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 [http://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.

History[edit]

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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MedStar Health
Member hospitals
Institutes
* Heart Institute
Affiliations



Hospitals in Maryland
General/Acute/Emergency
* Adventist HealthCare - Fort Washington
Freestanding Emergency Centers
Long term/rehab/outpatient
Psychiatric
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Italics denote designated Trauma Centers
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