Grace Medical Center, formerly known as Bon Secours Hospital, is a hospital in Baltimore. The hospital is part of LifeBridge Health, a nonprofit healthcare corporation that was formed in 1998 and currently operates several medical institutions in and around Baltimore, Maryland.
The Sisters of Bon Secours are a Roman Catholicreligious congregation with the mission of caring for the sick and dying. The name Bon Secours is French for "good help." Members of the group came to Baltimore from Paris in the 1870s, and they bought the former Maryland Square, a mansion built in 1795 and owned by the Steuart family, which had previously been confiscated for use as a military hospital during the Civil War. The Sisters used the mansion and its grounds as a convent, selling some of the land for development. The Sisters provided health care to the community. The original mansion was demolished in 1884.
In 1919, George Jenkins, a philanthropist, provided funds to open a Roman Catholic hospital,[2] which was built on the grounds of Maryland Square. The hospital was known as Bon Secours.
In 1996, the hospital merged with Liberty Medical Center, which closed in 1999.[3]
In 2009, the 125-bed Bon Secours hospital considered closing its inpatient services to cut costs. It faced a number of challenges: 17 percent of its patients are uninsured, twice the average in the city. 90 percent of patient visits were made via the emergency department. Its catchment in West Baltimore has high poverty and unemployment rates, meaning that many people cannot pay for care. The hospital was considering emphasizing preventive and maintenance care through outpatient clinics, to reduce long-term disease.[4]
In 2017, Bon Secours received the lowest possible Medicare patient summary rating of one star.[5] Bon Secours declined to provide data to The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital review agency. However, the Baltimore Sun reported that Leapfrog was able to obtain data about Bon Secours from the state of Maryland, which resulted in a rating of "F", the lowest possible rating and a distinction shared by only 15 hospitals in the US.[6][7]
In 2018, the hospital's parent company, Bon Secours Health System, merged with Mercy Health of Ohio, creating a combined not-for-profit Catholic health system (Bon Secours Mercy Health) that included 43 hospitals in seven states. The two systems retained their pre-merger names and branding.[8]
Less than six months after the merger with Mercy, LifeBridge Health announced plans to acquire Baltimore's Bon Secours Hospital.[9] LifeBridge is a non-profit health system that operates several medical institutions in and around Baltimore. LifeBridge took over the hospital's operations on November 1, 2019. On December 17, 2019, the hospital changed its name to Grace Medical Center, ending one hundred years of association with the Sisters of Bon Secours. The Sisters of Bon Secours continued to provide social services in Baltimore through Bon Secours Community Works, a separate organization that was spun off from the hospital several years before the sale.[10]
See alsoEdit
Jarvis Hospital, the Civil War hospital located on the grounds of Maryland Square, the current site of Bon Secours
ReferencesEdit
^"Licensed Acute Care Hospital Beds Fiscal Year 2018" (PDF). mhcc.maryland.gov. Retrieved Jan 9, 2018.
^Tilghman, Mary K. (2008-01-01). Insiders' Guide to Baltimore. Globe Pequot. ISBN9780762745531.
^Craig, Tim. "Historic hospital in West Baltimore closes its doors; Liberty Medical folds after mergers", The Baltimore Sun, August 2, 1999
^Julekha Dash, "Bon Secours mulls closing inpatient hospital to cut costs", Biz Journal (Baltimore), 15 June 2009
^"Hospital Compare Quality of Care Profile Page". www.medicare.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^Cohn, Meredith. "New assessment ranks Maryland hospitals near bottom in safety measurements". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^McDaniels, Andrea K. "Bon Secours completes merger with Mercy Health of Ohio". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^Cohn, Meredith. "LifeBridge Health to buy Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^Cohn, Meredith (2019-12-17). "Bon Secours Hospital in West Baltimore to be renamed Grace Medical Center".
October 18, 2023
grace, medical, center, baltimore, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, grace, medical, center, baltimore. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grace Medical Center Baltimore news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grace Medical Center formerly known as Bon Secours Hospital is a hospital in Baltimore The hospital is part of LifeBridge Health a nonprofit healthcare corporation that was formed in 1998 and currently operates several medical institutions in and around Baltimore Maryland Grace Medical CenterLifeBridge HealthGeographyLocation2000 West Baltimore Street Baltimore Maryland United StatesCoordinates39 17 19 N 76 38 58 W 39 28861 N 76 64944 W 39 28861 76 64944OrganizationCare systemPrivate non profitNetworkLifeBridge HealthServicesEmergency departmentYesBeds69 1 HistoryOpened1919LinksWebsiteOfficial websiteListsHospitals in MarylandHistory EditThe Sisters of Bon Secours are a Roman Catholic religious congregation with the mission of caring for the sick and dying The name Bon Secours is French for good help Members of the group came to Baltimore from Paris in the 1870s and they bought the former Maryland Square a mansion built in 1795 and owned by the Steuart family which had previously been confiscated for use as a military hospital during the Civil War The Sisters used the mansion and its grounds as a convent selling some of the land for development The Sisters provided health care to the community The original mansion was demolished in 1884 In 1919 George Jenkins a philanthropist provided funds to open a Roman Catholic hospital 2 which was built on the grounds of Maryland Square The hospital was known as Bon Secours In 1996 the hospital merged with Liberty Medical Center which closed in 1999 3 In 2009 the 125 bed Bon Secours hospital considered closing its inpatient services to cut costs It faced a number of challenges 17 percent of its patients are uninsured twice the average in the city 90 percent of patient visits were made via the emergency department Its catchment in West Baltimore has high poverty and unemployment rates meaning that many people cannot pay for care The hospital was considering emphasizing preventive and maintenance care through outpatient clinics to reduce long term disease 4 In 2017 Bon Secours received the lowest possible Medicare patient summary rating of one star 5 Bon Secours declined to provide data to The Leapfrog Group an independent hospital review agency However the Baltimore Sun reported that Leapfrog was able to obtain data about Bon Secours from the state of Maryland which resulted in a rating of F the lowest possible rating and a distinction shared by only 15 hospitals in the US 6 7 In 2018 the hospital s parent company Bon Secours Health System merged with Mercy Health of Ohio creating a combined not for profit Catholic health system Bon Secours Mercy Health that included 43 hospitals in seven states The two systems retained their pre merger names and branding 8 Less than six months after the merger with Mercy LifeBridge Health announced plans to acquire Baltimore s Bon Secours Hospital 9 LifeBridge is a non profit health system that operates several medical institutions in and around Baltimore LifeBridge took over the hospital s operations on November 1 2019 On December 17 2019 the hospital changed its name to Grace Medical Center ending one hundred years of association with the Sisters of Bon Secours The Sisters of Bon Secours continued to provide social services in Baltimore through Bon Secours Community Works a separate organization that was spun off from the hospital several years before the sale 10 See also EditJarvis Hospital the Civil War hospital located on the grounds of Maryland Square the current site of Bon SecoursReferences Edit Licensed Acute Care Hospital Beds Fiscal Year 2018 PDF mhcc maryland gov Retrieved Jan 9 2018 Tilghman Mary K 2008 01 01 Insiders Guide to Baltimore Globe Pequot ISBN 9780762745531 Craig Tim Historic hospital in West Baltimore closes its doors Liberty Medical folds after mergers The Baltimore Sun August 2 1999 Julekha Dash Bon Secours mulls closing inpatient hospital to cut costs Biz Journal Baltimore 15 June 2009 Hospital Compare Quality of Care Profile Page www medicare gov Retrieved 2019 12 19 Cohn Meredith New assessment ranks Maryland hospitals near bottom in safety measurements baltimoresun com Retrieved 2019 12 19 Hospital Details www hospitalsafetygrade org Retrieved 2019 12 19 McDaniels Andrea K Bon Secours completes merger with Mercy Health of Ohio baltimoresun com Retrieved 2019 12 19 Cohn Meredith LifeBridge Health to buy Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore baltimoresun com Retrieved 2019 12 19 Cohn Meredith 2019 12 17 Bon Secours Hospital in West Baltimore to be renamed Grace Medical Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grace Medical Center Baltimore amp oldid 1179548976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
