Allen Hospital
Encyclopedia
Allen Hospital is a 228-bed, not-for-profit community hospital
in Waterloo
, Iowa
. The hospital, located at 1825 Logan Ave, is one of three hospitals located in the Waterloo - Cedar Falls, Iowa
area, and is part of the Iowa Health System
.
procedures per year. The hospital features a Level II neonatal nursery and delivers about 900 babies a year. It has invested $1.4 million on the Da Vinci Surgical System
in order to reduce costs and surgical wait times.
A new 70,000-square-foot Emergency Department
was built in 2009. It was named the Pauline Barrett Pavilion for the $5 million donation local philanthropist Pauline Barrett gave in 2007.
Community hospital
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in Waterloo
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. The hospital, located at 1825 Logan Ave, is one of three hospitals located in the Waterloo - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...
area, and is part of the Iowa Health System
Iowa health system
-Hospitals:...
.
Services
The hospital features a cardiac care unit, which performs about 250 open heartCardiac surgery
Cardiovascular surgery is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease , correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease from various causes including endocarditis, rheumatic heart...
procedures per year. The hospital features a Level II neonatal nursery and delivers about 900 babies a year. It has invested $1.4 million on the Da Vinci Surgical System
Da Vinci Surgical System
The Da Vinci Surgical System is a robotic surgical system made by Intuitive Surgical and designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach...
in order to reduce costs and surgical wait times.
A new 70,000-square-foot Emergency Department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
was built in 2009. It was named the Pauline Barrett Pavilion for the $5 million donation local philanthropist Pauline Barrett gave in 2007.