Facts - 2009

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Patient Care

Fact Figure
Beds in Service 434
Patients Admitted 23,469
Total Patient Days 140,224
Average Patient Stay (in days) 6.0
Bed Occupancy Rate (based on adjusted count) 88 percent
Outpatient MD Visits 500,317
Screening Visits 27,369
Surgical Cases 19,233
Radiation Treatments and Implants 105,843
X-Ray Examinations and Special Procedures 358,052
Red Blood Cell Transfusions 22,907
Single-Donor Platelet Transfusions 14,159
Clinical Investigation Protocols 507

Education

Fact Figure
Residents and Clinical Fellows 436
Residents and Clinical Fellows: Annual Total 1,651
Research Fellows 303
Research Scholars 121
Research Associates 90
Senior Research Scientists 45
Frank A. Howard Scholar 1
PhD Candidates 227
MD/PhD Candidates 38
Registrants in Continuing Medical Education 2,395
Medical Observers 572
Medical Students 399
Nursing Students 109
Social Work Students 6
Radiation Oncology Technology Students 15
Cytotechnology Students 3
Physical Therapy Students 3
Occupational Therapy Students 4

Staff

Fact Figure
Center 873
Hospital Attending Staff 768
Sloan Kettering Institute Members 140
Registered Nurses 1,845
Total Employees 11,039
Volunteers 917