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Media Relations: Mercy Facts At A Glance

Founded in 1874, Mercy Medical Center is a Catholic health care facility, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, as well as a teaching hospital for the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Located in downtown Baltimore at 345 St. Paul Place, Mercy is part of Mercy Health Services, Inc., which also includes Stella Maris, Central Maryland's largest long-term/geriatric care facility located in Timonium, MD, as well as a network of community health centers.

In 2010 Mercy's campus expanded with the addition of new $400+ million, 20-story replacement hospital, The Mary Catherine Bunting Center, which features 15 state-of-the-art operating rooms and 196 private inpatient rooms.

Mercy has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, most recently including Magnet Recognition for Nursing excellence, the American Institute of Architects' Presidential Citation for Urban Design, and U.S. News & World Report's high-performing hospital in the areas of Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and Urology.

FY 2011 Statistical Highlights

Mercy Medical Center
Admissions: 17,455
Deliveries: 2,886

Patient Days of Service
Adult and Pediatric: 58,661
Nursery: 6,057
Neonatal Intensive Care: 5,602
Total Patient Days of Service: 70,320
Average Length of Stay (days): 3.4

Ambulatory Service Visits
Emergency Department: 62,421
Business Health Services: 22,403
Outpatient Health Clinics: 113,205

Surgical Cases
Operating Room Minutes: 1,966,583
Ambulatory Surgery Cases: 18,569
Active Physicians: 532
Employees: 3,738
Medical Residents and Students: 520

Medical residents and students annually receive medical training and practical experience at Mercy in the areas of Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, and Pediatrics, as well as in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Pathology and Ophthalmology.