Program areas at Suburban Hospital
Surgical patient services:suburban Hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services. These include orthopedic services, including spine, neurosurgery and joint replacement, with the joint replacement program serving over 1,500 patients annually. With the davinci surgical system, urologic, gynecologic and thoracic procedures are performed with state-of-the-art robotic technology. Suburban Hospital is the only certified trauma center in montgomery county. The level ii trauma center treats 1500 major trauma cases annually and has an orthopedic traumatologist on staff. The following specialists are on call for emergencies: trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, urologists, ent, ob/gyn, and cardiologists. During 2022, Suburban Hospital admitted 906 surgical inpatients. 2,011 operating room cases were performed.
Cardiovascular patient services:suburban Hospital's specialized center for cardiac care, anchored by the nih heart center, brings the clinical and scientific excellence of two renowned medical institutions to a community-based cardiac program. Through collaboration with the national heart, lung, and blood institute (nhlbi) of the national institutes of health and johns hopkins medicine, Suburban Hospital provides patients easy access to advanced cardiovascular treatments available in very few medical centers. In addition to state-of-the-art cardiac surgery and angioplasty, the nih heart center at Suburban Hospital complements a broad range of exisiting cardiac programs at Suburban Hospital - from emergency care to cardiac diagnostics and rehabilitation. During 2022 there were 501 admissions.
Medical patient services:suburban Hospital provides acute and critical care for a complete range of medical diagnoses. The Hospital is a joint commission certified primary stroke center featuring a dedicated nih stroke team, which provides rapid diagnosis and cutting-edge treatment of strokes. Suburban Hospital also operates a cancer care program, which is accredited with commendation by the commission on cancer of the american college of surgeons. The comprehensive program services patients with all diagnoses and offers cutting-edge technology and personalized care. In 2022, Suburban Hospital admitted approximately 7,700 medical patients.suburban Hospital's objectives are to measure and analyze variances and improve care processes related to key target zero quality initiatives: (1) falls with injury (2) central-line associated bloodstream infection (3) ventilator associated pneumonia (4) pressure ulcer rates.