History
In 1898 Franklin Square opened with 20 beds, the first hospital to open in the community of West Baltimore. In 1969 the hospital moved to the eastern Baltimore County in a new 325-bed facility.
The Emergency Department treats a daily average of 300 patients making it the busiest E.R. in the state of Maryland.
In the fall of 2004, the hospital opened the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute, which houses centers focusing on melanoma, gynecologic oncology and breast cancer. MedStar Franklin Square built a 356,000-square-foot (33,100 m2) patient tower. Construction began in the fall of 2007, and was completed in 2010. It features:
In November 2008, Franklin Square Hospital joined the ranks of 5% of US hospitals who have Magnet Status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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