Laurel Regional Hospital
| Laurel Regional Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions Healthcare | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Services | |
| Beds | 236 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Maryland |
Laurel Regional Hospital is a community hospital located in Laurel, Maryland.
History
Laurel Regional Hospital was proposed in 1972. Construction funds were approved by Prince George's County Executive Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. in 1975 for a $14.5 million hospital.[1] The building was constructed in 1978 as the "Greater Laurel-Beltsville Hospital" for $20 million.[2][3][4]
In 1983, the Prince George's council created the Community Hospital and Health Care corporation to manage the county's three hospitals. In July 1985, the Hospital Corporation of America was hired to manage the hospital system. Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. was appointed chairman of the Board and 22 members volunteered to resign.[5][6] In 1993, Kelly became president of Dimensions Healthcare which took over management of Prince George's hospitals;[7] he left Dimensions in mid-2003.[8]
In July 2011, the Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit relocated to Laurel Regional Hospital from Cheverly, Maryland, where it had been for 43 years. The fourth-floor unit is named for former politician Gladys Noon Spellman.[9]
The hospital is home since 1995 to a specialty outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine center.[10] The center houses two monoplace hyperbaric chambers which are used for special kinds of advanced wound healing.[11] The center received Center of Distinction Status for 2015 by its Healogics network after 12 consecutive months of "patient satisfaction higher than 92 percent, and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 91 percent within 30 median days to heal."[12]
On July 31, 2015, Dimensions Healthcare announced its decision to close the hospital and retain only outpatient services until a new ambulatory surgery center is built in 2018.[13][14] On July 18, 2016, a plan was announced by Laurel officials that would result in the hospital's being operated by the University of Maryland Medical System.[15]
References
- ↑ "Kelly Signs Building Contract For Greater Laurel Hospital". The Washington Post. 15 August 1975.
- ↑ "Deficit Seen for P.G. Hospital Project: Deficit Seen for P.G. Hospital Project". The Washington Post. 30 March 1978.
- ↑ DeNeen L Brown (21 December 1997). "Hospital, Nurses Are At Odds Over Strikers Who Lost Their Positions: Fate of 'Laurel 10' Is a Key Issue in Union Dispute". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Gwendolyn Glenn (28 October 2014). "Laurel Regional has 'process in place' for Ebola patients". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ "Hospital Board Fires Aluisi, Appoints Kelly: P.G. Hospital Board Fires Aluisi As Chairman and Appoints Kelly". The Washington Post. 30 July 1985.
- ↑ "22 Members Quit Hospital Board in P.G.: 22 on Board Of Hospitals In P.G. Offer Resignations". The Washington Post. 1 October 1985.
- ↑ "Md. Secretary of State Quits, Drops Political Bid". The Washington Post. 20 February 1993.
- ↑ McElhatton, Jim (June 22, 2005). "Ex-health care chief got big payoff". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
Mr. Kelly left the health care system in 2003 -- four weeks into the fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2003
- ↑ "Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit relocates to Laurel Regional Hospital". Baltimore Sun. July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Laurel Regional Hospital Appoints Medical Director of Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center" (PDF) (Press release). Dimensions Healthcare System. March 18, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center". Dimensions Healthcare System. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
The facility and its services were expanded to include two new hyperbaric oxygen chambers to provide specialization in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), an innovative treatment for the non-healing wounds of many diabetic patients and other patients.
- ↑ Michaels, Andrew (March 8, 2016). "Laurel Regional wound care center awarded Center of Distinction Status". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ Wilkins, Tracee; di Marzo, Marina (July 31, 2015). "Laurel Regional Hospital Downsizing and Closing". NBC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Dzwonchyk, Melanie (July 31, 2015). "Laurel Regional to be replaced by outpatient facility". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Michaels, Andrew; Griffin, Dan (July 18, 2016). "Laurel Regional Hospital to be operated by University of Maryland Medical System". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
