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With more than 9,000 employees, hundreds of patients to care for each day and groundbreaking research studies underway, BWH has been full of activity in 2001. To bring a fresh perspective to the work that goes on beyond the doors of Francis Street and within the entire BWH community, calculations in hours, pounds and percentages have been compiled.
Bulletin has taken an interesting look into the kitchen, behind the pharmacy counters, and even inside the x-ray machines to share with you, a year in numbers. Unless otherwise indicated, statistics reflect activity from January 1 to December 14, 2001.
189,441cars parked by ValetPark
6houses moved along Francis Street
99,101hours of voluteer service
5,057,448inpatient doses of medication dispensed
1patient weddings on 7D
40,533calls to BWH’s toll free referral line
9,215new patient appointments booked through the referral line
1,431hits on the internet site to book appointments, request publications or register for classes (April - Nov.)
20.7 Million more dollars raised from five years ago (FY 01)
850holiday gifts and caps for kids donated to the Tobin School
28%growth in discharges at Faulkner since last year
16%increase in day surgery patients at Faulkner since last year
16,200flower arrangements delivered by the Gift Shop
6,530units of blood collected by the Blood Donor Center
6,964,203 lbs.of linen used at BWH
198,652,000dollars in research grants awarded to BWH (FY 01)
113clinical trials executed (FY 01)
922,438hits on BWH’s intranet site, “BWH Pike Notes”1.5 millionemployees transported by Partners Shuttle services5,075print and television stories about BWH 100tons of vegetables served at the BWH Cafeteria136,240x-rays performed by the Radiology Department 584,000patient meals served by the BWH Cafeteria11,000family members who visited the Bretholtz Center 720reference questions answered by Kessler Library staff
1.5 millionemployees transported by Partners Shuttle services
5,075print and television stories about BWH
100tons of vegetables served at the BWH Cafeteria
136,240x-rays performed by the Radiology Department
584,000patient meals served by the BWH Cafeteria
11,000family members who visited the Bretholtz Center
720reference questions answered by Kessler Library staff