Program areas at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
See schedule omedstar Franklin Square's largest program is access to and the provision of acute Hospital services to the communities of eastern baltimore county, Maryland and the surrounding areas. In addition to the program service expenses listed above, Medstar Franklin Square incurred $82.2m of management and general expenses in providing services to its communities. Medstar Franklin Square offers clinical services in medicine, surgery, oncology, cardiology (including angioplasty), obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, emergency services, behavioral health, neuro-stroke care, and a variety of ambulatory services. Medstar Franklin Square expanded capabilities in the treatment of neurovascular/stroke care with a neurovascular Center, stroke care Center, and neurocare icu. Medstar Franklin Square also constructed a helipad on the roof of the Hospital to facilitate patient care. Accredited by the joint commission, Medstar Franklin Square is proud to have earned some of the region's and nation's most prestigious honors and accolades, including: magnet designation by the american nurses credentialing Center (ancc) for excellence in nursing; the american heart association's "mission: lifeline - stemi receiving Center" gold award; the american heart association/american stroke association's "get with the guidelines" stroke gold plus achievement award, the crib for kids national safe sleep Hospital certification; baltimore magazine recognized 78 Medstar health physicians as "top doctors" in november 2021; baltimore magazine recognized 5 Medstar Franklin Square nurses for excellence in nursing in 2021; cardiopulmonary rehabilitation certified by the american association of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation; Maryland patient safety Center's neonatal abstinence syndrome Center of excellence award; nurse improving care for healthsystem elders (niche) senior friendly, and recognition by us news and world report as high performing in heart failure, diabetes care, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer.since march 2020, Medstar health has cared for 1 in 4 covid-19 patients in the region. Operating as one Medstar and aligning with guidance from the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) and local departments of health, Medstar health covid-19 preparations and response continue to be guided by three critical drivers: provide a safe care environment for patients and associates; mitigate community spread of covid-19; and ensure operational continuity to fulfill our core mission of caring for our communities.these efforts have evolved and transitioned in multiple ways throughout the duration of the covid-19 pandemic, leading to a number of integrated care approaches in place today: utilization of Medstar health urgent care, Medstar evisit and our digital capabilities to create access, testing sites, and telehealth for primary care and follow-up visits; expanded management of care continuum needs for patients through Medstar health home care; execution of innovative laboratory approaches integrated with occupational health to better support associates managing through covid-19 exposures; deployment of community mobile units and clinics for covid-19 vaccinations/boosters; increased management of supply and acquisition of personal protective equipment (ppe), n95 respirators, covid-19 vaccines and boosters; reinforcement of a mandatory covid-19 vaccination policy resulting in compliance of 99% of associates and physicians; and administration of more than 36,800 covid-19 vaccinations/boosters to Medstar health associates and physicians and more than 74,500 to patients across the region in fy 2022.
Medstar Franklin Square provided $18.7m in health professions education in fiscal year 2022. This category includes training in graduate Medical education, and education for physicians, Medical students, nurses, and other health professions.
Medstar Franklin Square provided $50.1m in subsidized (mission driven) health services in fiscal year 2022. These critical services, which are driven by community needs, operate at a loss. They address priorities primarily through disease prevention and improvement of health status. Services include hospitalists, behavioral health, neurology, emergency medicine, women's and children's health, and palliative care.