Howard County General Hospital
About Us:
Welcome to Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Howard County General Hospital has been serving our community for more than 30 years. Our mission, "To Care, to Heal, to Serve" is carried through in all that we do.
When the Columbia Hospital and Clinics Foundation was founded in 1973, it was conceived as simply a 59-bed, short-stay facility for members of the Columbia Medical Plan. However, in response to the immediate demand for services and rapid rate of growth in the County, the hospital was incorporated the following year as Howard County General Hospital, an independent not-for-profit hospital with a mission to provide high-quality, comprehensive care and, in the process, improve the health of its community. In 1998, the hospital entered into a strategic partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine, thereby augmenting the strong, community-focused, integrated delivery system already in place with the benefits of a formal connection with a world-renowned academic medical center. The alliance with Hopkins has positioned HCGH to pursue new initiatives that will provide improved services, facilities, and medical technology to the residents of Howard County.
Today, Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a 208-bed comprehensive, acute-care medical center specializing in women`s and children`s services, surgery, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, gerontology, psychiatry, emergency services, and community health education. Last year, the hospital had nearly 14,000 admissions; performed more than 13,000 surgical procedures; delivered over 2,900 babies; and treated more than 75,000 patients in the Emergency Department.
Facts:
Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a private, not-for-profit, community health care provider, governed by a community-based board of trustees. Opened in 1973, the original 59-bed, short-stay hospital has grown into a 208-bed comprehensive, acute-care medical center specializing in women`s and children`s services, surgery, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, gerontology, psychiatry, emergency services, and community health education. In July of 1998 Howard County General Hospital joined Johns Hopkins Medicine.
HCGH staff includes over 1,600 full- and part-time employees
HCGH is the second largest employer in Howard County and employs more than 1,000 county residents.
More than 600 volunteers contributed 55,959 hours of service in FY 2006, working in all areas of the hospital and the community in support of the hospital and its services.
The professional staff is comprised of 717 physicians and allied health professionals, representing 67 specialties and subspecialties. Ninety-four percent of the physicians are board-certified in their specialty.
Hospital expenditures total approximately $160 million, much of which is spent locally for food, goods and services. This figure includes salaries and benefits of over $72 million.
Fiscal Year 2006 Utilization Statistics
HCGH provided services to more than 165,000 people.
Provided outreach and wellness programs to more than 34,000 people.
Admitted 13,866 patients to the hospital.
Performed 13,020 surgeries. Of these, 3,560 were performed in the hospital and 9,460 were performed as outpatient procedures at The Center for Ambulatory Surgery or in the hospital's main Operating room.
Delivered 2,943 babies
Evaluated and treated 76,283 patients in the Emergency Room, a 5.2% increase over FY05 Emergency Department visits.
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