Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center Inc

HEALTH-CARE NETWORK: SERVICES SUCH AS ACUTE CARE, 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE, AND GENERAL SURGERY.

IN 2022, ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER INC., AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, PROVIDED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDED BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDED, CHARITY CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY WOUND CARE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A "B" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE RATING BY THE LEAPFROG GROUP. CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE O.THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A NATIONAL WATCHDOG ORGANIZATION THAT USES ITS INFLUENCE TO FOSTER POSITIVE CHANGE IN HEALTH CARE HAS AWARDED ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER A "B" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE RATING, MAKING IT ONE OF THE SAFEST HOSPITALS IN MARYLAND. THIS IMPROVED RATING DEMONSTRATES THE PROGRESS MADE TO THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS SINCE JOINING ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE. FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER JOINED THE ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN 2019 AND HAS SINCE MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES TO IMPROVE ITS DELIVERY OF CARE.IN OCTOBER 2019, ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER BECOME PART OF THE ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. GIVEN THE CHANGES IN HEALTHCARE BOTH NATIONALLY AND IN MARYLAND, JOINING ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE ALLOWS ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER TO EXPAND ITS HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF OPERATING AS A STANDALONE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.AN EXCITING MILESTONE OCCURRED IN JULY 2022 WHEN THE ORGANIZATION OFFICIALLY PURCHASED LAND THAT IS ENVISIONED TO SERVE AS THE FUTURE HOME OF ITS NEW HOSPITAL. THIS IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT STEPS IN THE HOSPITAL'S JOURNEY TOWARD EXCELLENCE AND CREATING A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE HUB AND ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR SOUTHWESTERN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. THE LAND IS LOCATED ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE CURRENT HOSPITAL.IN COMBINATION WITH A GRANT RECEIVED FROM GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER ADDRESSES THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND HELPS PREVENT DEVELOPING COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS LIVER FAILURE, LIVER CANCER, AND CIRRHOSIS BROUGHT ON BY A HEPATITIS C DIAGNOSIS. THE PROGRAM ALSO ALLOWS FWMC TO ADMINISTER 20,000 HIV AND HEPATITIS C TESTS TO PATIENTS WHO COME THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM HAS LINKED NEARLY 4,900 PATIENTS TO LIFE-SAVING CARE OR HEALTH INFORMATION AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC AWARENESS, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES FOR FOLLOW UP AND CONTINUED CARE BASED ON THE TEST RESULTS.IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL WAS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, HOSTING A SERIES OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING FARMERS MARKETS AND CHURCH EVENTS. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS WERE ADMINISTERED AT THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HEALTH INFORMATION WAS DISTRIBUTED. THESE EVENTS ALSO ALLOW THE HOSPITAL TEAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK ON THE SERVICES COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HOSPITAL PROVIDE PATIENTS.AMONG THE YEAR'S COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS WAS A DONATION OF 300 YOUTH-SIZED FACE MASKS TO FORT FOOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OCTOBER 2022.