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University Medical Center
Fiscal Year 2008

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1089 FTEs (Full Time Equivalents)

Total Collections: $121.1 million
State General Fund: $6.328 million
Medicaid: $38.661 million
Uncompensated Care: $55.412 million
Medicare: $12.109 million
Medicare Cost Reports: $1.206 million
Commercial/Private Pay: $5.002 million
Misc. Self Generated $2.427 million

Estimated economic impact

$244.6 million in overall business activity (Factor of 2.12 based on a Jul 2007 report “Hospitals and the Louisiana Economy,” prepared for the Louisiana Hospital Association by Dr. James A. Richardson, Alumni Professor of Economics at Louisiana State University)

Patient Population

Approximately 69,463 (between 7/1/06 – 6/30/08)

Capacity

150 licensed beds
83 adult/pediatric staffed beds (including ICU)
19 psychiatric staffed beds
8 neonatal ICU staffed beds
5 nursery bassinets

Inpatient Admissions

4,769 adult/pediatric admissions
391 psychiatric admissions
124 neonatal ICU admissions
265 nursery admissions

  
Inpatient Days

23,940 adult/pediatric inpatient days (including ICU)
6,276 psychiatric inpatient days
2,049 neonatal ICU inpatient days
721 nursery inpatient days

         
Outpatients

164,437 outpatient encounters
42,094 ED encounters
110,824  outpatient clinic visits

Live Births

363 births

Residency Programs

Approximately 71 residents and fellows in the following programs:
 
Cardiology
Family medicine
Internal medicine
Obstetrics and gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic surgery
Otolaryngology
Surgery
Geriatric medicine
Family medicine
Internal medicine

Nursing and Allied Health Training

(approximately 439 students)

LSUHSC School of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner, CRNA
Louisiana State University, Eunice – Respiratory Care, Associate in Nursing, Radiologic Technology
University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Baccalaureate Program and Master of Science in Nursing
Various Louisiana Technical Colleges – Paramedic, LPN, EMTs, Surgical Technology, Nursing Assistant
McNeese State University – Master of Science in Nursing Program
University of Iowa – EMS
Northwestern State University – Associate Degree in Nursing, Baccalaureate in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing
National EMS Academy – EMT, Paramedic
Remington College – Medical Assistant
Southern University, Baton Rouge – Graduate Nursing Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing – Graduate Studies
Florida Institute of Ultrasound – Ultrasound Technician
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing – Graduate Studies
Pharma-Safe, LLC – Paramedic Program
University of South Alabama School of Nursing – Graduate Studies
Our Lady of the Lake College Nurse Anesthesia Program
Our of the Lake College Physician Assistant Program
Delta College Practial Nursing Program
Loyola University New Orleans - FNP Program
Loyola Univeristy RN-BSN Program
University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston - Graduate Nursing Program
Lafayette High School Health Academy
Lafayette Parish School Board Career Shadowing
Iberia Parish Career Shadowing Program
ULL  Upward Bound Program
ULL Department of Kinesiology
Academy of the Scared Heart Senior Project Career Shadowing
Lamar University – Audiology
Gallaudet University – Audiology
Louisiana State University – Audiology
University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Audiology, Speech Pathology
Louisiana Tech University - Audiology

Partnerships

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board – 3 school-based clinics
Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic – hospital referral of patients to clinic for outpatient services, particularly dental care
Health Care Forum – assessing and planning community needs


larry dorsey

has been Hospital Administrator of the University Medical Center since 1989. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and has extensive Accounting and Health Care Administration experience.