Franklin Square Hospital Center

Franklin Square Hospital Center is a hospital located in the White Marsh area of eastern Baltimore County, Franklin Square is the third largest hospital in Maryland. Employing more than 2,800 employees, Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Franklin Square Hospital Center is a member of MedStar Health.

The building is found along Franklin Square Drive, next to the campus of Essex Community College, and is used as a training ground for students of Allied Health programs at the college.

Franklin Sqaure can be reached from Baltimore Beltway exits 32 (Belair Road) or 34 (Philadelphia Road) by turning of Rossville Boulevard to Franklin Square Drive. Public transportation is available to the hospital. It is accessible on bus line nos. 4, 24, 35, and 55, operated by the Maryland Transit Administration.

History
In 1898 Franklin Square opened with just 20 beds. It was the first hospital to open in the community of West Baltimore. In 1961 the hospital moved to the eastern Baltimore County in a new 305-bed facility.

In the fall of 2004, Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore opened the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute, which houses centers focusing on melanoma, gynecologic oncology and breast cancer. Franklin Square is building a 356,000-square-foot patient tower. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall of 2007, and by 2010 the following will be complete:
 * A new five-story, 356,000-square-foot patient tower
 * An expanded six-zone ED with 70 treatment areas
 * A growth in number of rooms, from 241 to 366
 * Private rooms making up 96 percent of all patient rooms
 * A large intensive care unit that houses 42 beds
 * Four new medical/surgical units
 * Additional surface parking