculty personnel: 6

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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