Union Memorial Hospital
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Union Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, acute care teaching hospital
located in the North Central section of Baltimore
, Maryland
. (It is not to be confused with Union Hospital, which is in Elkton.)
Some noted persons have spent time at the hospital. Jazz leader Chick Webb
worked in the hospital as a youngster and Mickey Mantle
received treatment, as well. In 1939, noted gangster
Al Capone
spent time at the hospital to cure his syphilis
, after his release from Alcatraz. He was so delighted with the care he received, that he donated a cherry tree
to the hospital, which still grows today.
Union Memorial was ranked among the nation’s top 100 heart hospitals in 2006 and was rated a best place to work by the Baltimore Business Journal.
Union Memorial is a member of MedStar Health
, a community-based network of eight of the Baltimore/Washington area’s hospitals and other health care services.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
located in the North Central section of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. (It is not to be confused with Union Hospital, which is in Elkton.)
Some noted persons have spent time at the hospital. Jazz leader Chick Webb
Chick Webb
William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb was an American jazz and swing music drummer as well as a band leader.-Biography:...
worked in the hospital as a youngster and Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle was an American professional baseball player. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.Mantle was noted for his hitting...
received treatment, as well. In 1939, noted gangster
Gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
spent time at the hospital to cure his syphilis
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...
, after his release from Alcatraz. He was so delighted with the care he received, that he donated a cherry tree
Cherry Tree
Cherry Tree may refer to:* A tree that produces cherries* An ornamental cherry tree that produces cherry blossomsPlaces* Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States* Cherry Tree, Oklahoma...
to the hospital, which still grows today.
Union Memorial was ranked among the nation’s top 100 heart hospitals in 2006 and was rated a best place to work by the Baltimore Business Journal.
Union Memorial is a member of MedStar Health
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a $3.9 billion not-for-profit healthcare organization. It operates more than 40 entities, including nine hospitals in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., region of the United States...
, a community-based network of eight of the Baltimore/Washington area’s hospitals and other health care services.