Health
Salisbury provides the focal point for medical care to over 300,000 people on the Delmarva Peninsula. From outpatient surgery to open heart surgery, from prenatal care to hospice services, from emergency-trauma services to rehabilitation and therapy, health care in Salisbury includes the latest technology and top professional services.
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, a 323-bed
component of the Peninsula Regional Health System, features
Delmarva’s widest array of specialty and subspecialty services.
Over 300 physicians and 2,200 other health care
professionals provide the care that nearly 500,000 patients rely on
each year. Those
services include:
· Cardiac Care (including Open Heart Surgery and Rehabilitation)
·
Comprehensive
Cancer Treatment
·
Diagnostic and Imaging
Services (including CAT Scan, MRI and PET Scan)
·
Emergency and Trauma Care
·
Outpatient Surgical Services
(at the Delmarva Surgery Center)
·
Neurosurgery
·
Orthopaedics (including
Total Joint Replacement) and Rehabilitation
·
Breast Diagnostic Center
·
Neo-Natal Intensive Care
Unit
·
Heartburn Treatment Center
·
Kidney Stone Treatment
(featuring Lithotripsy Stone “Crushing”)
·
Sleep Disorder Lab
·
Women’s and Children’s
Services
·
Outpatient Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
& Rehabilitation
Peninsula Regional operates a Primary Care Network
with physicians providing a full scope of Family Medicine services
in:
·
Salisbury,
Maryland
·
Snow Hill, Maryland
·
Berlin, Maryland
·
Ocean Pines, Maryland
·
Dagsboro, Delaware
·
Laurel, Delaware
The Medical Center’s continuum
of care and community services includes:
·
Home Care
Services
·
Home Medical Equipment and
Services
·
Occupational Health Services
·
Community Mobile Health
Services
·
Transitional Care
·
Peninsula Partners Senior
Membership Program
·
Community Education Classes
·
Peninsula Regional Medical
Center Foundation
·
Junior Auxiliary Board, Pastoral and PLUS Volunteer
Programs
Peninsula Regional Medical Center strives for coordinated, safe, compassionate and cost effective medical care for its patients and is engaged in partnerships with the Sheppard Pratt Health System, American HomePatient of Delmarva, Genesis Eldercare (Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center), Peninsula Imaging, LLC and the Delmarva Surgery Center.
The Medical Center’s Peninsula Heart Center is one of only eight open heart centers in Maryland and its Robert T. Adkins, M.D. Emergency/Trauma Center is the designated Trauma Center for the region by the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services System.
For additional information on Peninsula Regional or its services, visit their website at www.peninsula.org or call 410-543-7139. For Physician Referral Services, call 410-543-7090.
Family Practice
Salisbury is the regional hub for a network of
skilled internists, general or family practitioners, and
pediatricians. In addition to its Primary Care Network, Peninsula
Regional Medical Center offers a Physician Referral Service at
410-543-7090. The service provides information on the
specialties of area physicians plus information on which practices
are accepting new patients and which insurance programs they
accept.
Clinics and Care Facilities
In addition to Peninsula Regional Medical
Center, several free-standing health care facilities operate within
Wicomico County.
Peninsula Health Group of
Salisbury:
The Main Street MedCenter-Peninsula Industrial
Medical Center provides an affordable alternative to a hospital
emergency room on a walk-in basis.
- A medical director and two physician's assistants treat a wide variety of injuries and illnesses.
- MedCenter provides screening that meets
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards
by medical personnel who are board-certified and licensed.
- On-site x-ray
- A draw station for outpatient lab work
- Drug and alcohol screening
- EKG testing
- Visual screening
- Audiometry, spirometry, and physical examinations
- Referrals to area specialists as required
The Peninsula Surgery Center performs hundreds of outpatient procedures annually. The Salisbury Diagnostic Breast Center is a full-service breast center with mammography, breast sonography, diagnosis, and consultation.
The Wicomico County Health Department offers
- A program of population based health
promotion and preventive care including
- Immunizations
- Family planning
- The "Health Choice" programs
- The "Healthy Kids" program
- Breast and Cervical cancer screening
- Tobacco cessation
- Cardiovascular risk assessment
- A number of clinics which provide
treatment and counseling for
- Addictions
- Children's mental illness
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- AIDS
- Fees for services are based on ability to pay.
- Some programs available only to those who meet their income requirements.
Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care
HEALTHSOUTH Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital
is a 44-bed comprehensive inpatient hospital providing state-of-art
care for victims of strokes, traumatic brain, head and spinal
injuries, amputations, nervous system disorders, and other
diseases. They can be reached at 410-546-4600. it is the only
facility of its kind on the Eastern Shore and largest in the
country. HEALTHSOUTH Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital offers the
following services:
- Orthopedic and pulmonary rehabilitation and therapy
- Warm-water aquatics
- Work conditioning
- Neurological day treatment
- Specialized programs such as driver's evaluation and retraining
- Staff of board-certified psychiatrist and physical, occupational, recreational, and hearing therapists
- Manages rehabilitation for both inpatients and outpatients
The Salisbury Center/Genesis Elder Care is one of the area's most highly regarded senior citizen residence facilities.
- Maryland's third largest nursing home with 370 beds
- Two rehabilitation service units
- Functional Evaluation and Treatment Unit is designed to prevent premature nursing home placement and fosters a resident's return to a less restrictive life
- Has returned nearly 50% those treated to their homes
- Focus Unit provides specialized care for Alzheimer's patients
- Accredited by the Joint Commission Accreditation of Hospitals Organization
Deer's Head Center in Salisbury is Maryland State's Eastern Shore rehabilitation and chronic care treatment facility which provides medical care beyond that available in area nursing homes. They can be reached at 410-543-4000 or http://mdpublichealth.org/html/deers.html
- Operates the largest hemodialysis or kidney dialysis unit on the Eastern Shore
- A prosthetic's clinic was established in 1972 in response to community need
- Provides nursing home care for residents with complex medical and behavioral needs
The Coastal Hospice provides a team approach to caring for terminally ill patients. They can be reached at 410-742-8732.
- Focuses on symptom and pain control
- Designed to enable patients to live as full a life as possible at home with loved ones
- Provides bereavement counseling for family members
The Community Cancer
Support Center
The Wellness Community Delmarva is a newly established
support group for
victims of cancer and their families. It offers, free of
charge, a growing
variety of support services. For more information please call
410-546-1200
or visit
www.cancersupport-delmarva.org.
Mental Health Care and
Developmental Disabilities
A full range of mental health services are
available in Salisbury
- Peninsula Regional Medical Center provides both inpatient and outpatient adult mental health and substance abuse services
- Wicomico County Health Department provides counseling and programs for supported independent living in the community
- The Holly Center offers education
and health care services for developmentally disabled
individuals
- Their mission is to foster independence in those they serve
- Use an experienced professional staff
working as a team to
- Evaluate a person's disabilities
- Counsel families
- Devise a plan for living up to their full potential
- They have 170 resident clients, support day services, and monitor developmentally disabled individuals living relatively independent lives within the community.