Laurel Regional Hospital
| Laurel Regional Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions Healthcare | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Laurel, Maryland, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°05′12″N 76°52′53″W / 39.08667°N 76.88139°WCoordinates: 39°05′12″N 76°52′53″W / 39.08667°N 76.88139°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Services | |
| Beds | 236 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Maryland |
Laurel Regional Hospital is a community hospital located in Laurel, Maryland.
History
Laurel Regional Hospital was proposed in 1972. Construction funds were approved by Prince George's County Executive Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. in 1975 for a $14.5 million hospital.[1] The building was constructed in 1978 as the "Greater Laurel-Beltsville Hospital" for $20 million.[2][3][4]
In 1983, the Prince George's council created the Community Hospital and Health Care corporation to manage the county's three hospitals. In July 1985, the Hospital Corporation of America was hired to manage the hospital system. Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. was appointed chairman of the Board and 22 members volunteered to resign.[5][6] In 1993, Kelly became president of Dimensions Healthcare which took over management of Prince George's hospitals;[7] he left Dimensions in mid-2003.[8]
In July 2011, the Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit relocated to Laurel Regional Hospital from Cheverly, Maryland, where it had been for 43 years. The fourth-floor unit is named for former politician Gladys Noon Spellman.[9]
References
- ↑ "Kelly Signs Building Contract For Greater Laurel Hospital". The Washington Post. 15 August 1975.
- ↑ "Deficit Seen for P.G. Hospital Project: Deficit Seen for P.G. Hospital Project". The Washington Post. 30 March 1978.
- ↑ DeNeen L Brown (21 December 1997). "Hospital, Nurses Are At Odds Over Strikers Who Lost Their Positions: Fate of 'Laurel 10' Is a Key Issue in Union Dispute". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Gwendolyn Glenn (28 October 2014). "Laurel Regional has 'process in place' for Ebola patients". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ "Hospital Board Fires Aluisi, Appoints Kelly: P.G. Hospital Board Fires Aluisi As Chairman and Appoints Kelly". The Washington Post. 30 July 1985.
- ↑ "22 Members Quit Hospital Board in P.G.: 22 on Board Of Hospitals In P.G. Offer Resignations". The Washington Post. 1 October 1985.
- ↑ "Md. Secretary of State Quits, Drops Political Bid". The Washington Post. 20 February 1993.
- ↑ McElhatton, Jim (June 22, 2005). "Ex-health care chief got big payoff". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
Mr. Kelly left the health care system in 2003 -- four weeks into the fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2003
- ↑ "Gladys Spellman Specialty Care Unit relocates to Laurel Regional Hospital". Baltimore Sun. July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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