About Atlantic General Hospital's Construction Process?
Atlantic General Hospital opened in May of 1993, six weeks ahead of schedule
and below budget.
The hospital was a $15 million project that was funded by a private-public
partnership of individual donors, the State of Maryland, Town of Ocean
City, and County grants.
About Atlantic General Hospital's Campus Design?
AGH is a 62 bed acute care facility with 56 acute general beds and 6 critical
care beds.
AGH / HS provides care to over 58,000 residents and visitors to the community
each year.
In 2003, a 33,000 square-foot expansion to the primary facility was completed
primarily to expand the emergency department.
In 2008, the 42,000 square-foot James G. Barrett Medical Office Building
opened on the hospital's campus, providing space for Atlantic General
Endoscopy Center, Atlantic General Bariatric Center, Atlantic General
Hospital Wound Care Center, Atlantic General Medical Oncology, the Regional
Cancer Care Center and other healthcare services.
About Atlantic General Health System?
The health system has outpatient physician offices providing family medicine,
internal medicine, general surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, neurology,
endocrinology, hematology, integrative health, occupational health, oncology,
urology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, psychiatry and behavioral
health services, as well as an Atlantic ImmediCare location providing
walk-in primary care services. Office locations include:
Berlin
Ocean City
Ocean Pines
Ocean View
Pocomoke
Selbyville
West Fenwick
West Ocean City
Berlin/Atlantic Health Center
Atlantic ImmediCare
In 2017, the Atlantic General Women's Health Center opened in West Ocean
City to provide comprehensive gynecology and women's imaging services.
In 2014, the Atlantic General Health System opened the Regional Cancer
Care Center to address the growing need for quality cancer care in our
community. Oncology services were expanded to include radiation oncology
as well as sub-specialty consultation and treatment, through a telehealth
partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center, with the completion
of the John H. 'Jack' Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center in 2018.
Since 2008, behavioral health services have expanded from general mental
health consultations and therapy to include the developmental telemedicine
services of Kennedy Krieger Institute and psychiatric care augmented by
specialists at Sheppard Pratt. Walk-in crisis care services at Atlantic
General Behavioral Health Center start in early 2022.
About Atlantic General Hospital and Health System Medical Staff?
AGH/HS has a medical staff that consists of close to 900 year-round staff
positions with more than 220 medical staff including:
In early 2016, Coastal Style Magazine published its “Top Docs”
list highlighting the expertise and philosophy of care of several Atlantic
General Heath System providers.
In 2010, Baltimore Magazine published two lists, one "Top Docs"
and a separate list of top doctors at the beach. The expertise of Atlantic
General Hospital's medical staff was well represented, with 20 of our
physicians making the list.
About Atlantic General Hospital’s Community Relationship?
The development of AGH created close to 900 year round positions.
An annual payroll of over $48 million, which is spent in the communities
in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
since 1997.
Community Benefits – Atlantic General Hospital provides mission-driven
health education and services to the community free of charge, or at reduced
cost. From July 2016 through June 2017, Atlantic General Hospital provided
over $12 million in community benefits including:
Mission-Driven Health Care (health fairs, flu shot clinics, speakers bureau,
free health screenings, etc.) – 59%
Community Benefit Operations – 5%
Health Professions Education – 5%
Community Health Services – 6%
Financial Assistance / Charity Care – 21%
Other – 4%
In the 2014-2015 school year, Atlantic General Hospital, in partnership
with Worcester County Public Schools and the University of Maryland’s
Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, introduced students in
grade two county-wide and first, third, fourth and fifth grade pilot classrooms
to Integrated
Health Literacy Program lessons.
AGH/HS serves Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Sussex counties as well
as areas in Delaware and Virginia.
AGH has memberships to the following organizations: