Union Memorial Hospital

SEE SCHEDULE OTO BE A COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITAL WITH REGIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES OF DISTINCTION AND QUALITY COMMUNITY SERVICES, ALL ENHANCED BY CLINICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH.

SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL LARGEST PROGRAM IS ACCESS TO AND THE PROVISION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHERN BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED ABOVE, MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL INCURRED $76.1M OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL IS A CARDIAC REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER AND IS ALIGNED WITH THE CLEVELAND CLINIC THROUGH MEDSTAR HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVE CARE FOR HEART PATIENTS. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL'S CURTIS NATIONAL HAND CENTER IS DESIGNATED AS THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY TRAUMA CENTER FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND BY THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS THE ONLY SUCH CENTER IN THE U.S. TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAMS IN THE REGION. ITS PROGRAM IS JOINT COMMISSION (TJC) CERTIFIED IN HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND WAS THE FIRST PROGRAM IN THE REGION TO BE TJC CERTIFIED IN SHOULDER REPLACEMENT SURGERY, SPINE SURGERY AND PALLIATIVE CARE. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL RECEIVED HEALTHGRADES 2019 AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AWARD FOR SUPERIOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN BACK AND NECK SURGERY, SPINAL FUSION, HIP FRACTURE TREATMENT, HIP REPLACEMENT, AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT AND THE 2019 AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR SPINE SURGERY AWARD FOR SUPERIOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN BACK AND NECK SURGERIES AND SPINAL FUSION PROCEDURES. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AS ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN THE BALTIMORE REGION FOR HEART BYPASS, KNEE REPLACEMENT, AND ORTHOPAEDICS. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HAS THE UNIQUE DISTINCTION OF HAVING ITS OWN BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH FACILITY AND SURGICAL SKILLS TRAINING LAB. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL IS RECOGNIZED BY TJC AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY PRACTICE GREENHEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE IN 2019 FOR ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND PRIDE IN REALIZING A TOP STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY.SINCE MARCH 2020, MEDSTAR HEALTH HAS CARED FOR 1 IN 4 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE REGION. OPERATING AS ONE MEDSTAR AND ALIGNING WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, MEDSTAR HEALTH COVID-19 PREPARATIONS AND RESPONSE CONTINUE TO BE GUIDED BY THREE CRITICAL DRIVERS: PROVIDE A SAFE CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS AND ASSOCIATES; MITIGATE COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19; AND ENSURE OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY TO FULFILL OUR CORE MISSION OF CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.THESE EFFORTS HAVE EVOLVED AND TRANSITIONED IN MULTIPLE WAYS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LEADING TO A NUMBER OF INTEGRATED CARE APPROACHES IN PLACE TODAY: UTILIZATION OF MEDSTAR HEALTH URGENT CARE, MEDSTAR EVISIT AND OUR DIGITAL CAPABILITIES TO CREATE ACCESS, TESTING SITES, AND TELEHEALTH FOR PRIMARY CARE AND FOLLOW-UP VISITS; EXPANDED MANAGEMENT OF CARE CONTINUUM NEEDS FOR PATIENTS THROUGH MEDSTAR HEALTH HOME CARE; EXECUTION OF INNOVATIVE LABORATORY APPROACHES INTEGRATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TO BETTER SUPPORT ASSOCIATES MANAGING THROUGH COVID-19 EXPOSURES; DEPLOYMENT OF COMMUNITY MOBILE UNITS AND CLINICS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS; INCREASED MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLY AND ACQUISITION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), N95 RESPIRATORS, COVID-19 VACCINES AND BOOSTERS; REINFORCEMENT OF A MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY RESULTING IN COMPLIANCE OF 99% OF ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS; AND ADMINISTRATION OF MORE THAN 36,800 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS TO MEDSTAR HEALTH ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS AND MORE THAN 74,500 TO PATIENTS ACROSS THE REGION IN FY 2022.

MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL PROVIDED $20.0M IN SUBSIDIZED (MISSION DRIVEN) HEALTH SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. THESE CRITICAL SERVICES, WHICH ARE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY NEEDS, OPERATE AT A LOSS. THEY ADDRESS PRIORITIES PRIMARILY THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH STATUS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE EMERGENCY MEDICINE, HOSPITALISTS, PRIMARY CARE, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH, PALLIATIVE CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL PROVIDED $18.1M IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES TRAINING IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS.