Holy Cross Hospital

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

Community

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.

Emergency Department

• ED Volume: 53,000
• 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 board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians, providing care to children under age 18
• Separate zone for Express Care
• Cerner EMR system

Hospitalist Service

• 24 Physician/APP provider hospitalist team
• Dedicated Nocturnist
• Average daily encounters: 128
• Dedicated APP run observation unit
• Supported by 3 nurse navigators to facilitate patient care
• 24-hr Intensivists onsite presence