MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is an acute care teaching hospital in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. As a tertiary center serving northeast Baltimore, eastern Baltimore County, Harford County, and patients arriving via emergency from as far south as the Delaware border, the hospital is part of the 10-hospital MedStar Health system and the largest employer in eastern Baltimore County.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Facility type | Acute care teaching hospital, tertiary care center |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit (MedStar Health) |
| Year founded | 1898; current campus opened 1969 |
| Address | 9000 Franklin Square Drive, Baltimore, MD 21237 |
| Licensed beds | 353 |
| Associates | More than 3,000 |
| Physicians | More than 1,400 (employed and affiliated) |
| Annual ED visits | More than 108,000 |
| Annual admissions | Approximately 21,000 |
| Annual surgeries | Approximately 21,000 |
| Annual deliveries | More than 1,800 |
| Critical care | 42-bed unit |
MedStar Franklin Square is one of the top 25 community teaching hospitals in the United States. The hospital partners with the Community College of Baltimore County for clinical training of allied health programs and participates in MedStar Health’s system-wide graduate medical education program, which trains 1,100 residents annually across nearly 100 specialty and subspecialty programs.
Franklin Square serves a primary patient population across northeast Baltimore, eastern Baltimore County, and Harford County, with the emergency department drawing patients from as far south as the Delaware border. The hospital is the third busiest in central Maryland by admissions and operates one of the largest emergency departments in the state.
MedStar Franklin Square is part of MedStar Health, the largest healthcare system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. region.
| System Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | 10 across Maryland and the D.C. region |
| Total locations | More than 300 including 33 urgent care clinics |
| Physicians | More than 4,000 |
| Graduate medical education | One of the largest GME programs in the country |
| Sports medicine partnerships | Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics |
MedStar Health’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse communities it serves. Its vision is to be the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing health.
