COLUMBIA, Md. - Howard County General Hospital's name has changed to Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. The name change was announced at the medical center's Heroes in Health Care event June 12, and will be implemented throughout the organization in the coming weeks and months.
"As we celebrate our 50th anniversary as a hospital and our 25th anniversary as a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, we look toward our future and continuing our commitment to be the community's premier health care provider," says Shafeeq Ahmed, M.D., president of Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. "Being part of Johns Hopkins Medicine is who we are and who we have been. We are proud of our 25-year legacy, and our new name reflects that ongoing connection."
The name change follows the organization's continuing integration and growth within Johns Hopkins Medicine into the comprehensive medical center it is today - providing specialized health care services in multiple buildings across the center's campus. With the change comes a Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center logo and rebranding.
"We are all aware and proud of the critical importance of community hospitals, and in particular the role Howard County General Hospital has played in serving the community for so many years," says Kevin Sowers, president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. "Our evolution as a community hospital allows us the opportunity to deliver the best that Johns Hopkins Medicine has to offer. This name change underscores the connection that we have been building on for the last 25 years, and signifies our commitment to continuing to drive our mission forward together."
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center's priority remains the same: to provide safe, high-quality health care to the community. The medical center will offer the same services under the new name, with the goal of further expanding Johns Hopkins specialty care in the future.
"The new name also reflects the hospital's five-year clinical growth strategy, which has been bringing Johns Hopkins credentialed specialized physicians to our campus, allowing Howard County residents to access those specialty services closer to home," says Kathleen White, chair of Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center's board of trustees.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, formerly Howard County General Hospital, is a not-for-profit health care provider with 226 licensed beds located in Columbia, Maryland. A comprehensive, acute-care medical center, it offers a full range of services, from neonatal care and oncology to outpatient treatment and critical care.
The medical center has a professional staff of nearly 1,000 physicians and allied health professionals, representing 120 specialties and subspecialties, and a workforce of more than 1,800 employees.
