Alachua General Hospital

801 South West 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Alachua General Hospital is a hospital located in Gainesville, FL. This hospital reports jointly with Shands Hospital at the University of Fl. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
801 South West 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, Florida (FL)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Other
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 3 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 2 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Alachua General Hospital is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 767 beds.

  • Total beds
767
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 3 of 16 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 10 of 16 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery 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 bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Stroke
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Sepsis
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Appendectomy
 

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Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

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

 
 

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