UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

[color photograph of University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland] The University of Maryland Medical System was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit corporation (Chapter 288, Acts of 1984). It received its present name in 1996.

The System provides inpatient and outpatient care, medical education, community health services, and emergency medical treatment in Baltimore and the surrounding area. Components of the System include the University of Maryland Medical Center (including R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center; University of Maryland Hospital for Children); Kernan and Deaton Hospitals; Maryland General Health Systems; and the North Arundel Health System.

The University of Maryland Medical System Corporation is governed by the Board of Directors. The Board consists of between twenty-two and twenty-seven voting members appointed to five-year terms by the Governor. Ex officio, six are nonvoting members. The Board elects the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, December 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

KERNAN & DEATON HOSPITALS

DEATON SPECIALTY HOSPITAL & HOME
611 South Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21230

The Deaton Specialty Hospital and Home, Inc., was purchased from the Christ Lutheran Church by the University of Maryland Medical System in July 1996. In downtown Baltimore, Deaton has 380 beds and offers long-term care for patients with a variety of injuries and illnesses.

JAMES LAWRENCE KERNAN HOSPITAL
2200 North Forest Park Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21207

The James Lawrence Kernan Hospital, Inc., serves orthopedic, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, dental and medical patients. It originated in 1895 as the Hospital for Crippled and Deformed Children and became affiliated in 1986 with the University of Maryland Medical System. In 1995, Kernan Hospital legally merged with the Montebello Rehabilitation Center (formerly under the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene).

MARYLAND GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

827 Linden Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Maryland General Health Systems began in 1881 as a teaching hospital for Baltimore Medical College. In 1911, it became Maryland General Hospital after merging with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In 1965, Maryland General Hospital and the Baltimore Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital merged and, in 1999, affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System. That affiliation in 1999 renamed the merged institutions as Maryland General Health Systems, a comprehensive health care network managed through Maryland General Hospital. The Hospital has 300 beds and offers residency programs for physicians in internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, opthalmology, and otolaryngology.

NORTH ARUNDEL HEALTH SYSTEM

301 Hospital Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

The North Arundel Health System joined the University of Maryland Medical System in July 2000. The System includes: North Arundel Hospital (329 beds); Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital; Nightime Pediatric's North; Special Beginning's Birth and Women's Center; and Sunrise Assisted Living Center.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER

22 South Greene St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

The University of Maryland Medical Center originated in 1823 as the Baltimore Infirmary formed by the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The Infirmary became the University of Maryland Hospital in 1897 and affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System in 1984. Often called University Hospital, it was reorganized as the University of Maryland Medical Center in 1998. The Center provides patient care, education, and research. It is a regional referral center for cardiac care, high-risk obstetrics and neonatology, oncology, neuro care, pediatrics, transplant and women's health services. In addition, the Center remains the primary teaching hospital for the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER
22 South Greene St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center was founded in 1961 as the clinical hub of the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems. Following the reorganization of the Institute in 1993, the Center continues under the management of the University of Maryland Medical System. The Center is Maryland's primary adult trauma center, treating patients with severe multiple trauma, and head and spine injuries.

MARLENE & STEWART GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTER
22 South Greene St., Room N9E21
Baltimore, MD 21201

The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center was formed in 1965 as the Baltimore Cancer Research Center of the National Cancer Institute. It affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System under contractual arrangement in 1974, and was renamed the Baltimore Cancer Research program in 1978. The Program became the University of Maryland Cancer Center in 1981 and was renamed the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in 1996. The Center is the focus of cancer treatment and research within the School of Medicine of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and the University of Maryland Medical System.

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