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  • Financial data for hospital cost report period ending 06/30/2023 (HCRIS 785147 - 2010).
  • Medicare IPPS claims data are for federal fiscal year ending 09/30/2023 (Final rule MedPAR).
  • Medicare OPPS claims data are for calendar year ending 12/31/2023 (Final rule OPPS).
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Wilkes-Barre, PA  18764
CMS Certification Number: 390137

Identification and Characteristics

Name and Address: Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
575 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA  18764
Telephone Number: (570) 829-8111
Hospital Website:
CMS Certification Number: 390137
   
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Type of Control: Proprietary, Corporation
Total Staffed Beds: 208
   
Total Patient Revenue: $1,855,602,134
Total Discharges: 7,361
Total Patient Days: 37,941
TPS Quality Score: 16.33
Patient Experience Rating: **...
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Notes



This facility is part of the new Commonwealth Health, which is a division of Community Health Systems, Inc.

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Clinical Services

Cardiovascular Services
Cardiac Cath Lab
Cardiac Rehab
Cardiac Surgery
Carotid Stenting
Coronary Interventions
Vascular Intervention
Emergency Services
Emergency Department
Neurosciences
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Sleep Studies
Oncology Services
Chemotherapy
Radiation Therapy
Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement
Spine Surgery
Other Services
Hemodialysis
Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Obstetrics
Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Imaging
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography-Angiography (CTA)
Digital Mammography
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
Rehabilitation Services
Physical Therapy
Special Care
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Subprovider Units
Rehabilitation
Swing Beds - SNF
Surgery
Inpatient Surgery
Radiosurgery
Robotic Surgery
Wound Care
Hyperbaric Oxygen
Wound Care

Joint Commission Accreditation

  • Current Status: 04/20/2024 - Accreditation with Full Standards Compliance

Verified Trauma Program

  • Type: Level II Trauma Center

Teaching Status

  • Data are from multiple sources / Definitions
  • ACGME data are from the Graduate Medical Education Database, Copyright 2005, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois.
  • See FREIDA OnLine for more / Last Update
  • CAHSE data are from the Association of American Medical Colleges / Division of Health Care Affairs / Council of Academic Health System Executives (CAHSE)
  • See CAHSE website for more / Last Updated 01/03/2024
  • Teaching status = Yes / Number of interns and Residents = 22 FTEs
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Inpatient Utilization Statistics by Medical Service

  Number Medicare Inpatients Average Length of Stay Average Charges Medicare Case Mix Index (CMI)
Cardiology 581 4.16 $56,995 1.1307
Cardiovascular Surgery 223 4.33 $251,646 3.4093
Medicine 951 5.49 $66,740 1.2276
Neurology 476 7.93 $81,156 1.4166
Neurosurgery 29 6.69 $196,416 3.6337
Oncology 67 5.66 $80,304 1.5899
Orthopedic Surgery 204 4.69 $140,411 2.5396
Orthopedics 265 8.18 $71,965 1.0740
Psychiatry 23 4.26 $43,804 1.3678
Pulmonology 443 4.90 $63,239 1.3297
Surgery 251 7.49 $148,326 2.9990
Urology 330 4.83 $56,280 1.1602
Vascular Surgery 40 5.03 $140,908 2.1799
Total 3,894 5.67 $87,871 1.5764
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Inpatient Origin for Top 3 Zip Codes

  • Medicare Hospital Market Service Area File for calendar year ending 12/31/2023 / Definitions
ZIP Code of Residence Discharges Days of Care Charges Discharges Inc/(Dec) Market Share
18704 844 4,123 $74,914,201 7.4% 42.2%
18702 719 3,483 $58,776,868 4.2% 31.5%
18643 340 1,778 $32,478,633 19.3% 40.0%

Outpatient Utilization Statistics by APC

APC
Number
APC Description Number
Patient
Claims
Average
Charge
Average
Cost
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 194 $30,120 $2,494
5193 Level 3 Endovascular Procedures 137 $60,862 $5,022
5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures 400 $20,768 $1,713
5593 Level 3 Nuclear Medicine and Related Services 751 $9,268 $524
5524 Level 4 Imaging without Contrast 1,816 $4,348 $358
5223 Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures 84 $75,995 $6,292
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 113 $15,597 $1,291
5522 Level 2 Imaging without Contrast 6,858 $1,727 $98
5374 Level 4 Urology and Related Services 213 $17,517 $1,448
5523 Level 3 Imaging without Contrast 2,808 $4,653 $263
5024 Level 4 Type A ED Visits 1,529 $2,358 $375
5623 Level 3 Radiation Therapy 96 $3,841 $317
5025 Level 5 Type A ED Visits 1,040 $3,660 $582
5312 Level 2 Lower GI Procedures 432 $5,038 $416
5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services 103 $16,020 $1,326
5594 Level 4 Nuclear Medicine and Related Services 353 $15,596 $881
5232 Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures 15 $202,179 $16,740
5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures 20 $98,611 $8,135
5521 Level 1 Imaging without Contrast 5,366 $605 $34
5572 Level 2 Imaging with Contrast 1,028 $9,499 $537

Beds and Patient Days by Unit

  Available Beds Inpatient Days
HOSPITAL
(including swing beds)
   
Routine Services 161 32,454
Special Care 27 4,615
Nursery 789
Total Hospital 208 43,651
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Financial Statistics

  $ %
Gross Patient Revenue $1,855,602,134 100.0
Non-Patient Revenue $72,624 0.0
Total Revenue $1,855,674,758  
Net Income (or Loss) $-33,925,245 -1.8
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