| A quick look at Charleston Area Medical Center |
| A quick look at Charleston Area Medical Center published Jan. 2010, based on 2009-2010 statistics |
| Special Designations |
|
West Virginia’s largest medical center •
13th highest volume heart center in U.S. •
Only kidney transplant center in WV •
Site of 1 of only 2 Level I (highest ranking) trauma centers in WV •
Level I pediatric intensive care unit (highest ranking) •
Level III neonatal intensive care unit (highest ranking) •
Fully accredited by The Joint Commission including recertification as a
Primary Stroke Center •
CAMC Cancer Program awarded a Three Year Approval with Commendation by the
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer in 2009. •
Primary medical safety net provider of women and children’s and trauma
services in central and southern West
Virginia •
1 of 5 bases of operation for HealthNet Aeromedical Services (HealthNet
transported 3,111 total patients in
2008)
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| 2009
Special Recognitions and Awards |
|
For the third year in a row, CAMC was named one the top performers in the
CMS/Premier Healthcare Alliance Pay-for-Performance’s Hospital Quality
Incentive Demonstration project •
Named a 2009/2010 Consumer Choice Award winner by the National Research
Corporation for hospitals and health systems chosen for the best overall
quality and image •
Named a best ear, nose and throat hospital by U.S. News and World Report •
Recognized by the American Diabetes Association for meeting the
Educational Standards for Diabetes Self Management Education
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| Community
Highlights |
|
•
Served more than 108,000 people seeking health information or community
benefit services such as screenings •
Imagine U provided more than 800 local high school students with a virtual
visit to the operating room for a craniotomy surgery and a live Q&A
with a surgeon while sitting in their own classrooms •
394 participants in outreach professional education programs at 35
outreach sites
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| Teaching
Hospital |
|
•
More than 148 residents, interns and fellows •
57% of graduates establish practice/continue training in WV •
Nearly 50% of CAMC’s medical staff received training here •
500 students per day in 44 disciplines, representing 60
educational affiliations •
More than 1,000 continuing education programs offered annually with nearly
50,000 hours of CE credit issued •
240 nurse anesthetists trained in last 10 years; 63% remain in WV
|
| Patient
Care (2008) |
|
•
575,467 outpatient visits •
100,845 emergency room visits •
3,100+ trauma patients admitted •
37,258 inpatient discharges •
26,950 general operating room procedures •
33,269 ambulatory surgery procedures •
1,687 open-heart bypass procedures •
8,791 procedures performed in cardiac cath labs •
39,137 David Lee Cancer Center encounters •
1,681 newly diagnosed patients with cancer (2007) •
CAMC treated 12% of the total cancer discharges in WV •
3,150 babies delivered •
660 neonatal intensive care unit admissions •
44 kidney transplants
|
| Research |
|
•
331 active research protocols •
110 new studies opened, including 18 industry-sponsored clinical trials •
1,100 people participating in research projects and protocols
|
| Employees
and Physicians |
|
•
5,113 full time equivalent employees •
577 physicians on medical staff
|
| Licensed
Beds |
|
•
838 total •
268 General Hospital •
424 Memorial Hospital •
146 Women and Children’s Hospital
|
| Operating
Rooms |
|
•
General Hospital: 13 •
Memorial Hospital: 14 •
Women and Children’s Hospital: 6 •
SurgiCare (outpatient): 4
|
| Financial
Facts (FY 2008) |
|
•
Payroll and benefits = $325
million •
Community benefit =
$107,755,862 •
$17,825,304 in charity care at cost •
$36,793,649 to provide health professions education/graduate medical
education •
$621,506 in subsidized health services to meet identified community needs •
$4,762,740 for community benefit programs and
services •
$15 million for Medicaid provider tax •
$46,655,122 unreimbursed cost for treating patients with Medicaid coverage •
$1,097,542 unreimbursed costs for treating patients in other public
programs •
$59,759,003 unreimbursed cost for treating patients with Medicare coverage •
$20,307,834 written off as bad debt at cost
|
| CAMC
Health System |
| Nearly
7,000 people work for companies within the CAMC Health System including:
CAMC Foundation, CAMC Health Education and Research Institute, CAMC Teays
Valley Hospital and Integrated Health Care Providers, Inc.
|
| Charleston
Area Medical Center |
| CAMC
is the flagship of the CAMC Health System. CAMC offers thousands of
families convenience and accessibility through three Charleston locations:
CAMC General Hospital, CAMC Memorial Hospital and CAMC Women and
Children’s Hospital.
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|
CAMC
Foundation |
| The
CAMC Foundation is the fundraising organization for the CAMC Health
System. The foundation accepts gifts from individuals, businesses and
foundations to support programs and services at CAMC.
|
| CAMC Health Education and Research Institute |
| The
CAMC Institute provides continuing medical education, outreach education
and research support to physicians and allied medical professionals in
West Virginia. CAMC Institute also operates schools of cytotechnology and
nurse anesthesia as well as the 13 graduate medical education intern,
residency and fellowship programs.
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| Teays Valley Hospital (TVH) |
| TVH
is an acute care hospital offering a variety of critical inpatient and
outpatient services in one of West Virginia’s fastest growing counties.
The hospital has 68 beds and 156 physicians and allied health
professionals on its medical staff.
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| Integrated Health Care Providers, Inc. (IHCPI) |
| IHCPI
is a multi-specialty medical practice company. IHCPI consists of
physicians, physician extenders, clinical support and practice management
personnel and covers a broad range of services including: dentistry,
fertility, general and vascular surgery, hematology/oncology,
maxillofacial surgery, orthopedic trauma/surgery, physical therapy,
plastic surgery, urgent care and urology. |
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