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About Us
Good Samaritan Hospital with its rich history of providing health care and services to the communities of northeast Baltimore was founded in 1968 through a gift from local merchant and philanthropist Thomas J ONeill

Long known as a specialty center for rehabilitation and orthopaedics Good Samaritan has expanded its range of health care services to better serve those in our community gynecologists and pediatricians have been added so that entire families your family can be cared for right here right now And our emergency room consistently receives high marks for patient satisfaction

The Good Health Center provides an array of free and lowcost diagnostic screenings educational seminars and preventive medicine services for the community The Good Samaritan Nursing Center and Belvedere Green also located on the hospital campus provide independent living services and longterm care for seniors

Good Samaritan a 317bed adult care community teaching hospital provides comprehensive services which include intensive and cardiac care units an expanding number of innovative medical and surgical capabilities and primary care physicians and specialists who are rated tops in their fields Our team of 2000 Good Samaritans is devoted to your recovery and good health

Mission Vision and Values
Mission
We are Good Samaritans guided by Catholic tradition and trusted to deliver ideal healthcare experiences

Vision
To be the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing health

Values

Service We strive to anticipate and meet the needs of our patients physicians and coworkers

Patient First We strive to deliver the best to every patient every day The patient is the first priority in everything we do

Integrity We communicate openly and honestly build trust and conduct ourselves according to the highest ethical standards

Respect We treat each individual those we serve and those with whom we work with the highest professionalism and dignity

Innovation We embrace change and work to improve all we do in a fiscally responsible manner

Teamwork System effectiveness is built on collective strength and cultural diversity of everyone working with open communication and mutual respect

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History

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July 2010 For the second year in a row Good Samaritan Hospital earned the Delmarva Foundation Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Maryland

July 2010 Good Samaritan Hospital is ranked in the Top 50 in gastroenterology geriatrics and orthopaedics in US News amp World Reports 201011 Best Hospitals

For the sixth time MedStar Health is named one of the nations quotMost Wiredquot Health Systems for 2010 in an annual study conducted by Hospitals and Health Networks

May 2010 The Cancer Care program at Good Samaritan Hospital receives a certificate of approval with commendation from the Commission on Cancer

The Comprehensive and Stroke Specialty Rehabilitation program at Good Samaritan Hospital receives accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities CARF

March 2010 The Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound healing Center at Good Samaritan Hospital is honored with the Front Runner Award from the National Healing Corporation NHC for its efforts in maximizing resources to meet the needs of local communities

January 2010 Jeffrey A Matton is named the new President of Good Samaritan Hospital replacing outgoing President Larry Beck Matton has served as senior vice president and chief operating officer since 2006

December 2009 Good Samaritan Hospital unveils its new digital mammography techonology allowing radiologists to further enhance images to give patients the most accurate diagnosis

November 2009 The Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Maryland awards the 2009 Delmarva Foundation Excellence Award for Quality Improvement to Good Samaritan Hospital

The newlyrenovated ONeill 4 unit opens at Good Samaritan Hospital Designed for exceptional patient care the unit includes a negative pressure room for patients on airborne precautions as well as two rooms designed for treating bariatric patients

October 2009 Renovation is completed for new ONeill 4 unit which cares for medical and surgical patients utilizing the latest in technology and design

September 2009 Good Samaritan Hospital receives the Bronze Performance Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association for its exceptional care provided to stroke patients

September 2009 MedStar Health is named as a quotBest Place to Workquot by the Baltimore Business Journal

August 2009 Good Samaritan Hospital receives 2009 Quality Excellence Award from the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Maryland

March 2009 Dana Frank MD is named the chair of the department of medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital

September 2008 The professional office building was renamed The Dr J Walter amp Patricia K Smyth Building

August 2008 Dale Buchbinder MD is named chairman of the department of surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital

February 2008 The National Burn Reconstruction Center at Good Samaritan Hospital opens under the leadership of medical director Robert Spence MD worldrenowned plastic surgeon The center offers comprehensive services from before surgery through rehabilitation

January 2008 Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary celebrates its 35th Anniversary The auxiliary is an integral part of the hospitals fundraising efforts

March 2007 The hospital receives a Best Practices Honor from the American Psychological Association for its employee opinion survey that generated a 98 percent response rate from its employees The hospital conducts regular employee opinion surveys and translates the feedback into actionable steps to improve the workplace one of the components of a healthy workplace

October 2006 Good Samaritan Hospital is awarded the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award by the Maryland Psychological Association This honor recognizes that a commitment to the wellbeing of the hospitals employees is present

January 2006 ONeill 3 opens followed by JointExperience an innovative patient care program for joint replacement patients in March 2006 The new 32bed 20000squarefoot orthopedic unit was especially designed to provide a comforting and welcome environment to patients having joint replacement surgery

June 2005 Good Samaritan Hospital expands its Sleep Center Program This quieter more homelike facility reduces wait times for patients and physicians

The hospital opens a kidney dialysis program in the Lorien Frankford Nursing Home

September 2004 Good Samaritan Hospital performs its first ever worldwide webcast of a hip replacement implant procedureAugust 2004 A new Good Health Center opens The new center includes a fitness center with the latest exercise equipment eight examination rooms a 70seat conference room a onestop registration area and a public health space designed for flu shots and preventive services

June 2003 The hospital receives a grant from the Abell Foundation A nursing program is opened for people who are interested in entering the nursing field and for current nurses who want to increase their skills

April 2003 The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Hospital is unveiled This facility includes a pediatric room 16 cardiacmonitored treatment rooms two parking garages two gynecological rooms and various other features It combines stateoftheart technology and services with a patientfriendly environment

Good Samaritan Hospital establishes its first partnership with the College of Notre Dame of Maryland for a new nursing program Under the new agreement students will attend classes at Good Samaritan Hospital

July 1998 The Helix and Medlantic Systems merge to offer quality care and enhanced services to more communities throughout the region As a result all of our patients have access to some of the best health caregivers and specialists in the country

The hospital introduces a hospitalist program as a complement to its existing patient care services Hospitalists are physicians who work fulltime at the hospital to care for patients As a result they are able to provide a more intensive and personal level of care for each patient

With an eye toward our growing community we establish good relationships with local churches schools nursing homes senior and community organizations businesses and moreto help us to better understand how we can provide our neighbors with good service and the best of care

April 1998 The hospital initiates a FastER Care program in the ER for minor emergencies FastER Care is designed to help those with less demanding diagnoses be seen treated and released in as timely a manner as possible

May 1997 The Dr Anthony J Costa Support Services Program is established to help those who are coping with a diagnosis of cancer arthritis or lupus or other related illnesses A resourcereferral room is established for patients and their loved ones

With our neighboring families in mind the hospital adds a host of familyoriented health care services OBGYN pediatric and geriatric practices are now on campus

July 1994 Larry Beck is named the new president of Good Samaritan Hospital He has served as executive vice president since 1990

April 1994 Good Samaritan Hospital joins Helix Health a network of local hospitals that includes Union Memorial and Franklin Square Hospitals Over the next two years Helix will expand to include Church and Harbor Hospitals both in Baltimore City In addition Helix will become affiliated with the Medlantic Health System to provide health services to those in the BaltimoreWashington Corridorso that were caring for more neighbors than ever before

September 1992 The Good Samaritan Good Health Center makes its debut The Good Health Center exists to provide preventive medicine screenings services and programs to our community throughout the year Since its inception the Good Health Center has helped thousands of our neighbors lead healthier happier livesbecause good health begins with good information

June 1992 Our 147bed Nursing Center opens on the campus of Good Samaritan to provide skilled nursing care to community longterm care patients

October 1991 Good Samaritan opens its stateoftheart ER to ensure that those in our community can receive good care fastespecially in an emergency

June 1990 Belvedere Green a 94unit apartment complex is opened on campus The Green provides independent living facilities for seniors in a safe comfortable healthy environment with easy access to the hospitals full range of care and support services

March 1990 The Good Samaritan Hospital Child Day Care Center opens becoming the first employeesponsored child care facility in Baltimore City The center provides full or parttime care for the children of employees ages two to five Recently the center was named one of the bestrun child care centers in the region by Baltimore Magazine

October 1989 A second professional office building has been added to provide space for our growing number of primary care physicians and specialists This building which houses nearly 100 physicians is named in honor of Russell H Morgan a worldrenowned radiologist who was instrumental in providing guidance and direction in the development of Good Samaritan Hospital

December 1983 The hospital adds a new professional office building which houses more than 70 community physicians making it easier than ever for our neighbors to access our care

March 1979 Good Samaritan sponsors its first community health event Health Encounters is a twoday health fair that draws more than 600 of our neighbors

October 1977 Dr Mary Betty Stevens Good Samaritans nationally renowned director of rheumatology receives a 348000 grant to create the multidisciplinary Arthritis Center The Arthritis Center under the guidance of Dr Stevens will pioneer research and treatment related to connective tissue diseases and will provide patient care as well as training for young professionals

June 1974 Good Samaritan signs a formal agreement of affiliation with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine which allows Hopkins to continue to provide and train physicians in rehabilitation medicine and reconstructive orthopedics Under the new agreement community doctors will now be allowed to practice at Good Samaritan

February 1973 The hospitals Auxiliary is formed as 14 enthusiastic hospital volunteers band to dedicate themselves to serving the hospitals patients staff and communityatlarge Today the Good Samaritan Auxiliary is nearly 250 members strong and has raised a total of more than 25 million dollars for the hospital through its ongoing fundraisers and activities

July 1971 The hospitals first total hip replacement is performed

June 1971 Good Samaritan is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities CARF for a period of three years Established in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine our rehab program as well as our orthopedic and rheumatology programs are fast becoming the best in the country

June 1970 The Good Samaritan Hospital renal dialysis unit is dedicated thus becoming Marylands largest such unit

November 1968 The first patients arrive at Good Samaritan Hospital

September 1968 Dedication ceremonies are held at the Good Samaritan Hospital More than 800 neighbors attend the celebration which includes a special dedication mass celebrated by Cardinal Shehan after which he presided over the laying of the hospitals cornerstone Those present include Mother Saint Urban President of the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours who first ran the hospital Since the hospitals medical staff originally consisted only of physicians with appointments at Johns Hopkins the presidents of Johns Hopkins University and Hospital were also in attendance

March 1965 Ground is broken on the 14acre site purchased at the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Belvedere Avenue where the hospital stands today

1962 In one of his first major acts after being ordained Archbishop of Baltimore Cardinal Shehan initiates plans to begin construction of Good Samaritan as a Catholic Hospital

April 1919 Local merchant and philanthropist Thomas J ONeill dies suddenly of a heart condition In his will he bequeaths money for the construction of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen as well as a hospital He requested that the hospital not be named after him so the name Good Samaritan was chosen in his honor Read more about our good beginning