Willis Knighton Medical Center

2600 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71103
Willis Knighton Medical Center is a hospital located in Shreveport, LA. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
2600 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, Louisiana (LA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Private
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

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

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 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

Willis Knighton Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 637 beds of which 563 are Adult and Pediatric, 6 are Coronary Care, and 39 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
637
  • Intensive Care beds
39
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
563
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
6
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 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 bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon 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

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

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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