Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Hospital

• 275-bed acute care hospital is part of the Adventist HealthCare System
• Medical staff of over 1,000 physicians

Community

Located just 22 miles north of Washington, D.C., Rockville’s wealth of restaurants, parks, galleries, museums, theaters and historic sites make it a very popular location for families, businesses and young professionals alike. Montgomery County is consistently rated highly among the nation’s public-school systems. Rockville residents enjoy the lifestyle of a close-knit community lifestyle with easy access to the amenities of Washington, D.C.

Critical Care

• Average daily encounters: 19 

Emergency Department

• ED Volume: 52,000
• 66-bed ED
• 61 Hours of Physician coverage and 43 hours of APP coverage
• Cerner EMR System
• CT Scanner and X-ray suite dedicated to ED patients
• 24-hour radiology reads and ultrasound

Hospitalist Service

• 26 Physician/APP provider hospitalist team
• Dedicated Nocturnist
• 24-hr Intensivists onsite presence
• Average daily encounters: 150
• Team is supported by IAC RN to facilitate operations
• Block scheduling
• Team approach model with Hospitalist, Critical Care and Emergency Department under one IAC Director

Observation Unit

• 18-bed Observation Unit exclusively for emergency medicine patients
• Approximately 8,000 obs patients/year
• Average patient length of stay <20 hours
• National observation program support and oversight

Pediatric Emergency Department

• PED sees approximately 8,000 children each year
• The Pediatric ED is supported by pediatric medical and surgical specialist including surgeons, radiologists and anesthesiologists