Laurel Regional Hospital
| Laurel Regional Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions Healthcare | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Laurel, Maryland, United States |
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| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Services | |
| Beds | 236 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Maryland |
Laurel Regional Hospital is a community hospital located in Laurel, Maryland.
History
Laurel Regional Hospital was proposed in 1972. Construction funds were approved by Prince George's County Executive Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. in 1975 for a $14.5 million hospital.[1] The building was constructed in 1978 as the "Greater Laurel-Beltsville Hospital" for $20 million.[2][3][4]
In 1983, the Prince George's council created the Community Hospital and Health Care corporation to manage the county's three hospitals. In July 1985, the Hospital Corporation of America was hired to manage the hospital system. Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. was appointed chairman of the Board and 22 members volunteered to resign.[5][6] In 1993, Kelly became president of Dimensions Healthcare which took over management of Prince George's hospitals;[7] he left Dimensions in mid-2003.[8]
In July 2011, the Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit relocated to Laurel Regional Hospital from Cheverly, Maryland, where it had been for 43 years. The fourth-floor unit is named for former politician Gladys Noon Spellman.[9]
The hospital is home since 1995 to a specialty outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine center.[10] The center houses two monoplace hyperbaric chambers which are used for special kinds of advanced wound healing. The center has a 97% approval rating by its patients and has a 94% success rate in the healing of chronic wounds.[citation needed]
On July 31, 2015, Dimensions Healthcare announced its decision to close the hospital and retain only outpatient services until a new ambulatory surgery center is built in 2018.[11][12]
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