Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, is a comprehensive regional referral center owned and governed by a joint venture between Plano, Texas-based LHP Hospital Group and the Portneuf Health Care Foundation.
Here are 10 things to know about Portneuf Medical Center. http://www.portmed.org/index.php
1. Norman Stephens serves as CEO of the hospital.
2. John Abreu serves as vice president of finance and CFO.
3. Portneuf Medical Center has 187 beds.
4. The hospital has 963 employees.
5. In 2011, the hospital had 2,800 inpatient surgeries; 7,400 outpatient surgeries; 900 births; 38,200 outpatient visits; and 7,105 discharges, according to the American Hospital Directory.
6. In 2011, the hospital recorded $376.9 million? in gross charges and $18.4 million? in net income, according to the American Hospital Directory.
7. Portneuf Medical Center was incorporated in 1905 as Pocatello General Hospital. The first patient was admitted to the hospital in 1907.
8. The hospital is one of 51 hospitals with the lowest 30-day heart attack mortality rates, based on data from July 2008 to June 2011.
9. The hospital recently introduced new cancer treatment known as Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy. This therapy delivers radiation continuously as a machine rotates around a patient's targeted location.
10. In May, Portneuf Medical Center opened its Total Joint Center, which provides orthopedic procedures in a single location.
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Here are 10 things to know about Portneuf Medical Center. http://www.portmed.org/index.php
1. Norman Stephens serves as CEO of the hospital.
2. John Abreu serves as vice president of finance and CFO.
3. Portneuf Medical Center has 187 beds.
4. The hospital has 963 employees.
5. In 2011, the hospital had 2,800 inpatient surgeries; 7,400 outpatient surgeries; 900 births; 38,200 outpatient visits; and 7,105 discharges, according to the American Hospital Directory.
6. In 2011, the hospital recorded $376.9 million? in gross charges and $18.4 million? in net income, according to the American Hospital Directory.
7. Portneuf Medical Center was incorporated in 1905 as Pocatello General Hospital. The first patient was admitted to the hospital in 1907.
8. The hospital is one of 51 hospitals with the lowest 30-day heart attack mortality rates, based on data from July 2008 to June 2011.
9. The hospital recently introduced new cancer treatment known as Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy. This therapy delivers radiation continuously as a machine rotates around a patient's targeted location.
10. In May, Portneuf Medical Center opened its Total Joint Center, which provides orthopedic procedures in a single location.
If you have additional information you'd like included on the hospital featured above, or would like to recommend a hospital to be profiled in the future, please contact Lindsey Dunn, editor in chief, Becker's Hospital Review at ldunn@beckershealthcare.com.
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