MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

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MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Location 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney
Address
Region
State Maryland
Country United States
Coordinates
   
       39°9 
       14.1°N
   
Funding
Website [medstarmontgomery.org Official website]



MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, formerly known as Montgomery General Hospital, is a large hospital located in Olney, Maryland. It is a member of the healthcare organization MedStar Health.

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In 1909, Dr. Jacob Wheeler Bird established the first hospital in Montgomery County, Maryland. The hospital was officially opened in February 1920, admitting its first patients during a blizzard and the Spanish flu epidemic. Initially, the hospital had 28 beds and admitted 596 patients in its first year of operation.

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