along with community centers and outpatient centers with primary and specialty care
Johns Hopkins physicians. The Johns Hopkins Health System thereby offers comprehensive
health care services through its network of hospitals and physician practice groups.
In 2005, Johns Hopkins Hospital was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of
the nation's best hospitals in seventeen specialty areas (gynecology; kidney disease;
ear, nose & throat; rheumatology; urology; geriatrics; neurology/neurosurgery; ophthalmology;
cancer; digestive disorders; heart/heart surgery; hormonal disorders; pediatrics; psychiatry;
respiratory disorders; orthopedics and rehabilitation), with top 10 rankings in 16 of these 17 areas
of care (all but rehabilitation, ranked #14 in the U.S.). For help finding a Johns Hopkins physician,
the hospital provides a telephone referral service. Contact information for patients seeking a
of the University of Maryland Medical System. UMMC provides comprehensive care and tertiary
care to West Baltimore patients, Maryland patients and surrounding area patients. It is one
of the oldest teaching hospitals in the U.S., and all of the hospital's physicians are faculty members
of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. UMMC sees more than 200,000 outpatients
and 30,000 inpatients annually, and it is comprised of University Hospital, the University of
Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, The R Adams Shock Trauma Center, and the University
of Maryland Hospital for Children. There are 1,068 attending physicians, and the hospital's
treatment and specialty areas include organ transplantation, cancer care, pediatrics, emergency
and trauma care, neuroscience, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), women's health, orthopaedics,
epidemiology, interventional radiology, cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, pulmonary care,
critical care, rheumatology and opthalmology. For assistance finding a UMMC doctor, use
Hospital Center, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Jewish Convalescent &
Nursing Home, and numerous affiliates. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore has 467 acute beds and
35 newborn bassinets, and is a Jewish-sponsored comprehensive health care provider that
serves as a teaching hospital for Johns Hopkins University medical students. In 2005,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the
top 50 hospitals in the nation for heart care and heart surgery. In addition to the
Heart Center at Sinai, other hospital centers of excellence include the ER-7 Emergency Center,
the Children's Hospital at Sinai, The Spine Center at Sinai, the Krieger Eye Institute, the
International Center for Limb Lengthening, the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
the Sinai Rehabilitation Center, the Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, and
the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai. Beyond these specialty offerings, the
hospital also provides a wide variety of primary care and specialty healthcare services. Visit
Sinai Hospital doctor.
and other healthcare services in the Baltimore-Washington DC area. Franklin Square has
343 beds and a medical staff of more than 850. The hospital has one of the area's busiest
emergency rooms, with more than 71,000 patients a year. Other services include a birthing
facility (with nearly 3,000 annual deliveries), an oncology program recognized for excellence
by the American College of Surgeons, neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, thoracic surgery,
vascular care, breast care, bariatric surgery, ambulatory surgery, cardiology, rehabilitation,
a primary care center and a sleep center. Visit the hospital's Find a Doctor online referral
page/physician directory for help finding a Franklin Square physician, as well as for information
about how to contact their telephone-based referral service.
serving more than 22,000 annual inpatients and 55,000 emergency room patients each year.
GBMC is also affiliated with Hospice of Baltimore and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Community Health Center. GBMC has 500 beds and is situated on a suburban campus. Health
care services include but are not limited to comprehensive surgical services, breast care,
obstetrics, gynecology, osteoporosis care, oncology, diabetes care, digestive health, pediatrics,
occupational therapy, diagnostic imaging, hyperbaric medicine, and a weight loss program.
In 2005, 58 of the 97 physicians selected by Baltimore Magazine as the area's Top Doctors
were on the GBMC medical staff (see online article for details about these doctors). For more
>> Baltimore Magazine publishes an annual list of the city's Top Doctors. Visit the magazine's
magazine subscriptions and/or where to purchse the Top Doctors issue.
World Report in 2005 as one of the nation's best hospitals for psychiatry (#11 in the country).
Sheppard Pratt Health System is a private, non-profit group of behavioral health and special
education facilities in Maryland and Northern Virginia. Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital,
located in Baltimore, is a 322-bed psychiatric hospital. Visit the Sheppard Pratt website for
details about the health system's services, locations and Clinicians.
