8600 Old Georgetown Road | Bethesda, MD 20814 301-896-3100

Demonstrated Commitment

to Our Community

For 67 years, Suburban Hospital has remained committed to improving the health and well-being of our neighbors and the surrounding community.  In 2010, Suburban Hospital dedicated more than $18.3 million to health education programs and services, an increase of nearly $2.5 million from 2009.  We believe that quality health care should be accessible to everyone, regardless of a person's ability to pay.  Suburban Hospital is committed to assuring access to care for all.

Suburban Hospital staff, family and friends participated in the 2010 Greater Washington Heart Walk at Nationals Park and raised thousands of dollars for the American Heart Association and their efforts in fighting against heart disease and stroke.

 

Through partnerships, affiliations and programs, we work to identify health priorities and generate solutions to address the growing challenges of preventing chronic disease and building safe and healthy communities.  Leveraging resources and establishing partnerships results in community benefit outcomes that are far greater than any one organization could ever achieve on its own.

Below are some of Suburban Hospital's FY10 accomplishments:

  • Nurses at five HeartWell clinics - located in Langley Park, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Wheaton and Rockville - cared for an average 389 patients per month, totaling 4,667 preventative clinic visits.

  • Since the inauguration of the Mobile Med/NIH Heart Clinic at Suburban Hospital in 2007, over 1,000 Montgomery Cares patients have received expanded access to cardiologists, specialty diagnostic screenings, and open heart surgery.

  • Suburban Hospital provided 1,176 under/uninsured patients with $4,075,300 in medical care.

  • During Cover the Uninsured Week, Suburban Hospital provided free bilingual screening, counseling, and assistance with applications for Maryland residents who were without health care insurance on March 23rd and March 25th, 2010.

  • Suburban Hospital donated $275,000 in direct support to Clinica Proyecto Salud and the Holy Cross Clinic in Gaithersburg, MD to expand operations and medical services to care for vulnerable residents.

  • Cardiovascular outreach in Southern Maryland through the NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital supported 605 events, engaging 14,423 individuals in Prince George's, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties.

  • Suburban Hospital cancer screening programs provided 286 people with access to free colorectal, prostate, breast, and skin cancer screenings.

  • Medical Venturing, Career Day, Shadowing and Hospital Tours resulted in 26 educational events for 207 students interested in pursuing careers in medicine.

  • The Safe Sitter course at Suburban is ranked 3rd out of 817 teaching sites worldwide graduating 366 11-13 years olds who learn safety essentials of babysitting.

  • Building a healthier future: Since 2003 Suburban hosted 14 YMCA parenting workshops that educated 1,297 families on issues facing parents today from anger management to cyber-bullying.

  • 478 monthly blood pressure screenings conducted at area mall-walking programs and community centers helped keep over 30,000 individuals living safe and healthy.

  • 832 free Senior Shape classes taught by certified exercise instructors built flexibility, strength, and a healthy heart for thousands of seniors across Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.

  • 68 health seminars were coordinated by Suburban Hospital in senior centers throughout Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, reaching 1,267 people. Topics ranged from Catch your Z’s with Ease to This Joint is Jumping!

  • 2,835 community members were vaccinated by Community Home Care Management.

  • 1,224 home visits were made by ElderWell nurses who help older adults suffering from chronic diseases live safely and independently in their homes.

  • Suburban Hospital was one of only 8 hospitals nationwide to be awarded a Gold Medal of Honor for achieving or exceeding every parameter for organ donation established by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  While the number of organs donated per donor goal’s is 3.75, Suburban Hospital averages 4 or more organs per donor.

The MobileMed/NIH Heart Clinic is operated and staffed by volunteer cardiologists, surgeons, nurses, echo techs, registrars and hospital staff who extend their workday to improve the health of the community.