Cardiac services: Above national average in 4 of 5 areas
Critical Care services: At national average in 3 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 4 of 5 areas
Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas
Vascular services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas
Charleston Area Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 688 beds of which 600 are Adult and Pediatric and 62 are Intensive Care.
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Long Stay
| Hospital Service Lines | Cost | Length of Stay |
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| Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) |
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| Heart Attack |
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| Heart Bypass Surgery |
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| Heart Failure |
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| Valve Replacement Surgery |
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Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiology
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Interventional Cardiology
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Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
Heart Attack
Heart Failure
Heart Bypass Surgery
Pneumonia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Stroke
Sepsis
Carotid Surgery
Gastrointestinal Bleed
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