Calvert Memorial Hospital
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Calvert Memorial Hospital is a small rural community hospital
located in Prince Frederick, Maryland
. Calvert Memorial is currently the only hospital serving the Calvert County, Maryland
area. Calvert Memorial does not provide cardiac intervention care, rather a Critical Care Paramedic & RN helicopter team flies patients suffering from a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) to MedStar Health's Washington Hospital Center, located in Washington, DC. Similarly, adult patients suffering from serious traumatic injuries are flown by a Paramedic to the level II trauma center at Prince George's Hospital Center, while pediatric trauma is flown to Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC. Calvert County Paramedics may also choose to fly critical patients directly from the scene, bypassing the local hospital altogether.
Calvert Memorial Hospital was originally located along Main Street in Prince Frederick
until the 1950s, when it moved to a single story facility on 100 Hospital Road. In 1978, the hospital moved to its current five story building adjacent to the old hospital building. The current facility has been expanded numerous times since opening its doors.
In addition to the central hospital located in Prince Frederick
, the hospital also operates several outpatient medical clinics located in Solomons
, Dunkirk
and Chesapeake Beach
.
Hospital
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located in Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...
. Calvert Memorial is currently the only hospital serving the Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...
area. Calvert Memorial does not provide cardiac intervention care, rather a Critical Care Paramedic & RN helicopter team flies patients suffering from a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) to MedStar Health's Washington Hospital Center, located in Washington, DC. Similarly, adult patients suffering from serious traumatic injuries are flown by a Paramedic to the level II trauma center at Prince George's Hospital Center, while pediatric trauma is flown to Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC. Calvert County Paramedics may also choose to fly critical patients directly from the scene, bypassing the local hospital altogether.
Calvert Memorial Hospital was originally located along Main Street in Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...
until the 1950s, when it moved to a single story facility on 100 Hospital Road. In 1978, the hospital moved to its current five story building adjacent to the old hospital building. The current facility has been expanded numerous times since opening its doors.
In addition to the central hospital located in Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of Frederick some to the northwest in Frederick County...
, the hospital also operates several outpatient medical clinics located in Solomons
Solomons, Maryland
Solomons is a community and census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census...
, Dunkirk
Dunkirk, Maryland
Dunkirk is a census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2000 census. The area is very fast-growing, with many large estate homes. Considered one the wealthiest places to live inside the Washington, DC metropolitan area, with home prices...
and Chesapeake Beach
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
Chesapeake Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Its major attractions include a Railway Museum & Trail, the Chesapeake Beach Water Park, marinas, piers, charter boat fishing, and a Veterans Memorial Park...
.