Saturday, November 22, 2008

Hospitals Directory

Weirton Medical Center

601 Colliers Way
Weirton, WV 26062-5091
(304) 797-6000

For more information on this hospital, visit the Weirton Medical Center

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 238
Administrator: JOSEPH ENDRICH, 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
  • Cardiac intensive care
  • Neurology department
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department
  • Trauma Center

Specialized services

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

By the numbers:

Admissions: 7,342
Inpatient surgeries: 1,945
Outpatient visits: 112,488
Outpatient surgeries: 4,811
Emergency room visits: 34,936
Births: 370
Number of beds: 238

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 218
Part-time registered nurses: 40
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 27
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 5
Total full-time faculty personnel: 787
Total part-time faculty personnel: 117

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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