The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC) is an acute-care facility that is part of the University of Maryland Medical System. Located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, UM BWMC has 307 beds, and more than 3,100 team members and 1,000 medical providers on staff. For more information, visit www.umbwmc.org.
301 Hospital Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-787-4000
Gold Beacon Award for Excellence for the Intensive and Intermediate Care units from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Only critical care division in the state to receive the gold distinction.
B.I.R.T.H. Equity Maryland designation from Maryland Patient Safety Center and Maryland Hospital Association.
Named a top 5 'Best Hospital' in the state of Maryland and the Baltimore Metro Area and by U.S. News & World Report 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.
American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® - NSTEMI Gold Achievement Award.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's 2024 Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Achievement Awards.
Cribs for Kids' National Gold-Level Safe Sleep Hospital certification.
2023 Maryland Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Collaborative Platinum Honors for the maternal hypertension initiative and Gold Honors for neonatal antibiotic stewardship.
Received the top two honors at the Maryland Patient Safety Center’s 2023 Minogue Awards for Patient Safety Innovation, including the Patient Safety Innovation Award, the Distinguished Achievement for Patient Safety Innovation Award, and a Circle of Honor recognition.
Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.