Designated Cardiac Centers

Maryland STEMI System Hospitals that comply with state standards for receiving patients experiencing the most common type of heart attack, ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), are designated as Cardiac Intervention Centers (CIC). MIEMSS has designated 28 hospitals in Maryland and four out-of-state hospitals that serve Maryland patients as CICs.

Katie Hall
Director, Cardiac Intervention Centers
410-706-4740 | khall@miemss.org


30.08.16 – Cardiac Interventional Center Standards
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Designated Cardiac Interventional Center Hospitals

Maryland EMS Region I (Allegany and Garrett Counties)
Western Maryland (UPMC)

Maryland EMS Region II (Washington and Frederick Counties)
Meritus Medical Center
Frederick Health Hospital

Maryland EMS Region III 
(Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties)
Anne Arundel Medical Center 
Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Carroll Hospital Center
Franklin Square Hospital Center (MedStar)
Howard County General Hospital (JHM)
The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Sinai Hospital (LifeBridge)
St. Agnes Hospital (Ascension)
St. Joseph Medical Center
Union Memorial Hospital
University of Maryland Medical Center
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

Maryland EMS Region IV 
(Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties)

Peninsula Regional (TidalHealth)
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center Easton

Maryland EMS Region V 
(Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s Counties) 
Capital Region Medical Center (UMCRH)
Holy Cross Hospital
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Suburban Hospital
White Oak Medical Center (Adventist)

Out-of State recognized Cardiac Interventional Center Hospitals
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE
Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover, DE
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, DE

Timetable of Designations

Hospital Year of Designation
Univ of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton 2023
Adventist Shady Grove Medical Center 2019
Adventist White Oak Medical Center 2019
Anne Arundel Medical Center 2019
Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital  2019
Frederick Health Hospital 2019
Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring 2019
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 2019
Johns Hopkins Hospital 2019
Johns Hopkins Howard County General 2019
Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital 2019
LifeBridge Carroll Hospital 2019
LifeBridge Sinai Hospital of Baltimore 2019
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center 2019
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital 2019
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital 2019
Meritus Medical Center 2019
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional 2019
Univ of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center 2019
Univ of MD Capital Region 2019
Univ of MD Medical Center 2019
Univ of MD Saint Joseph's Medical Center 2019
Univ of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center 2019
UPMC Western Maryland  2019

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