CAMC Health System SNAPSHOT 2019
Special designations Southern West Virginia s largest medical center Only kidney transplant center in WV Level I (highest ranking) Trauma Center Level I pediatric intensive care unit (highest ranking) Level III neonatal intensive care unit (highest ranking) A base of operation for HealthNet Aeromedical Services Primary medical safety net provider of women and children s and trauma services in central and southern West Virginia Fully accredited by DNV-GL CAMC Institute is the only hospital-based provider of continuing medical education in West Virginia that is nationally accredited. Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by DNV-GL The American College of Surgeons Verification Review Committee re-verified CAMC General Hospital as a Level 1 Trauma Center through 2020. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has approved CAMC s ADA - Education Recognition Program through January 2022 Special recognitions and awards Recognized as one of America s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades Nationally recognized as one of America s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2019 by Healthgrades Recognized by Becker s Hospital Review as one of its 100 Great Hospitals in America CAMC Cancer Center Outpatient Pharmacy awarded specialty pharmacy practice accreditation by the Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation BlueCross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery
CAMC Women and Children s Hospital received the Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care designation from Highmark BCBS West Virginia All of CAMC s graduate medical education programs are accredited CAMC remains a 3 Star from Medicare highlighted by mortality rates that are better than the national average Community highlights Served nearly 75,000 people seeking health information or community benefit services such as screenings Teaching hospital CAMC serves as a clinical training site for about 1,371 additional learners/year through educational affiliations with WV/regional colleges and universities. 176 residents, interns and fellows 28% of graduates establish practice/continue training in WV Nearly 25% of CAMC s medical staff received training here 83 students enrolled in CAMC s nurse anesthesia program In 2018, 1,858 continuing education programs were offered with 60,048 hours of CE credit issued Patient care 701,134 outpatient visits 124,581 emergency room visits 3,005 trauma patients admitted 39,011 inpatient discharges 43,762 general operating room procedures 35,261 ambulatory surgery procedures 753 open-heart bypass procedures 12,425 procedures performed in cardiac cath labs 32,893 CAMC Cancer Center encounters 1,827 newly diagnosed patients with cancer 341 neonatal intensive care unit admissions 2,837 babies delivered 28 kidney transplants
Research 339 active research projects 95 various types of industry sponsored trials Employees and physicians 6,136 full time equivalent employees 608 physicians on medical staff Licensed beds 956 total 268 General Hospital 472 Memorial Hospital 70 Teays Valley Hospital 146 Women and Children s Hospital Operating rooms General Hospital: 16 Memorial Hospital: 14 Teays Valley Hospital: 4 Women and Children s Hospital: 6 SurgiCare (outpatient): 4 Financial facts Payroll and benefits = $547 million Community benefit = $149,268,000 $18,317,000 in financial assistance (at cost) $37,717,000 to provide health professions education/ graduate medical education $1,628,000 in subsidized health services to meet identified community needs $1,898,000 for community benefit programs and services $30,135,000 for Medicaid provider tax $205,892,000 unreimbursed cost for treating patients with Medicare coverage
$88,728,201 unreimbursed cost for treating patients with Medicaid coverage $33,755,000 unreimbursed costs for treating patients with PEIA coverage $24,053,000 written off as bad debt at charge CAMC Health System More than 7,000 people work for companies within the CAMC Health System including: Charleston Area Medical Center, CAMC Foundation and CAMC Health Education and Research Institute. Charleston Area Medical Center CAMC has provided outstanding health care to the region for more than 50 years, offering thousands of families convenience and accessibility through its four locations: CAMC General Hospital, CAMC Memorial Hospital, CAMC Teays Valley Hospital and CAMC Women and Children s Hospital. CAMC s broad range of specialties includes a nationally-recognized Heart and Vascular Center, largest Cancer Center in West Virginia, highest level neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, highest level trauma center, only Kidney Transplant Center in the state, Regional Neurosciences Center, Primary Stroke Center, Cleft Center, Weight Loss Center, Pelvic Floor Center, Kidney Stone Center, urology, fertility, obstetrics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, general and vascular surgery, infectious diseases, orthopedics, pathology, plastic surgery, ENT, urgent care and primary care. CAMC Foundation The CAMC Foundation is the fundraising organization for the CAMC Health System. The foundation accepts gifts from individuals, businesses and foundations to support programs and services at CAMC. In 2017, the foundation provided more than $3.5 million in grants for nursing student educational assistance, research, programs that support underserved infants and children, new technology, adult and pediatric cancer care and families of patients in need of lodging at the CAMC Foundation Hospitality House.
CAMC Health Education and Research Institute The CAMC Institute provides continuing medical education, outreach education and research support to physicians, allied medical professionals as well as patient and consumer health service projects in West Virginia and the region. The institute also operates a school of nurse anesthesia affiliated with Marshall University as well as 12 graduate medical education residency/fellowship programs sponsored by CAMC and in affiliation with West Virginia University Charleston Division and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Additionally, CAMC sponsors pharmacy residency programs and a clinical psychology internship. For more information, visit camc.org. (Printed January 2019 based on 2017-2018 statistics) 34376-K18