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Research Notes on University of Maryland Medical Center

The University of Maryland Medical Center is a major, innovative teaching hospital in downtown Baltimore that provides a full range of health care to patients from Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. It serves as a regional referral center for the most serious and complicated health problems in adults and children, including cancer, trauma, heart disease, neurological disorders and organ transplants. It is also nationally known for developing and performing minimally invasive surgical procedures.1

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  • Founded originally as Baltimore Infirmary in 1823.
  • University of Maryland Medical Center's R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center was the first in the nation.2
  • VentrAssist, a newly approved heart pump, was first implanted at University of Maryland Medical Center.1
  • First in Mid-Atlantic Region to perform minimally invasive heart bypass surgery with use of surgical robotic assistance.3
  • Named One of Nation’s Top Hospitals for Quality and Safety Three Years in a Row.4

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Research Notes References

  1. 1.0 1.1 University of Maryland Medical Center: Official Site
  2. University of Maryland Medical Center: Shock Trauma Center
  3. University of Maryland Medical Center: Fact Sheet
  4. University of Maryland Medical Center: University of Maryland Medical Center Named One of Nation’s Top Hospitals for Quality and Safety, Third Year in a Row (Sept. 24, 2008)

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