University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center

University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC) is a hospital in Glen Burnie, Maryland that is part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). This hospital opened as North Arundel Hospital in 1965 with three floors and limited acute care services. In 2000, North Arundel Hospital joined into UMMS and in 2005, the name was changed to UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center to reflect the hospital's growth in size and greater regionality from expanded services.^[2]

University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
University of Maryland Medical System
Geography
Location	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Coordinates	39°8′17″N 76°37′21″W
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	272[1]
History
Opened	1965
Links
Website	www.umbwmc.org
Lists	Hospitals in Maryland

UM BWMC currently consists of:

• The original hospital building containing general medicine and surgical services
• Emergency Department
• Diabetes Center
• Tate Cancer Center
• Aiello Breast Center
• Maryland Vascular Center
• Joint Replacement Center
• Spine and Neuroscience Center
• Wound Healing Center

The Main Building at BWMC

The Tate Center at BWMC

The main entrance lobby at BWMC

The main building atrium at BWMC, next to the gift shop

Awards and recognition

In 2024, UM BWMC was named a top 5 'Best Hospital' in the state of Maryland and the Baltimore Metro Area and by U.S. News & World Report ^[3]and ranked High Performing in the categories of lung cancer surgery, colon cancer surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure and pneumonia.