Kelly Ryan, DO, Sports Medicine Specialist and Member of the Maryland Horsemen's Health System staff, discusses concussions and jockey health with The Baltimore Sun. Dr. Ryan contributed extensively to medical protocols recently approved by a national horse racing body for concussions. “No one has had protocols for concussions, and when you’re here on a daily basis you see how important they are.”
Baltimore—(November 2016)— MedStar Health is proud to announce that 118 of its Baltimore hospital physicians have been recognized by Baltimore magazine in the much anticipated and highly coveted 30th annual edition of Top Docs, now on stands.
Physicians who grace the pages of the Top Docs edition are chosen by their peers who respond to a survey asking which physician they would most likely send their own family member to. Nearly 12,000 physicians in the region were surveyed for this year’s list. Baltimore magazine then publishes the top physicians named in over one hundred specialties.
To learn more about these physicians, click here.
* MedStar Franklin physicians
Fouad Abbas, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, MedStar Harbor
* Hatem Abdo, MD, Neurosurgery, MedStar Franklin Square
* Albert Aboulafia, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Andrew Abramowitz, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedics, MedStar Franklin Square
* Steven J. Adashek, MD, Gynecology and Women’s Health
* Khalid Al-Talib, MD, Nephrology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Blair Andrew, MD, Radiology: Interventional, MedStar Franklin Square
Paul Asdourian, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Spine, MedStar Union Memorial
Rajah Ayash, MD, Pulmonary, MedStar Union Memorial
Cengiz Aygun, MD, Radiation Oncology, MedStar Good Samaritan
* Michelle Bahrain, MD, Infectious Disease, MedStar Franklin Square
* Marie Bellantoni, MD, Endocrinology/Diabetes Care, MedStar Franklin Square
* Harsha Bhagtani, MD, Pediatrics, MedStar Franklin Square
* Charles Boice, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square
Henry Boucher, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Joint Replacement, MedStar Union Memorial
* Troy Brijbasi, MD, Radiology: Interventional, MedStar Franklin Square
* Jennifer Broussard, MD, Pathology, MedStar Franklin Square
Cynthia Buchman-Webb, MD, Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial
Gregory Burgoyne, MD, General Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
Wayne Campbell, MD, Infectious Disease, MedStar Union Memorial
Issam Cheikh, MD, Endocrinology, MedStar Union Memorial
* David Cohen, MD, Sports Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
* Jacques Conaway, MD, Sleep Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
* Katherine Day, MD, Otolaryngology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Gabriel Del Corral, MD, General Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery: Breast, MedStar Franklin Square
Luis Dibos, MD, Cardiac Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
Zeena Dorai, MD, Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery, MedStar Union Memorial
* William Dowling, MD, Urology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Michael Dvorkin, MD, Orthopaedics: General, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery: Joint, MedStar Franklin Square
Frank Ebert, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Joint Replacement, MedStar Union Memorial
* Kristen Fernandez, MD, Breast Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Harbor
* Jeffrey Ferris, MD, Colo-rectal, MedStar Franklin Square
Michael Fiocco, MD, Cardiac Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
* Steven Fleisher, MD, Gastroenterology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Jerold Fleishman, MD, Neurology: General, MedStar Franklin Square
* Frank Frassica, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square
Mojtaba Gashti, MD, Vascular Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
* David Gold, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Joint, MedStar Franklin Square
* David Golden, MD, Allergy: Immunology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Ira Gubernick, MD, Orthopaedics: General, MedStar Franklin Square
Vinay Gupta, MD, Hepatobillary Surgery and Surgical Oncology, MedStar Union Memorial
Gregory Guyton, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Foot and Ankle, MedStar Union Memorial
* Jonathan Hansen, MD, Emergency Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
* Matthew Hansen, MD, Pain Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
* Daniel Harley, MD, Thoracic Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square
* Howard Hauptman, MD, Rheumatology, MedStar Franklin Square
Richard Heitmiller, MD, Thoracic Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
* Carrie Hempel, MD, Palliative Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
George Hennawi, MD, Geriatrics, MedStar Good Samaritan
James Higgins, MD, Hand Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
Jeffrey Hobelmann, MD, Anesthesia, MedStar Good Samaritan
Peter Holt, MD, Rheumatology, MedStar Good Samaritan
* Barbara Howard, MD, Pediatric Behavior and Development , MedStar Franklin Square
* Jeffrey Iding, MD, Pathology, MedStar Franklin Square
Peter Innis, MD, Hand Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
* George Jabaji, MD, Vascular Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square
* Adrien Janvier, MD, Hospitalist, MedStar Franklin Square
Allan Jensen, MD, Ophthalmology, MedStar Union Memorial
* Sankar Kausik, MD, Urology, MedStar Franklin Square
Christopher Kearney, MD, Palliative Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial
* Malik Kelly, MD, Hospitalist, MedStar Franklin Square
* Joyce King, MD, Family Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
Camille Kodsi, MD, Anesthesia and Cardiac Anesthesia, MedStar Union Memorial
* Pallavi Kumar, MD, Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square
Richard Lebow, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial
Mesfin Lemma, MD, Orthopedic Surgery: Spine, MedStar Good Samaritan
Scott Lepre, MD (NRH), Inpatient Rehabilitation, MedStar Good Samaritan
Brad Lerner, MD, Urology, MedStar Union Memorial
* Nicola London, MD, General Obstetrics, MedStar Franklin Square
Nicholas Mantel, MD, Anesthesiology, MedStar Union Memorial
Momina Mastoor, MD, Medical Cardiology, MedStar Union Memorial
* Jonathan Matz, MD, Allergy: Immunology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Edward McCarron, MD, Surgical Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Fernando Mena, MD, Neonatology, MedStar Franklin Square
Stuart Miller, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Foot and Ankle, MedStar Union Memorial
* Ziad Mirza, MD, Hyperbaric Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square; Internal Medicine, MedStar Good Samaritan
John Mitcherling, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MedStar Good Samaritan
Mahsa Mohebtash, MD, Hematology and Medical Oncology, MedStar Union Memorial
Marc Mugmon, MD, Medical Cardiology, MedStar Union Memorial
David Nasrallah, MD, General Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
* Yvonne Ottaviano, MD, Oncology: Breast, MedStar Franklin Square
James Parshall, MD, Geriatrics, MedStar Good Samaritan
* Jeffrey Posner, MD, Nephrology, MedStar Franklin Square
Joseph Puthumana, MD, Hospitalist, MedStar Union Memorial
Salim Rizk, MD, Critical Care, MedStar Union Memorial
Paul Sack, MD, Endocrinology, MedStar Union Memorial
* Samer Saiedy, MD, Vascular Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square
Waiel Samara, MD, Internal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial
* Kevin Schendel, MD, Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square; MedStar Good Samaritan
Lew Schon, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Foot and Ankle, MedStar Union Memorial
* Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD, MedStar Franklin Square; Allergy, MedStar Union Memorial
* Stephen Selinger, MD, Intesivists/Critical Care, MedStar Franklin Square
John Senatore, MD, Podiatry, MedStar Union Memorial
Carlton Sexton, MD, Radiology, MedStar Union Memorial
Richard Shapiro, MD, Anesthesia, MedStar Union Memorial
Elias Shaya, MD, Psychiatry, MedStar Good Samaritan
Susan Shiber, MD, Cardiac Anesthesia, MedStar Union Memorial
Alan Shikani, MD, Otolaryngology, MedStar Union Memorial
* Anadir Silva, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
Manav Singla, MD, Allergy and Immunology: Pediatrics, MedStar Union Memorial
Peter Sloane, MD, Critical Care and Pulmonary, MedStar Union Memorial
* Samuel Smith, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology/IVF, Gynecology and Women's Health, MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Harbor
* Gabriel Soudry, MD, Nuclear Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
* Nassif Soueid, MD, Plastic Surgery: Reconstrutive, Plastic Surgery: Breast, MedStar Franklin Square
* Edward Steiner, MD, Radiology, MedStar Franklin Square
* Raymond Sturner, MD, Pediatrics Behavior and Development, MedStar Franklin Square
* Adrienne Suggs, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square
Brian Swehla, MD, Interventional Radiology, MedStar Union Memorial
Daniel Teklay, MD, Emergency Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial
Justin Tortolani, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Spine, MedStar Union Memorial
* Matthew Wallace, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square
John Wang, MD, Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Union Memorial
Cindy Webb, MD, Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial
David Widlus, MD, Interventional Radiology, MedStar Union Memorial
* Marcos Wolff, MD, Infectious Disease, MedStar Franklin Square
* Christopher You, MD, Bariatrics, MedStar Franklin Square
* Amy Zimmerman, MD, Ophthalmology, MedStar Franklin Square
Neal Zimmerman, MD, Hand Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system dedicated to caring for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation and research. MedStar’s 30,000 associates, 6,000 affiliated physicians, 10 hospitals, ambulatory care and urgent care centers, and the MedStar Health Research Institute are recognized regionally and nationally for excellence in medical care. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University, MedStar trains more than 1,100 medical residents annually. MedStar Health’s patient-first philosophy combines care, compassion and clinical excellence with an emphasis on customer service. For more information, visit MedStarHealth.org.
Baltimore—(February 25, 2014)— Michael P. Hartnett has been named vice president of Public Affairs and Marketing for both the Baltimore region of MedStar Health, and for one of the four hospitals he will oversee: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership to the dual role, which follows a successful organizational model already established in MedStar Health’s southern region.
In addition to MFSMC, Hartnett will be responsible for the communications, public affairs and marketing at MedStar Union Memorial, MedStar Good Samaritan and MedStar Harbor Hospitals.
Hartnett will provide sound strategic marketing and communications counsel to twenty associates throughout the region, while overseeing the development and execution of comprehensive integrated marketing plans, and driving organization’s image, visibility and brand.
Hartnett joins MedStar after a 13-year tenure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC). He joined GBMC in January 2001 as the director of Market Research and was promoted to director of Marketing in January 2003. Providing executive oversight, Hartnett led the organization in the development of strategic marketing initiatives and overall brand management. With a proven track record of effective strategic decisions, he managed tactical marketing efforts resulting in $8.8 million in revenue from new patients in FY2012.
Prior to GBMC, Hartnett served as assistant director of Marketing at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and in market research management roles at Becton, Dickinson and Company’s Microbiology Systems division, and at Jason Pharmaceuticals.
Harnett holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a marketing focus from Towson University and a master’s degree in Marketing from The Johns Hopkins University.
He is an active board member and serves as treasurer of the Maryland Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (MSHSMD). He is also an associate faculty member for the Master of Arts in Leadership and Management program at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system dedicated to caring for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation and research. MedStar’s 30,000 associates, 6,000 affiliated physicians, 10 hospitals, ambulatory care and urgent care centers, and the MedStar Health Research Institute are recognized regionally and nationally for excellence in medical care. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University, MedStar trains more than 1,100 medical residents annually. MedStar Health’s patient-first philosophy combines care, compassion and clinical excellence with an emphasis on customer service. For more information, visit MedStarHealth.org.
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. MedStar Franklin Square provides many medical and healthcare services, including a broad range of healthcare specialties, advanced technologies and treatments not traditionally found at community hospitals. The hospital is ranked third in admissions among all Maryland hospitals and is first in Emergency Department visits with more than 108,000 visits annually. MedStar Franklin Square is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Stroke Center and has earned some of the nation’s most prestigious quality awards including Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing, the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation and inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital specialty ranking for four consecutive years. With more than 3,300 employees, MedStar Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Visit medstarfranklinsquare.org for more information.
Baltimore—(February 7, 2014)—MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has appointed two prominent members of the community to join its Board of Directors. Melly Goodell, MD, chairperson for the department of Family Medicine at MedStar Franklin Square, and Ray Naimoli, senior manager of corporate partnership sales for the Baltimore Orioles, bring solid community advocacy with a combined 29 years of expertise and strategic business development to the hospital’s 20-member board.
At MedStar Franklin Square, Dr. Goodell oversees the strategic, operational and financial aspects of the department of Family Medicine. That includes the residency training program, and a certified patient centered medical program that provides care to over 10,000 patients in the area. There, she is also charged with growing community based research and population health efforts.
Dr. Goodell also serves as the director of Healthcare for the Homeless, a comprehensive healthcare clinic for homeless residents of Baltimore County, located on the hospital campus.
In 2008, Dr. Goodell first joined MedStar Franklin Square as a faculty member in the department of family medicine, and advanced to vice-chair in 2009. She was promoted to chair the following year.
Dr. Goodell attended medical school at Duke University and completed a residency in family medicine at the University of California San Diego. She then completed a fellowship in faculty development at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Prior to her tenure at MedStar Franklin Square, Dr. Goodell served as program director of the Family Medicine Residency program at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Racine, WI. She has held various roles as a faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Goodell also serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
As the new senior manager of corporate partnership sales for the Baltimore Orioles, Ray Naimoli will be generating new business partnerships and incremental revenue from existing Orioles partners.
Prior to his current role, he served as the senior account executive for corporate sales for the Baltimore Ravens. Naimoli joined the Ravens in May 2004 as the manager of business development. Throughout his 10 year tenure, Naimoli rose through the ranks, becoming the senior account executive of regional partnerships and sales in August 2011. In this role, Naimoli was responsible for securing new business from both national and regional clients, as well as incremental/renewal business from the 21 accounts that he manages on a daily basis. His client base included some of the Ravens largest corporate partners including, M&T Bank, Toyota, Comcast SportsNet, GEICO and Maryland Live Casino.
After graduating with a B.S. degree in Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Naimoli, served as a Graduate Assistant in George Washington University’s Sports Communications department while earning his M.T.A degree in Sports Management.
Naimoli is a 2013 graduate of the Leadership Baltimore County program. He is also an active member of the Medstar Franklin Square Foundation, where he currently serves as the vice chairman of the Foundation Board of Directors and chairman of the NICU Capital Campaign.
To learn more about the MedStar Franklin Square Board, click here.
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. MedStar Franklin Square provides many medical and healthcare services, including a broad range of healthcare specialties, advanced technologies and treatments not traditionally found at community hospitals. The hospital is ranked third in admissions among all Maryland hospitals and is first in Emergency Department visits with more than 108,000 visits annually. MedStar Franklin Square is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Stroke Center and has earned some of the nation’s most prestigious quality awards including Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing, the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation and inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital specialty ranking for four consecutive years. With more than 3,300 employees, MedStar Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Visit medstarfranklinsquare.org for more information.
Baltimore—(January 9, 2014)— As hospitals across the nation look for new and innovative ways to battle deadly pathogens and kill risky multi-drug resistant organisms, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has taken a leap into the future with a germ-zapping robot that eliminates hard-to-kill bugs in hard-to-clean places.
The Xenex robot uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV-C) light that is 25,000 times more powerful than sunlight to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even bacterial spores. The system is effective against even the most dangerous pathogens, including Clostridium difficile (C. diff), norovirus, influenza, and staph bacteria, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA.
The robot can disinfect a room in minutes and is easily portable, allowing it to be used in virtually any location within the hospital. MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to implement robotic disinfection system, which has been credited for helping other healthcare facilities in the U.S. decrease their MRSA and C.diff infection rates by more than 50 percent, according to studies.
“This technology represents our ongoing, aggressive efforts to offer our patients the highest possible quality of care, in the safest possible environment,” said Larry Strassner, Sr. Vice-President of Operations and Chief Nursing Officer for the hospital. “We are very excited to begin using the robot to help us achieve our goals in infection prevention. Patient safety remains our top priority.” MFSMC plans to use this technology to clean all patient rooms, the ER and operating rooms.
Because the Xenex robots use UV light, they are able to reach every surface in the room and do not leave a chemical residue. Each treatment takes about 5 minutes. To disinfect a room after standard cleaning procedures are complete, hospital team members wheel the Xenex robot into the room, position it, begin the automated sequence, and then leave the room. A sign is placed outside the room warning people not to enter while the robot is in operation, and a motion sensor on the robot automatically shuts off the machine if anyone should enter, or if motion is detected. The process is then repeated on the other side of the bed and in the bathroom, for a total of 15 minutes to thoroughly clean each room.
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. MedStar Franklin Square provides many medical and healthcare services, including a broad range of healthcare specialties, advanced technologies and treatments not traditionally found at community hospitals. The hospital is ranked third in admissions among all Maryland hospitals and is first in Emergency Department visits with more than 108,000 visits annually. MedStar Franklin Square is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Stroke Center and has earned some of the nation’s most prestigious quality awards including Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing, the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation and inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital specialty ranking for four consecutive years. With more than 3,300 employees, MedStar Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Visit medstarfranklinsquare.org for more information.
Baltimore—MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has named Debbie Kisner, PhD, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, vice president of Nursing Operations. In her new role, Kisner will provide strategic leadership, sustaining the culture of Magnet and leading nursing services across the MedStar Franklin Square enterprise.
As vice president of Nursing Operations, Kisner will have operational responsibility for the departments of nursing including, Nursing Administration, Medicine, Women’s and Children, Behavioral Health, Oncology, and the Surgical Inpatient unit. Kisner also will serve as the executive liaison for the scope of nursing practices at MedStar Franklin Square’s ambulatory care sites.
Kisner has been at MedStar Franklin Square since 1987 and has held a variety of roles including staff nurse in the Operating Room, director of Perioperative Services and clinical nurse educator. Since 2004 she has held the position as administrative director of Surgical Services and most recently the interim Magnet program director.
Kisner has a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in Education from Johns Hopkins University and a doctoral degree in Education from Kennedy-Western University.
Kisner demonstrates strong skills to work collaboratively with all disciplines across the organization. Kisner’s ability to plan, execute and achieve desired outcomes, along with her years of progressive management experience and knowledge of MedStar Franklin Square make her a top candidate for success in this new role.
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. MedStar Franklin Square provides many medical and healthcare services, including a broad range of healthcare specialties, advanced technologies and treatments not traditionally found at community hospitals. The hospital is ranked third in admissions among all Maryland hospitals and is first in Emergency Department visits with more than 108,000 visits annually. MedStar Franklin Square is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Stroke Center and has earned some of the nation’s most prestigious quality awards including Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing, the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation and inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital specialty ranking for four consecutive years. With more than 3,300 employees, MedStar Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Visit http://www.medstarfranklinsquare.org/ for more information.
Ranked Among Nation’s Top Hospitals in Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
Baltimore—MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has been named a top hospital in the state by U.S. News & World Report. Named third in both Maryland and the Baltimore metro area, MedStar Franklin Square also ranks among the nation’s top 50 “Best Hospitals” in gastroenterology and GI surgery.
Of the 5,000 hospitals surveyed, MedStar Franklin Square is one of only 147 hospitals to be nationally ranked in one or more specialties. MedStar Franklin Square also received high-performing scores in ten specialty areas: cancer; diabetes and endocrinology; ear, nose and throat; geriatrics; gynecology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopaedics; pulmonology; and urology.
“We are honored to be placed at the top of this coveted list, named among the very best hospitals in Maryland and our region,” said MedStar Franklin Square President Sam Moskowitz. “This recognition is a reflection of the care provided by our team and the focus we have placed on quality, service and patient safety. I am proud of all of our physicians, nurses and associates who work together in a united effort to pursue our vision of delivering excellence in patient care, each and every day.”
This year’s “Best Hospitals,” the 24th annual edition, showcases nearly 5,000 medical centers across the country and spans 16 medical specialties, from cancer to neurology & neurosurgery. U.S. News created the “Best Hospitals” ranking system to identify the best medical centers for the most difficult patients—those whose illnesses pose unusual challenges because of underlying conditions, procedure difficulty, or other medical issues that add risk.
Factors used by U.S. News for the rankings included technology, hospital’s reputation among physicians, patient satisfaction and quality measures such as survival rates and nurse to patient ratio.
“A hospital that emerges from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of,” said Avery Comarow, U.S. News health rankings editor. “Only about 15 percent of hospitals are recognized for their high performance as among their region’s best. Just 3 percent of all hospitals earn a national ranking in any specialty.”
MedStar Franklin Square shares the top list with several MedStar Health sister hospitals. A total of eight MedStar facilities were ranked as top regional hospitals, including MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Harbor Hospital and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in the Baltimore region; and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar National Rehab Network and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the Washington, D.C., region. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital was ranked in both Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region.
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. MedStar Franklin Square provides many medical and healthcare services, including a broad range of healthcare specialties, advanced technologies and treatments not traditionally found at community hospitals. The hospital is ranked third in admissions among all Maryland hospitals and is first in Emergency Department visits with more than 108,000 visits annually. MedStar Franklin Square is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Stroke Center and has earned some of the nation’s most prestigious quality awards including Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing, the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation and inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital specialty ranking for four consecutive years. With more than 3,300 employees, MedStar Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Visit medstarfranklinsquare.org for more information.
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