Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Inc

Programs: Inpatientthe aamc women's and children's center offers multigenerational programs to support a woman from the time she begins gynecological care through the childbearing years and beyond. We offer the most comprehensive women's services; all-inclusive maternity, newborn and pediatric care; advanced treatments for any health challenges women and their families may encounter; and extensive screening, prevention and wellness programs to help them lead longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives. Aamc is known for excellence in obstetrical services, and we offer moms many options as they make informed choices during labor and delivery. Our goal is for each mother and her family to feel respected and to experience the birthing process and postpartum experience they desire. Anne arundel medical center delivers more than 5,500 babies each year, the second highest number of deliveries in the state of maryland. Anne arundel medical center's neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) is designated as a level iiib nicu, and is able to care for the most critically ill newborns, allowing babies born early or with complications to stay with their mothers at aamc. Hospitals that do not have this level of nicu care often must transfer babies to other health care facilities, meaning that mothers and babies cannot remain together. The aamc nicu, also known as "teddy's place", is a state-of-the-art 26-bed unit, equipped with life-saving technology and staffed by full- and part-time neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and nurses with specialized nicu training. On average, 15 babies a day are cared for in our nicu, and approximately 10 percent of all babies delivered at aamc will spend some time in the nicu. At aamc, the center for maternal-fetal medicine offers women the highest level of obstetric care, with three highly trained physicians able to perform and oversee a wide range of complications. The aamc center for maternal-fetal medicine offers care to women who come from as far away as maryland's charles and st. Mary's counties, as well as delaware. Typical patients include women who are carrying twins or triplets, women requiring diabetes education or specialized testing, such as amniocentesis, or women who will be 35 or older at the time of delivery. The aamc women's center for pelvic health provides comprehensive and innovative pelvic health care for women of all ages suffering from problems and disorders of the pelvic region. Our experienced specialists employ a compassionate and professional approach to diagnose and treat all components of pelvic problems, with the goal of ensuring wellness and maintaining dignity. The aamc women's center for pelvic health addresses issues including: urinary incontinence, pelvic support problems, fecal incontinence, childbirth and pregnancy related pelvic floor disorders, incontinence clearly linked to prolapse or pelvic floor dysfunction, and pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele, rectocele, uterine, vaginal vault, perineal). In 2017, aamc's women's center for pelvic health was awarded the safety certification in outpatient practice excellence (scope) for women's health. It is one of only two women's health practices in the state and among only 95 in the country to receive this designation. Strokeaamc has earned certification as a primary stroke center from the joint commission, and was the first hospital in the region (and one of the first eight in the state) to have earned this highly specialized designation. Because successful treatment of stroke patients is so time-critical, the presence of a certified stroke center in anne arundel county is significant for the residents of the region because they no longer have to waste precious time and travel 30 or more miles to get life-saving treatment. The joint commission certification means aamc has demonstrated that its stroke program follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. In maryland, someone is hospitalized for a stroke every 30 minutes and someone dies every three hours, according to the maryland institute for emergency medical services systems (miemss). Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in maryland. In 2016 aamc received the stroke gold plus achievement award from the american heart association/american stroke association, the highest award given to stroke programs nationally. Aamc offers treatment with tpa - tissue plasminogen activator, a clot-busting medication approved for use in certain patients having a stroke. Tpa must be given within a few hours after symptoms begin. The procedure is done through an intravenous (iv) line by specially trained hospital personnel. Aamc treated 512 stroke patients during fiscal year 2017. Heart and vascular institutethe aamc heart and vascular institute is a comprehensive program offering exceptional emergency, interventional and surgical care to our community. The heart and vascular institute features a dedicated heart and vascular unit, vascular screening, surgery and treatment, cardiac-catherization, interventional medicine, emergency angioplasty, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and interventional radiology. A regional resource to our community, the aamc heart and vascular institute is nationally recognized as a standard for care and treatment of heart attack patients and recipient of the 2011 gold performance achievement award from the american college of cardiology. Aamc is also a participant in the c-port e program, offering elective angioplasty services to our community. In 2015 aamc also received a performance achievement award from the american college of cardiology which recognized aamc for consistently following heart attack treatment guidelines and improving outcomes for high-risk patients. Only 319 hospitals nationwide receive this honor. Surgical servicesaamc surgeons perform a variety of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures from the routine to the technologically advanced, such as robotics. In addition to general surgeries, they specialize in breast, colon and rectal, orthopedic, pediatric, retinal, thoracic, vascular, urology, gynecology, urogynecology, ophthalmology, and ear, nose and throat surgery, as well as neurosurgery and plastic reconstructive surgery. Board-certified anesthesiologists plan and supervise anesthesia care for all patients. In addition, 24-hour physician care through the hospitalist and intensivist programs means a doctor is always nearby to make sure recovery for inpatients is progressing smoothly. Aamc's bariatric surgery program opened in 2012 and aamc is now a level 1 facility, nationally accredited by the american college of surgeons for providing a high quality of care and excellent outcomes. In 2017, aamc's weight loss and metabolic surgery program became accredited as a comprehensive center by the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program, signifying the program meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality care. Since inception over 2,011 weight loss surgeries have been performed. At the aamc joint center, our surgeons hold superior credentials and many of our surgeons specialize in knee and hip replacement. Our volume of surgery also contributes to our medical expertise. Aamc performs more than 2,300 joint replacements per year, which makes us consistently one of the highest volume joint replacement centers in the state. Over the past five years, aamc performed more joint replacements than any other hospital in the state. Joint campanother unique part of the aamc joint center is our "joint camp". An important part of the program, the joint camp gets its name in part from the sense of shared experiences, camaraderie and companionship many patients feel toward one another. The philosophy of joint camp is that you and your family are not bystanders, but rather active participants with a common goal. A trained coordinator helps guide and assist you every step of the way. Outpatientthe aamc geaton and joann decesaris cancer institute at anne arundel medical center encompasses a large array of services ranging from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment through survivorship. Many different types of cancer specialists contribute to the care of patients in our programs. It is our goal to provide the best experience possible, no matter where or how a person encounters our cancer center services. (continued on page 96)