Tulane University Hospital

1415 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tulane University Hospital is a hospital located in New Orleans, LA. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Surgical Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with Columbia Jefferson Medical Center. 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
1415 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana (LA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Proprietary
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

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

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

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

Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Hospital Features

Tulane University Hospital is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 261 beds of which 198 are Adult and Pediatric, 11 are Coronary Care, and 19 are Surgical Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
261
  • Surgical Intensive Care beds
19
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
198
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
11
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are below the state average in 2 of 2 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 1 of 2 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

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

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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