Garrett Cnty Memorial Hospital

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About Us
Garrett County Memorial Hospital is a 56bed notforprofit acute care facility situated in the Appalachian mountain region of western Maryland

In 1950 the dream of a hospital for the citizens of Garrett County Maryland and the surrounding West Virginia counties became a reality through the generosity of George W Loar who bequeathed 175000 to Garrett County for the construction of a community hospital

Garrett County Memorial Hospital originally opened its doors with 30 patient beds and an emergency room laboratory Xray department and operating room As the population and needs of the community grew GCMH added 20 more beds in 1955 making it a 50bed acute care facility

A major addition to the hospital was completed in late 1970 which added 22 patient beds upgraded equipment an expanded emergency room new laboratory Xray accounting and dietary departments recovery room cardiac care unit and additional operating and delivery rooms

In 1977 a fourbed coronary intensive care unit was installed resulting in GCMHs current bed complement of 56

Ground was broken during the winter of 2003 for an 85 million project which was funded in large part by generous contributors of the Foundations Capital Campaign including the Carl Del Signore Foundation who made the lead donation as well as lent his name to the new wing In addition to the 27 million raised by the Capital Campaign GCMH received a 15 million grant from the Maryland Bond Program and additional funding from a variety of monies offered by the United States Department of Agriculture and the State of Maryland

Construction of the Carl Del Signore wing added over 18000 square foot of space to the facility thereby accommodating current services and allowing for future growth The wing houses the Emergency Department and the Same Day Surgery Unit both of which increased their patientcare ability by bringing the number of private treatment rooms in each unit to 15 nearly doubling their previous capacity

The ER now features dedicated triage cardiac orthopedic gynecological isolation and safe rooms in addition to five general treatment rooms

On the second floor of the new wing the Same Day Surgery Unit is larger and will handle the increased patient volume following the nationwide trend for an increasing number of procedures to be performed in an ambulatory setting as opposed to an inpatient setting

This most recent renovationconstruction project brings the facility technology up to industry standards and enhances the hospitals ability to deliver existing services more effectively

Today GCMH enjoys strong community support reflected in much of the upgraded equipment and services the hospital is able to provide The facility houses a FamilyCentered Maternity Suite as well as a 10bed SubAcute Unit The emergency room which sees about 19000 patients annually is fully staffed and open 24 hours daily

The second largest employer in Garrett County GCMH is supported by a staff of 358 professional highlyskilled employees backed by state of the art equipment The hospitals medical staff is primarily comprised of a qualified team of family care physicians who combine their expertise with that of specialists in the fields of dentistry dermatology general surgery gynecology ophthalmology orthopedic surgery pathology podiatry and radiology

GCMH maintains a working relationship with several area hospitals including Western Maryland Health System in Cumberland and Mon General Hospital and Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown West Virginia