• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 09/30/2010 (HCRIS 263306).
  • Medicare IPPS claims data are for federal fiscal year ending 09/30/2010 (Final rule MedPAR).
  • Medicare OPPS claims data are for calendar year ending 12/31/2010.
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Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL  35660
Medicare Provider Number: 010019

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Helen Keller Hospital
1300 South Montgomery Avenue
Sheffield, AL  35660
Telephone Number: (256) 386-4196
Hospital Website: helenkeller.com/getpage.php?name=in...
Medicare Provider ID: 010019
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Governmental, County
Total Staffed Beds: 185
   
Total Patient Revenue: $230,998,064
Total Discharges: 6,280
Total Patient Days: 27,489
     
 
N O T E S
 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Rehab
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Obstetrics
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 04/03/2009 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number
Medicare
Inpatients
Average
Length
of Stay
Average
Charges
Medicare
Case Mix
Index (CMI)
Cardiology 395 3.99 $13,221 1.0187
Gynecology 73 1.71 $14,367 0.9556
Medicine 654 4.96 $15,726 1.1027
Neurology 172 4.20 $14,954 1.1643
Obstetrics 11 2.45 $5,878 0.5541
Oncology 50 5.60 $20,508 1.5407
Orthopedic Surgery 351 3.72 $28,340 2.0300
Orthopedics 83 3.96 $11,749 0.8874
Psychiatry 19 3.74 $10,923 0.9412
Pulmonology 545 5.16 $14,396 1.2245
Surgery 234 6.99 $29,834 2.5214
Surgery for Malignancy 31 4.52 $23,646 1.5371
Urology 249 4.69 $16,760 1.2253
Vascular Surgery 21 6.00 $25,233 2.4253
Total 2,898 4.70 $17,948 1.3726

Inpatient Origin for Top 3 Zip Codes

  • Medicare Hospital Market Service Area File for calendar year ending 12/31/2010 / Definitions
ZIP Code of Residence Discharges Days of Care Charges Discharges Inc/(Dec) Market Share
35674 794 3,918 $14,081,969 5.7% 52.5%
35661 437 2,114 $7,998,161 -9.3% 40.3%
35660 400 1,771 $6,672,855 -3.6% 49.2%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 1,782 $370 $125
0143 Lower GI Endoscopy 857 $2,658 $970
0246 Cataract Procedures with IOL Insert 269 $2,193 $800
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 2,101 $1,733 $217
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 1,343 $1,850 $231
0614 Level 3 Type A Emergency Visits 2,092 $325 $110
0131 Level II Laparoscopy 87 $3,118 $1,138
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 5,775 $276 $35
0207 Level III Nerve Injections 523 $793 $289
0141 Level I Upper GI Procedures 560 $2,704 $987
0336 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contr 674 $2,035 $255
0169 Lithotripsy 74 $9,379 $3,422
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 80 $3,333 $1,693
0951 Reclast injection 139 $402 $179
0162 Level III Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary Procedures 116 $2,571 $938
0613 Level 2 Type A Emergency Visits 1,716 $237 $80
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 276 $433 $146
0655 Insertion/Replacement/Conversion of a permanent dual chamber pacemaker 14 $1,522 $555
0208 Laminotomies and Laminectomies 41 $2,866 $1,046
0386 Level II Prosthetic Urological Procedures 11 $4,362 $1,592

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 173 23,229
Special Care 12 2,072
Nursery 0 2,188
Total Hospital 185 27,489

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $230,998,064 98.0
Non-Patient Revenue $4,628,305 2.0
Total Revenue $235,626,369  
Net Income (or Loss) $-581,810 -0.2