Parkwest Medical Center

9352 Parks West Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37923
Parkwest Medical Center is a Local Government owned hospital located in Knoxville, TN. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
9352 Parks West Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee (TN)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Local
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: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Hospital Features

Parkwest Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 398 beds of which 368 are Adult and Pediatric and 30 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
398
  • Intensive Care beds
30
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
368
  • Teaching Hospital
No
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 13 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 13 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar 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 bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar 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 Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Stroke
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Heart Bypass Surgery
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Sepsis
 

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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