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Greater Baltimore Medical Center

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In October 1965, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) opened in Towson, Maryland. Founded in the late 19th century, GBMC was created by two prestigious Baltimore hospitals that sought to serve the growing population north of the city. These hospitals came together to build an exceptional and expansive community hospital. The Hospital for the Women of Maryland in Baltimore City had a novel specialization. While previously most women were cared for in their homes, it opened in 1882 in Bolton Hill as only the second women's hospital in the country. The Presbyterian Eye, Ear and Throat Charity Hospital had nearly 100 years of excellence in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. The hospital originated as a clinic in a civil war surgeon's East Baltimore carriage house in the 1887. It later moved to a larger capacity building on East Baltimore Street. Today GBMC is a licensed 302-bed healthcare facility with nearly 1 million square feet of medical complex.

Facts & Figures on GBMC

• Service Area-Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Howard, Carroll and Harford Counties, Baltimore City, and Southern Pennsylvania
• Facilities-Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Physicians Pavilion East and West and ancillary support buildings; Hospice of Baltimore County, Hospice of Howard County, Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care, Physicians Pavilion in Owings Mills, Weinberg Community Health Center
• Residency Programs-Medicine, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Podiatry
• Surgeries-30,887 (23,962 outpatient, 6,915 inpatient)
• ER Visits-49,786
• Births-4,885 (Most in Central Maryland)
• Cancer Pts.-2,040 (Calendar Year 1999)
• Endoscopies-10,163
• Admissions-20,387
• Patient Days-80,916
• Average Daily Census-221
• Average LOS-4.0 days
• Hospice Patient Days-40,920
• Home Care Visits-67,152
• Wound Care Visits-8,830
• Clinic Visits-44,320
• Weinberg Health Center Visits-23,036
• Charity Care-$1,342,000
• Employees (FTEs)-2,386
• Physicians-1,417
• Medical Residents-76
• Volunteers-730