** About Union Memorial Hospital **
Union Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care teaching hospital with a strong emphasis on cardiac care, orthopedics and sports medicine.
As one of the region's top specialty hospitals, Union Memorial has been caring for members of the community for more than 150 years. We are renowned for the Curtis National Hand Center, Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Heart Institute, Decker Orthopedic Institute and Union Memorial Sports Medicine. In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient including diabetes and endocrine center, eye surgery center, general surgery, oncology, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery.
Our excellence in cardiovascular and orthopaedic care has earned national recognition from Thomson Healthcare (Top Hospitals®: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success) and U.S. News & Report (America's Best Hospitals). Union Memorial is a member of MedStar Health, a non-profit, regional health care system with a community-based network of eight hospitals and other healthcare services in the Maryland-Washington, D.C., region.
Union Memorial is accredited by The Joint Commission and designated as a Primary Stroke Center and the Hand Trauma Center for the state of Maryland.
** Mission, Vision and Values **
** MISSION **
Union Memorial is a comprehensive hospital with regional specialty services of distinction and quality community services, all enhanced by clinical education and research.
** VISION **
To be the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing health
** VALUES **
* Service
We strive to anticipate and meet the needs of our patients, physicians and co-workers.
* Patient first
We strive to deliver the best to every patient every day. The patient is the first priority in everything we do.
* Integrity
We communicate openly and honestly, build trust and conduct ourselves according to the highest ethical standards.
* Respect
We treat each individual, those we serve and those with whom we work, with the highest professionalism and dignity.
* Innovation
We embrace change and work to improve all we do in a fiscally responsible manner
* Teamwork
System effectiveness is built on the collective strength and cultural diversity of everyone, working with open communication and mutual respect.
History Of Union Memorial Hospital
Union Memorial Hospital is rooted in a long history of medical and nursing excellence, and our commitment to serving the community has been evident from the beginning.
The seven women who established the Union Protestant Infirmary (UPI), as it was first called, in 1854 wanted a place where "the sick, the poor and the infirm" could receive quality care. In 1867, UPI became the first non-university hospital to develop a residency training program and by 1890 the School of Nursing (now closed) was established
UPI was renamed Union Memorial Hospital in 1920 and three years later, the hospital expanded into a new home at Calvert and 33rd Streets in Baltimore. Expansions to the campus continued through 1975 and beyond, and in 2004, Union Memorial celebrated its 150th anniversary
Union Memorial has evolved from a 20-bed to a 301-bed hospital with more than 2,500 employees and a medical staff of more than 650 physicians. As long as there are new challenges in medicine, Union Memorial will find new ways to meet those challenges with compassion and quality care.
** Important Dates in our History **
* 1854 Union Protestant Infirmary founded as first community hospital in
Baltimore
* 1867 First non-university hospital in Maryland to develop residency
training program
* 1890 UPI School of Nursing opens
* 1920 UPI renamed Union Memorial Hospital
* 1923 Union Memorial moves into new home at Calvert and 33rd Streets
* 1924 -1929 Johnston Hospital & Nurses Home and Bauernschmidt Building
expansions
* 1975 Union Memorial expands into North Building on University Parkway;
Raymond Curtis National Hand Center opens
* 1979 Sports Medicine Center opens
* 1991 Union Memorial School of Nursing closes
* 1994 U.S. Congress designates Curtis National Hand Center as the National
Center for the Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity; Open Heart Surgery
program opens
* 2000 Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Vascular Institute open
* 2004 Union Memorial Hospital 150th Anniversary
* 2006 Decker Orthopedic Institute, Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Heart
Institute open
* 2008 Arnold Palmer SportsHealth Center, rooftop helipad open
