Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)

Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Health Services
Geography
Location	345 Saint Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland
Organisation
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	178
History
Opened	1870/1874
Links
Website	http://www.mdmercy.com

Mercy Medical Center is a general hospital located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of Mercy Health Services and has been recognized as the #2 hospital in the state of Maryland for 2014-15 by U.S. News & World Report.

Current Facility

The hospital is housed in the landmark McCauley Tower building, which opened in 1963. The building is located at 301 St. Paul Place and features a unique design with tan/light brown bricks. Additional buildings and parking garages have been added in the mid-2010s along St. Paul Place, North Calvert Street, and Guilford Avenue.

History

Founding

Mercy Medical Center was originally founded as "Baltimore City Hospital" on November 11, 1874, by six Sisters of Mercy, a Roman Catholic order of nuns. The hospital was a merger of the Washington University School of Medicine and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which were earlier institutions that the Sisters had been invited to assist with. The original buildings were located at the northwest corner of North Calvert and East Saratoga Streets. The hospital started as a medical dispensary and later became known as "Baltimore City Hospital". It should not be confused with the earlier Baltimore Town and later municipal "Almshouse" or the "Bay View Asylum". In 1984, the hospital was acquired by Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University and renamed "Francis Scott Key Medical Center", which later became Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Expansion

Over the years, Mercy Medical Center expanded its facilities to the north along Calvert Street. The hospital continues to provide general healthcare services and has a capacity of 178 beds. It also has an emergency department to cater to urgent medical needs.

External links

• Official website