Helen Keller Hospital

1300 South Montgomery Avenue
Sheffield, AL 35660
Helen Keller Hospital is a District Authority owned hospital located in Sheffield, AL. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
1300 South Montgomery Avenue
Sheffield, Alabama (AL)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Government District Authority
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Below national average in 1 of 1 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Hospital Features

Helen Keller Hospital is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 185 beds of which 173 are Adult and Pediatric and 12 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
185
  • Intensive Care beds
12
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
173
  • Teaching Hospital
No
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 8 of 8 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 8 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
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Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Cholecystectomy
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Stroke
bullet Prostatectomy
bullet Sepsis
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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