• Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 12/31/2010 (HCRIS 267087).
  • 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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UAB Medical West
Bessemer, AL  35022
Medicare Provider Number: 010114

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: UAB Medical West
995 9th Avenue South West
Bessemer, AL  35022
Telephone Number: (205) 481-7000
Hospital Website: www.medicalwesthospital.org/
Medicare Provider ID: 010114
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Voluntary Nonprofit, Other
Total Staffed Beds: 226
   
Total Patient Revenue: $388,606,109
Total Discharges: 6,967
Total Patient Days: 45,720
     
 
N O T E S
Former address "US Highway 11 South, Bessemer, 35022"
 
     

Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Inpatient Surgery
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
Detox Intensive Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Psychiatric
Rehabilitation
Wound Care
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 05/23/2009 - 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 492 3.92 $21,965 1.1039
Cardiovascular Surgery 21 5.33 $46,063 3.1313
Gynecology 28 2.00 $21,126 0.9279
Medicine 789 6.92 $27,113 1.1649
Neurology 174 5.33 $25,465 1.1614
Oncology 38 6.63 $36,111 1.5053
Orthopedic Surgery 170 6.11 $42,268 2.1160
Orthopedics 63 5.44 $22,325 0.9282
Psychiatry 137 8.11 $17,919 0.8645
Pulmonology 381 6.29 $30,140 1.4505
Surgery 246 10.15 $63,989 3.2127
Surgery for Malignancy 12 3.50 $24,474 1.4051
Urology 158 5.32 $24,608 1.1113
Vascular Surgery 50 4.22 $31,005 1.9974
Total 2,777 6.25 $30,398 1.4468

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
35020 714 4,122 $20,629,738 41.4% 42.0%
35023 487 2,779 $13,324,794 12.7% 31.6%
35022 429 2,543 $12,408,678 44.9% 39.8%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
0332 Computed Tomography without Contrast 1,861 $1,479 $138
0143 Lower GI Endoscopy 620 $2,187 $332
0616 Level 5 Type A Emergency Visits 959 $747 $183
0141 Level I Upper GI Procedures 415 $2,261 $343
0377 Level II Cardiac Imaging 209 $4,192 $361
0080 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization 57 $5,025 $762
0615 Level 4 Type A Emergency Visits 633 $615 $150
0246 Cataract Procedures with IOL Insert 88 $2,377 $436
0283 Computed Tomography with Contrast 516 $1,965 $183
0260 Level I Plain Film Except Teeth 2,693 $300 $28
0336 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography without Contr 374 $2,450 $228
9300 Omalizumab injection 53 $54 $7
0849 Rituximab injection 16 $1,559 $202
0951 Reclast injection 83 $605 $78
7043 Infliximab injection 32 $174 $22
0269 Level II Echocardiogram Without Contrast 181 $2,197 $333
1207 Octreotide injection, depot 18 $292 $38
0267 Level III Diagnostic and Screening Ultrasound 409 $749 $82
0266 Level II Diagnostic and Screening Ultrasound 650 $719 $71
0613 Level 2 Type A Emergency Visits 710 $303 $74

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 124 20,934
Special Care 65 15,363
Nursery 0 1,931
Total Hospital 226 45,720

Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $388,606,109 99.3
Non-Patient Revenue $2,827,341 0.7
Total Revenue $391,433,450  
Net Income (or Loss) $2,020,561 0.5