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Title: Decatur General Hospital
Description: Decatur General Hospital
Location: State: Alabama
City: Decatur
Address: 1201 Somerville Rd Se
Hospital awards: Prostatectomy Excellence Award ™ 2010
Top services: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Heart Attack
Heart Failure
Hip Fracture Repair
Pneumonia
Sepsis
Stroke
Total Knee Replacement
Features: Get Previous Order: 178
Intensive Care beds: 12
Adult and/or Pediatric Care beds: 141
Teaching Hospital: No
Coronary Care beds: 25
Rates: Cardiac services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas
Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas
Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas
General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas
Orthopedic services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas
Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas
Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 3 areas
Patient safety rates: Prevention of death in procedures where mortality is usually very low: average
Lack of pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital: worse
Ability to diagnose and treat in time: average
Avoidance of collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest: worse
Lack of infections acquired at hospital: average
Absence of hip fracture after surgery: average
Avoidance of excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery: worse
Adequate organ function and electrolyte and fluid balance after surgery: worse
Avoidance of respiratory failure following surgery: average
Lack of deep blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery: average
Avoidance of severe infection following surgery: worse
Lack of surgical wound site breakdown: average
Complication rates: Hip Fracture Repair: 3
Total Knee Replacement: 1
Carotid Surgery: 3
Cholecystectomy: 3
Peripheral Vascular Bypass: 1
Prostatectomy: 5
Affiliated doctors: Dr. Gerry F Ellis, MD
Dr. Jay S Keller, MD
Dr. Charles L McCain
Dr. Mark T Purvis, MD
Dr. Thomas C Ray, MD
Dr. Mitchell W Schuster, MD
Dr. John A Shannon, MD
Dr. David L Spangler, MD
Dr. Mamoun I Najjar
Dr. James E Boyle, MD
Dr. Michael A Hennigan, MD
Dr. Robert K Allen, MD
Dr. Jonathan S Aycock, DO
Dr. William A Brown
Dr. Gregory S Cheatham, MD
Dr. Michael C Donham, MD
Dr. Marlin D Gill, MD
Dr. Stephen W Harbin, MD
Dr. Don W Jones, MD
Dr. Thomas E Lockard
Dr. Edwin K Matthews, MD
Dr. Emily M Mcclure Santaliz, MD
Dr. Wallace J Michalski, MD
Dr. Roger H Moss, MD
Dr. William S Myers, MD
Dr. Morgan S Sarrels, MD
Dr. Allen J Schmidt, MD
Dr. Kathy J Sparacino, MD
Dr. Randal P Sparks
Dr. Michael W Brown, MD
Dr. Thomas P Short, MD
Dr. Michael Wang
Dr. Khurshid Yousuf, MD
Dr. Gregory F Adams, MD
Dr. Lynn R Buckner, MD
Dr. Kenneth E Chandler, MD
Dr. Hugh C Nabers, MD
Dr. Lionel Z Naylor, MD
Dr. Robert C Walker
Dr. Glenn P Ward, MD
Dr. Russell T Barr, MD
Dr. Sammy F Becdach, MD
Dr. Surrinder P Dang, MD
Dr. Naveen T Lobo, MD
Dr. Johnny Q Nacilla, MD
Dr. Stephen A Branning, MD
Dr. Steven C Chandler, MD
Dr. Dinesh R Gandhi, MD
Dr. William C Gannaway, MD
Dr. James W Hunter, MD
Dr. Kirk L Jackson, MD
Dr. Jeffrey A Johnson, MD
Dr. Scott A Matthews, MD
Dr. Victoria J Mcconnell, MD
Dr. Janice W Neal, MD
Dr. David V Parmer, MD
Dr. Charles T Prickett, MD
Dr. Daniel S Prince, MD
Dr. Punuru J Reddy, MD
Dr. Michael N Roberts, MD
Dr. Mark A Sweeny, MD
Dr. Timothy P Weirich, MD
Dr. William C Whitley, MD
Dr. Melissa R Young
Dr. James D Gifford
Dr. Reginald D Gladish
Dr. Eston G Norwood
Dr. Dabney Y Hofammann, MD
Dr. Ewin B Jenkins, MD
Dr. John R Riehl, MD
Dr. Richard S Sharp, MD
Dr. William A Sims, MD
Dr. Jay R Solorio, MD
Dr. Robert A Sparks, MD
Dr. Robert S Tapscott, MD
Dr. Darniya P Belton, MD
Dr. Jacqueline Crespo-gales, MD
Dr. Mario V Davila, MD
Dr. Linda R Gordon, MD
Dr. Jeffrey W Hull, MD
Dr. Yousef F Khouri, MD
Dr. Paul A Marques, MD
Dr. James Mize, MD
Dr. Kathryn S Mize, MD
Dr. Mary A Schaefer, DO
Dr. Hope M Weeks, MD
Dr. Gordon M Telepun, MD
Dr. Nikki R Brannon, MD
Dr. John V Davis, MD
Dr. Atsuko Ishikawa, MD
Dr. Edward M Turpin, MD
Dr. Traci C Mccormick, MD
Dr. Jerry L Roberts, MD
Dr. Michael C Trotter, MD
Dr. Joseph P Hicks, MD
Dr. John L Hinson, MD
Dr. William E Hughes III
Dr. Klaus Medenbach, MD
Dr. Samuel B Owens, MD
Dr. Bhagabat C Sahu, MD
Dr. Brent A Sharpe, MD
Dr. Paul J Zbell, MD
Dr. Stephen P Suggs, MD
Dr. Tracy A Lowery, MD

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