TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is a non-profit hospital located in
Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury () is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Shore of Maryland, the state's Eastern Shore region. The population was 33,050 at the 2020 United ...
.
Established in 1897 by Dr. George W. Todd with six beds in an old home, the institution once known as Peninsula General Hospital has grown to contain approximately 300 beds.
It serves nearly 500,000 patients every year in a multitude of specialties. Close to 2,000 babies are born at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional every year. There are approximately 3,300 employees, placing it among Salisbury's largest employers.
Outside of its main hospital location, it includes a network of specialty and family physicians, a network of labs and pharmacies, plus two health complexes in
Millsboro, Delaware
Millsboro is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Millsboro is part of the Salisbury metropolitan area.
History
Millsboro's earliest European settlers were of English family origin; though most were second generation colonists who s ...
and
Ocean Pines, Maryland
Ocean Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,710 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It shares the same ZIP code ...
.
Steven Leonard has been President/CEO since January 2018.
In January 2020, Peninsula Health System, parent of the then named Peninsula Regional Medical Center, merged with Nanticoke Health Services of Seaford, Delaware.
On September 1, 2020, the health system was officially renamed TidalHealth Services. The renaming coincided with a rebranding of all affiliated institutions with the TidalHealth branding.
Medical specialties
Specialties include
*Comprehensive Cardiac Care (including Open Heart Surgery and Rehab) at the Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute
*Comprehensive Cancer Treatment at the Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute
*Diagnostic and Imaging Services
*Emergency and Trauma Care
*Outpatient Surgical Services
*Neurosurgery
*Orthopaedics (including total joint replacement) and Rehabilitation
*Breast Center
*Special Care Nursery
*Heartburn Treatment Center
*Sleep Center
*Women's and Children's Services
*Wound Care
*Outpatient Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy & Rehabilitation
*Pediatric and neonatal services, provided in collaboration with
Children's National Medical Center
Children's National Hospital (formerly Children's National Health System, DC Children's Hospital, Children's National Medical Center) is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Washington D ...
*Psychiatric Services, in partnership with
Adventist HealthCare
Adventist HealthCare is a not-for-profit health services organization based in Gaithersburg, Maryland that employs more than 6,000 people and provides healthcare for more than 400,000 individuals in the community each year. The primary service ar ...
*Access to Clinical Trials (Peninsula Regional is part of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network)
Accreditation
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is an accredited Hospital and Laboratory by the
Joint Commission.
Its Joint Commission certifications include Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement,
Primary Stroke Center, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Spine Surgery.
References
External links
Official website
Hospitals in Maryland
Hospitals established in 1898
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