History
At the turn of the 20th century, the growth of Annapolis as an educational and government center spurred the need for better health care. On February 17, 1902, papers were filed with the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by the Annapolis Emergency Hospital Association to establish a local hospital. Land was purchased on March 31 of that year at the corner of Franklin and Cathedral Streets in downtown Annapolis, MD. On July 18, 1902, the Annapolis Emergency Hospital opened its doors to its first patients.
In 1959, the hospital, now known as Anne Arundel General Hospital, achieved full accreditation from The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals in July 1958, an honor that only around half of the hospitals in the country enjoyed at that time.
Over the years, the hospital outgrew the original building and plans were developed to start building the hospital’s current Medical Park location. In 1984, 104 acres of land were purchased and in 1987 ground broke on the building of an MRI center, an oncology center and an outpatient surgery center. Construction on the Rebecca M. Clatanoff Pavilion, the hospital’s women’s services and birth center, began in 1993.
The hospital officially changed its name to Anne Arundel Medical Center and housed all buildings and campuses under the name Anne Arundel Health System.
Plans moved forward in 1998 to consolidate all services at Medical Park with the commencement of construction of the Acute Care Pavilion. After it opened on December 2, 2001, patients were moved from the downtown Annapolis campus to the new location on Jennifer Road.
In 2007, expansion began at the Medical Park campus with the building of several new garages and the Health Sciences Pavilion. In 2009 the pavilion opened, offering an expanded Breast Center, outpatient rehab programs and doctor’s offices.
In 2008, construction began on an expanded acute care tower and emergency department. The newest tower opened in April 2011. Due to its concentration on green construction, at time time the tower was the only LEED Certified Gold patient care tower in Maryland.
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