Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center is a 266-licensed bed acute care facility located in

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. Shady Grove Medical Center provides a range of health services to the community such as high-risk obstetrical care, cardiac and vascular care, oncology services, orthopedic care, surgical services and pediatric care. Opened in 1979 as Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Shady Grove Medical Center operates as part of

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, a health-care delivery system that includes hospitals, home health agencies and other health-care services. Adventist HealthCare is headquartered in

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. John Sackett joined Shady Grove Medical Center as president in April 2013. Shady Grove Medical Center is located within a 600-acre Life Sciences Center (LSC), which has Montgomery County's largest concentration of advanced technology companies including the hospital,

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-Montgomery County Campus (JHU-MCC), the

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and biotechnology companies. As part of the Shady Grove Life Sciences Campus, the hospital established a partnership in 2008 with the

and

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to offer a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy at the USG campus in Rockville. It also hosts nursing students from surrounding community colleges such as

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History

When Shady Grove Adventist Hospital admitted its first patient in December 1979, it was located in a "rural" part of Montgomery County, surrounded by fields. With some 2,100 employees, 1,200 Medical Staff and Allied Health Professionals, and 350 to 380 volunteers per month, Shady Grove Adventist delivers more than 5,000 babies, treats more than 108,000 emergency patients at its main Rockville and Germantown emergency locations, and cares for more than 60,000 inpatients each year. In 2009, the hospital completed a four-year $100 million expansion and renovation project with an expanded NICU and new Pediatric Emergency Department and an expanded state-of-the-art Surgical Services area. In October 2014, the hospital's name changed from Shady Grove Adventist Hospital to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center. The change was part of a branding initiative to emphasize the Adventist HealthCare system name and better reflect the facility's broad range of services.

Medical services

The medical center provides medical and non-medical services for men, women and children. Medical services include

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surgery,

cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart d ...

, vascular,

orthopedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

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, wound care, surgical services, special care services and emergency services.

The Birth Center

The Birth Center has private labor and delivery suites, private Mother-Baby suites, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A Level III NICU provides pediatric medical subspecialists and surgical specialists who perform major surgeries for patients with congenital malformations or acquired conditions. A Level III NICU is designated for newborns with extreme prematurity, which is 28 weeks' gestation or less, or extremely low birth weight (1000g or less) or severe or complex illness. It is staffed by neonatalogists and neonatal nurses. In October 2008, Shady Grove Medical Center became the first hospital in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area to offer a Birth Advisor to aid expectant mothers in preparing for their upcoming birth experience. This free appointment with Kathy Schaaf, RN, Birth Advisor, allows expectant mothers a one-on-one discussion with an experienced Labor and Delivery nurse about their individual needs and expectations for their hospital stay.

Pediatrics

Shady Grove Medical Center operates the first Pediatric Emergency Department in Montgomery County staffed with fellowship-trained, Pediatric Emergency Physicians and Pediatric Intensivists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Cardiac & Vascular Services

The hospital's heart care outcomes have earned it recognitions from across the state of Maryland and the nation by leading organizations that grant accreditations and awards based on quality. These include Designated Cardiac Interventional Center (CIC) by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS), Primary PCI Waiver grantee by the Maryland Healthcare Commission (MHCC), National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ACTION Registry Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) Gold Performance Achievement Award and Mission: Lifeline Silver Performance Achievement Award by the American Heart Association (AHA). In 2009, Shady Grove Medical Center was designated as a Cycle II Chest Pain Center, the only one in Montgomery County to earn this accreditation. In 2012, Shady Grove Medical Center obtained its Cycle III Chest Pain designation, one of only four hospitals in Maryland to achieve this. Shady Grove Medical Center's board certified cardiologists, electrophysiologists, interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons provide the following cardiac and vascular care. *

ECG Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity. It is an electrogram of the heart which is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the hear ...

, holter monitoring,

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* Vascular ultrasound *

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* Magnetic resonance anteriography (MRA) * CT imaging *

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* Emergency and routine abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft *

Carotid stenting Carotid artery stenting is an endovascular procedure where a stent is deployed within the lumen of the carotid artery to treat narrowing of the carotid artery and decrease the risk of stroke. It is used to treat narrowing of the carotid artery i ...

Arterial embolization Embolization refers to the passage and lodging of an embolus within the circulatory system, bloodstream. It may be of natural origin (pathological), in which word sense, sense it is also called embolism, for example a pulmonary embolism; or i ...

* Full spectrum of vascular surgery * Comprehensive electrophysiology service *

Catheter ablation Catheter ablation is a procedure used to remove or terminate a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the heart of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syn ...

Pacemaker An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart eith ...

and defibrillator implants *

Enhanced external counterpulsation External counterpulsation therapy (ECP) is a procedure that may be performed on individuals with angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy. Medical uses The FDA approved the CardiAssistTM ECP system for the treatment of angina, acute myocardia ...

(EECP), the only hospital-based EECP Center in Montgomery County * Monitored Cardiac Rehabilitation * Unmonitored cardiac rehabilitation in the community * Cardiac and Vascular center for Research *

Percutaneous coronary intervention Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary artery disease. The process involves combining coronary angioplasty with stenting, which is the ...

(PCI) * Primary PCI- an early life-saving medical procedure for heart attack patients since 1996 * Elective PCI- waiver from Maryland Healthcare Commission (MHCC) * Annually performing on average, 100 PCI's with mean door-to-balloon (DTB) times in 75% nationwide

Cancer Care

The oncology program at Shady Grove Medical Center is one of 1,400 oncology programs in the country approved as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons. Inpatient cancer treatments include diagnosis, surgery, blood transfusions, antibiotic therapy, chemotherapy, pain management, sickle-cell crisis treatment, treatment for the side effects of cancer therapy. Inpatient care is provided on a dedicated oncology unit within the hospital. Outpatient cancer treatments are offered at the Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer Center, located on the Shady Grove Medical Center campus. Shady Grove Adventist Radiation Oncology Center is accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR). 8There are two locations for Shady Grove Adventist Radiation Oncology – in Rockville and in Germantown, which opened in March 2011 – offering Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Prostate Seed Implants. 9The Shady Grove Breast Center, opening in spring of 2012, is a partnership between Shady Grove Medical Center and Shady Grove Radiology. The center will provide enhanced breast health care, including imaging and breast cancer support services.

Surgical Services

Shady Grove Medical Center's Surgical Services Unit is equipped with 16 operating rooms, 22 pre-operation patient beds and 48 recovery beds. Surgical services include: Abdominal, Neurosurgery, Bariatric, Oncology, Colon and Rectal, Ophthalmology, Cosmetic and Reconstructive, Orthopedic (including total joint replacement), Dental Surgery, Otolaryngology, Gastrointestinal, Sports Medicine, General Surgery, Thoracic, Gynecological, Urology and Metabolic Vascular. Shady Grove Medical Center acquired the da Vinci surgical robot in 2011, offering the next level of minimally invasive surgery, which means smaller incisions, faster recovery times and less discomfort for patients.

The Joint Replacement Center

The Joint Replacement Center at Shady Grove Medical Center includes a joint replacement trained team on a dedicated orthopedic unit. The center offers total hip and knee replacement surgery, bilateral knee replacement surgery and partial knee replacement surgery. In 2010, the Joint Replacement Center at Shady Grove Medical Center became the first hospital in Montgomery County to use the Hana table, which offers the anterior approach to hip surgery.

Sexual Abuse and Assault Center

The Forensic Medical Unit at Shady Grove Medical Center is Montgomery County's only sexual abuse and assault center. This unit is staffed with specially trained forensic nurse examiners who help victims of sexual violence receive compassionate and expert medical treatment for physical and mental injuries, and with forensic evidence collection.

Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer Center

The Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer Center opened in September 2013 and is located on the Shady Grove Medical Center campus in Rockville, Md. The center is named after key donor and Montgomery County resident Michael Aquilino. It provides outpatient clinical and support services for various types of cancer. Services include: * Physician offices * Chemotherapy and infusion * Radiation therapy * Pain and symptom management * Cancer Navigation Team, which includes nurse navigators, an oncology dietitian and a social worker * Clinical research * Education and resource area * Support groups * Rehabilitation * Nutrition counseling * Complementary alternative medicine * Fitness activities The Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer is part of the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center and the Great Seneca Science Corridor in Rockville/Gaithersburg. This allows physicians to closely collaborate with local and national research organizations, which offers patients an opportunity to participate in clinical trials and research projects.

Shady Grove Medical Center Emergency Center

The Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center, is located in

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, and serves residents in central and northern Montgomery County. It functions similarly to Shady Grove Medical Center's Emergency Department, but does not have inpatient beds. Patients who need to be admitted are transported by ambulance to Shady Grove Medical Center or other area hospitals. More than 36,000 patients receive emergency care at the Germantown emergency center each year. The Center opened August 7, 2006, and is administratively and operationally a part of Shady Grove Medical Center. The 24-hour facility expanded access to up-county residents of Montgomery County. Other health services on the Germantown campus include a primary care clinic and women's health clinic for low-income patients, an outpatient radiology center and physician offices.

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