• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 06/30/2010 (HCRIS 258301).
  • 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.
  • Data from other sources and their effective periods are identified within report headers.
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Decatur General
Decatur, AL  35601
Medicare Provider Number: 010085

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Decatur General
1201 Seventh Street Southeast
Decatur, AL  35601
Telephone Number: (256) 341-2000
Hospital Website: www.decaturgeneral.org
Medicare Provider ID: 010085
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Governmental, City-County
Total Staffed Beds: 242
   
Total Patient Revenue: $230,097,514
Total Discharges: 7,528
Total Patient Days: 42,814
     
 
N O T E S
 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Rehab
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Cancer Program - ACS/CoC Approved
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Joint Replacement
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)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Special Care
Coronary Intensive Care (CCU)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Psychiatric
Wound Care
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 05/16/2009 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Approved Cancer Program

  • Approval status provided by The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Approvals Program.
  • See ACS/CoC website for more / Last updated 05/10/2011 / Definitions
  • Type: Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program

Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number
Medicare
Inpatients
Average
Length
of Stay
Average
Charges
Medicare
Case Mix
Index (CMI)
Cardiology 610 4.06 $9,806 1.1044
Cardiovascular Surgery 39 6.74 $32,358 3.5260
Gynecology 34 1.88 $11,003 0.9949
Medicine 858 4.49 $9,514 1.1983
Neurology 188 4.22 $9,800 1.2214
Oncology 56 5.34 $13,105 1.6179
Orthopedic Surgery 299 4.96 $22,607 2.2527
Orthopedics 74 4.81 $9,573 1.0986
Psychiatry 370 7.41 $9,663 0.8639
Pulmonology 566 5.14 $9,865 1.4307
Surgery 305 7.46 $22,567 2.9909
Surgery for Malignancy 52 2.88 $14,679 1.6211
Urology 282 4.47 $10,318 1.2052
Vascular Surgery 56 3.98 $16,098 1.8147
Total 3,793 5.05 $12,253 1.4557

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
35601 1,086 5,676 $13,854,750 -13.1% 46.9%
35603 726 3,515 $9,134,769 0.8% 40.5%
35640 578 2,785 $7,322,957 13.6% 34.3%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 1,982 $271 $98
0377 Level II Cardiac Imaging 558 $1,456 $199
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 1,136 $420 $152
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 1,987 $1,009 $138
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 1,408 $1,273 $174
0131 Level II Laparoscopy 110 $7,488 $1,115
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 121 $3,656 $1,015
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 5,756 $179 $24
0614 Level 3 Type A Emergency Visits 1,713 $222 $80
0209 Level II Extended EEG, Sleep, and Cardiovascular Studies 298 $2,863 $838
1214 Inj IVIG privigen 500 mg 76 $35 $32
0337 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contr 422 $3,621 $495
0162 Level III Cystourethroscopy and other Genitourinary Procedures 143 $2,575 $383
0269 Level II Echocardiogram Without Contrast 411 $766 $224
0336 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contr 474 $2,654 $363
7043 Infliximab injection 40 $65 $58
0623 Level III Vascular Access Procedures 65 $3,059 $455
0042 Level II Arthroscopy 49 $2,905 $433
0333 Computed Tomography without Contrast followed by Contrast 390 $1,774 $243
0169 Lithotripsy 44 $4,782 $1,395

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 141 22,389
Special Care 37 6,295
Nursery 0 1,092
Total Hospital 242 42,814

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $230,097,514 98.0
Non-Patient Revenue $4,738,787 2.0
Total Revenue $234,836,301  
Net Income (or Loss) $-1,547,617 -0.7