A freestanding emergency department (FSED) is a licensed facility that is structurally separate and distinct from a hospital and provides emergency care. There are two distinct types of FSEDs: a hospital outpatient department (HOPD), also referred to as an off-site hospital-based or satellite emergency department (ED), and independent freestanding emergency centers (IFECs).
Hospital | Year of Designation |
UM Bowie Health Center | 2023 |
Adventist HealthCare Germantown | 2021 |
UM Shore Emergency Center at Queenstown | 2020 |
UM Laurel Medical Center | 2019 |
TidalHealth McCready Pavilion | 2020 |
UM Shore Medical Center at Cambridge | 2021 |
UM Upper Chesapeake Health at Aberdeen | 2024 |
(UM Upper Chesapeake at Aberdeen)
Kenny Barajas
Chief, Office of Care Integration /
Designated Stroke Centers
410-706-3930 | kbarajas@miemss.org
(UM Shore Medical Center at Cambridge / McCready)
Katie Hall
Director, Cardiac Intervention Centers
410-706-4740 | khall@miemss.org
(Adventist HealthCare Germantown Emergency Center/ UM Shore Emergency Center Queenstown)
Elizabeth Wooster
Director, Trauma & Injury Specialty Care Program
443-467-7361 | ewooster@miemss.org
(UM Bowie Health Center/ UM Laurel Medical Center)
Abby Butler
Director, Perinatal and Neonatal Referral Centers
443-531-3311 | abutler@miemss.org
30.08.15 – Freestanding Emergency Medical Facilities
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