Cardiac services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas
Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas
Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas
General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas
Orthopedic services: Above national average in 2 of 4 areas
Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas
Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas
Dekalb Medical is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 446 beds of which 376 are Adult and Pediatric and 32 are Intensive Care.
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Long Stay
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| Heart Failure |
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Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiology
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Interventional Cardiology
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Heart Failure
Pneumonia
Sepsis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Total Knee Replacement
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Stroke
Hip Fracture Repair
Respiratory Failure
Bowel Obstruction
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