Erlanger Medical Center

975 East 3rd Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Erlanger Medical Center is a District Authority owned hospital located in Chattanooga, TN. It has 5 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Burn Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Intensive Care, and Surgical Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with Women's East Pavilion. 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
975 East 3rd Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee (TN)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Government District Authority
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

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

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas

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

Orthopedic services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Erlanger Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 539 beds of which 375 are Adult and Pediatric, 6 are Burn Intensive Care, 8 are Coronary Care, 74 are Intensive Care, and 18 are Surgical Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
539
  • Intensive Care beds
74
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
375
  • Surgical Intensive Care beds
18
  • Burn Intensive Care beds
6
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
8
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 10 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 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 dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery 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
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Stroke
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Carotid Surgery
bullet Back and Neck Surgery (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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