Exempla Lutheran Medical Center

8300 West 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center is a hospital located in Wheat Ridge, CO. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
8300 West 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, Colorado (CO)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Private
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 1 areas

Hospital Features

Exempla Lutheran Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 276 beds of which 234 are Adult and Pediatric, 12 are Coronary Care, and 18 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
276
  • Intensive Care beds
18
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
234
  • Teaching Hospital
No
  • Coronary Care beds
12
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 10 of 12 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 12 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Bowel Obstruction
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Total Hip Replacement
 

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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