MedStar Harbor Hospital
MedStar Harbor Hospital | |
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MedStar Health | |
Geography | |
Location | 3001 S Hanover St, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Services | |
Beds | 139[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1903 |
Links | |
Website | medstarharbor |
Lists | Hospitals in Maryland |
MedStar Harbor Hospital is a private nonprofit, 150-bed,
History
Originally named South Baltimore Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, the hospital was established by physician Harry Peterman in 1903. It was located on
In 1996, Harbor Hospital became part of Helix Health, a regional health care network. Helix merged with Medlantic Healthcare Group in 1998 and in 1999 was renamed MedStar Health.[5]
Services offered
Harbor Hospital offers the following services:[6]
- Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center
- Cancer Center—The Cancer Center recently received a full three-year accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons.[when?][citation needed]
- Cardiology
- Diabetes
- Emergency department
- Gastroenterology/hepatology
- Lung Cancer Center
- Neonatal Care Unit
- Neurosurgical care
- Orthopaedics
- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitation services
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Sleep Center
- Stroke—MedStar Harbor Hospital is certified as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission.[7]
- Obstetrics and gynecology services
Accreditation and recognition
MedStar Harbor Hospital is
Harbor Hospital has been awarded the Delmarva Foundation Quality Excellence Award, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to health care quality improvement. It has earned the award eight times, (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) more than any other hospital in the Delmarva area, including Maryland, Washington D.C., and Delaware.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Licensed Acute Care Hospital Beds Fiscal Year 2018" (PDF). mhcc.maryland.gov. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Medstar Harbor Hospital", CareDash
- ^ Reutters, Mark (2 March 2016), "$28 million contract to fix aging sewers in Cherry Hill and Brooklyn", Baltimore Brew, retrieved 27 October 2016
- ^ "Best Hospitals: MedStar Harbor Hospital", U.S. News & World Report, retrieved 27 October 2016
- ^ a b MedStar Harbor Hospital, "History", medstarharbor.org, retrieved 27 October 2016
- ^ MedStar Harbor Hospital, "Our Services", medstarharbor.org, retrieved 27 October 2016
- ^ a b Joint Commission, "Quality Report: Medstar Harbor Hospital", The Joint Commission Quality Check, retrieved 27 October 2016