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 is responsible for patient care, medical education, community health services, and emergency medical treatment provided by the medical systems of the University of Maryland. These systems include the University of Maryland Hospital; the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; the Deaton Specialty Hospital and Home, Inc.; the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center; and the James Lawrence Kernan Hospital, Inc.
The University of Maryland Medical System 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.
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Chair of the Board of Directors appoints a Community Advisory Council (known as the Farmer-Mitchell Community Advisory Council), whose members serve three-year terms. The Committee advises the Board on services offered by the Corporation that are of importance to the community (Code Education Article, secs. 13-1B-01 through 13-1B-13).
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HOSPITAL
In 1823, the University of Maryland Hospital was formed as the Baltimore Infirmary by the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The Hospital received its present name in 1897 and affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System in 1984. University Hospital (as it often is called) 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, University Hospital remains the primary teaching hospital for the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
JAMES LAWRENCE KERNAN HOSPITAL
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).
WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER REHABILITATION CENTER
The William Donald Schaefer Rehabilitation Center began at Kernan Hospital in April 1996. Previously, the Center had been the Montebello Rehabilitation Center.
The Schaefer Rehabilitation Center is a 128-bed inpatient rehabilitation center. It treats patients with brain or spinal cord injuries, stroke, multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders, and orthopedic disorders. A subacute rehabilitation unit opened in 1996.
R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER
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, specializing in head and spinal injuries.
DEATON SPECIALTY HOSPITAL & HOME
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 offers long-term care for patients with a variety of injuries and illnesses.
MARLENE & STEWART GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTER
The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center was formed as the Baltimore Cancer Research Center of the National Cancer Institute. It affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System in 1974, and became the University of Maryland Cancer Center in 1981. The Center is the focus of cancer-related work within the School of Medicine of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and the University of Maryland Medical System.
Maryland Manual On-Line, 1998
July 10, 1998
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