Hospitals

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 182-bed comprehensive, acute-care medical center specializing in women’s and children’s health education. In July of 1998, Howard County General Hospital joined Johns Hopkins Medicine.

• HCGH staff includes nearly 1,700 full- and part-time employees
  
  
• HCGH is the fifth largest employer in Howard County and employs more county residents than any other organization in the county except the Howard County School System
  
  
• More than 540 volunteers contributed 43,473 hours of service in FY 2003, working in all areas of the hospital and the community in support of the hospital and its services
  
  
• The professional staff is comprised of nearly 750 physicians and allied health professionals, representing 59 specialties and subspecialties. Ninety percent of the physicians are board-certified in their specialty.
  
  
• Hospital expenditures total approximately $130 million, much of which is spent locally for food, goods and services. This figure includes salaries and benefits of over $65 million.
  (Hospital information courtesy of www.hcgh.org)