Maryland Medical Facility Among Top 10 Percent High-Performing Hospitals In The Nation
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center Rated As High Performing In Five Areas
Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation celebrates the naming of the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Upper Marlboro, MD as High-Performing in Five Adult Procedures and Conditions. The medical facility performs highly in five adult procedures and conditions, per U.S. News & World Reports.
UM Capital Region Medical Center is a state-of-the-art acute care teaching hospital supporting Prince George's County and the surrounding areas. The Medical Center was designed from the ground up for patient safety and patient experience.
The five areas include Heart Attack, Heart Bypass, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Stroke. University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center is a general medical and surgical facility.
"The University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center is a catalyst for Economic Development in Downtown Largo," said Alexis Allen-Shorter, PGCEDC Business Development Director of Health & Life Sciences. "The health system's commitment to delivering quality care has fueled interest from specialty providers looking to expand their services in Prince George's County, particularly the medical office buildings in the Largo area.
“In addition to being the County's only Shock Trauma center, the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center is ranked in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for excellence in Cardiac Surgery, successfully opened the only Adult Sickle cell infusion clinic in Prince George's County and was awarded the American Heart Associations highest honor for their commitment to quality stroke care. Expansion truly starts here."
U.S. News & World Reports generates hospital rankings by evaluating data on nearly 5,000 hospitals to help patients decide where to receive care. To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients. The publication's evaluation of the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center also includes data from Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital and Nursing Center and the University of Maryland Capital Region Health at Laurel Medical Center.
