• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 03/31/2011 (HCRIS 270474).
  • 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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Cherokee Medical Center
Centre, AL  35960
Medicare Provider Number: 010022

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Cherokee Medical Center
400 Northwood Drive
Centre, AL  35960
Telephone Number: (256) 927-5531
Hospital Website: www.cherokeemedicalcenter.com
Medicare Provider ID: 010022
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Proprietary, Corporation
Total Staffed Beds: 45
   
Total Patient Revenue: $54,914,422
Total Discharges: 1,048
Total Patient Days: 4,134
     
 
N O T E S
This facility was acquired by Community Health Systems, Inc. from Baptist Health System (Birmingham, AL) on 4/1/2006.

Formerly known as Baptist Medical Center - Cherokee.
 
     

Clinical Services

Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Sleep Studies
Other Services
Home Health
Hospice
Inpatient Surgery
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Swing Beds - SNF

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 06/13/2009 - 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 83 2.96 $12,619 0.8556
Medicine 192 3.10 $13,339 0.8450
Neurology 35 3.11 $14,328 0.9462
Oncology 14 3.93 $15,724 1.4470
Orthopedics 16 4.38 $15,716 0.7235
Pulmonology 143 3.86 $16,957 0.9950
Surgery 36 4.64 $29,117 1.7094
Urology 51 3.55 $15,932 0.9311
Total 586 3.44 $15,558 0.9723

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
35960 309 1,070 $4,967,809 -8.6% 30.0%
35959 83 286 $1,256,844 -16.2% 19.5%
35983 66 214 $994,777 83.3% 23.0%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0246 Cataract Procedures with IOL Insert 106 $1,072 $390
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 397 $860 $125
0143 Lower GI Endoscopy 197 $2,510 $694
0614 Level 3 Type A Emergency Visits 776 $482 $70
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 473 $3,380 $334
0141 Level I Upper GI Procedures 132 $2,472 $684
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 1,256 $397 $39
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 186 $632 $92
0209 Level II Extended EEG, Sleep, and Cardiovascular Studies 57 $3,942 $617
0269 Level II Echocardiogram Without Contrast 75 $4,661 $729
0336 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contr 90 $5,814 $574
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 105 $4,565 $451
0266 Level II Diagnostic and Screening Ultrasound 262 $863 $85
0436 Level I Drug Administration 698 $195 $29
0954 RBC leukocytes reduced 46 $2,124 $332
0437 Level II Drug Administration 369 $182 $27
0394 Hepatobiliary Imaging 49 $2,254 $223
0333 Computed Tomography without Contrast followed by Contrast 41 $5,462 $540
0099 Electrocardiograms 402 $242 $38
0110 Transfusion 46 $2,234 $350

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 40 2,758
Special Care 5 0
Nursery 0 0
Total Hospital 45 4,134

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $54,914,422 92.8
Non-Patient Revenue $4,252,454 7.2
Total Revenue $59,166,876  
Net Income (or Loss) $-1,948,595 -3.3