Holy Cross Hospital

• Holy Cross Hospital is a 443-bed, not-for-profit teaching hospital caring for more than 192,000 patients each year.
• Holy Cross Hospital is leading not only the state of Maryland but also the nation in offering specialized medicine that meets the specific needs of patients 65 and older, their families and caregivers

This medical department treats more than 15,000 pediatric patients annually. The Pediatric Emergency Center is staffed by pediatric emergency medicine physicians, providing care to children under the age of 18 and operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A bustling Level III NICU and pediatric floor serve the needs of admitted patients, and subspecialty care is available through the Children’s National Medical Center. It also hosts a Focused Care area for management of lower acuity patients.

Silver Spring is centrally located at the northern border of Washington, D. C. in Montgomery County, Maryland. Its location provides easy access to Baltimore, Annapolis and Northern Virginia. Just seven miles from downtown Washington, D.C. and all this vibrant city offers, including live music, theater, visual arts and the greatest cross-section of cuisine in any central business district of its size.

• ED Volume: 64,000
• EMR: Epic
• Holy Cross Hospital is the largest hospital emergency services provider in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, and the fourth largest hospital Emergency Department in Maryland
• Designated a Primary Stroke Center
• Cardiac Interventional Center designation
• Nation’s first—and the region’s only—Seniors Emergency Center, focused on the special needs of older patients
• The Pediatric Emergency Center is staffed by pediatric emergency medicine physicians, providing care to children under age 18  
• Focused Care area for management of lower acuity patients
• Separate zone for Express Care

• Average Daily Encounters: 137
• 24 Physician/APP provider hospitalist team
• Dedicated Nocturnist
• Dedicated APP run observation unit
• Supported by 3 nurse navigators to facilitate patient care
• 24-hr Intensivists onsite presence

• Pediatric ED Volume: 15,000
• Pediatric ED Beds: 9
• EMR: Epic
• Staffed by PEM/Pediatricians with significant ER/Urgent Care experience
• Admissions and support through a Level III NICU
• Pediatric floor is staffed with Children’s National Medical Center hospitalists
• Pediatric subspecialists on call