St. Agnes Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)

St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland is a full service teaching hospital located at 900 S. Canton Avenue.

It is licensed and accredited with a Gold Seal of Approval from the JCAHO, is designated as an American Society for Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and is a Level IIIB Perinatal Referral Center for Maryland. St. Agnes Hospital is a member of Ascension Health, the largest non-profit health care organization in the nation.

History
The first Catholic hospital in Baltimore, St. Agnes hospital has a long tradition of Catholic health care ministry serving the people of their community with a special concern for those who are poor and vulnerable.

It was originally founded in 1823 under the name Baltimore Infirmary by the Daughters of Charity to provide nursing care for the poor. In 1876 the facility moved to its present location and was recognized as a full-service hospital in 1906.

Chest Pain Emergency Center
Raymond D. Bahr, M.D. is credited with the Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC). The first Chest Pain Emergency Center in the world began at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Developed in response to sudden death problems from heart attacks in the commuting, the idea of having a Chest Pain Center as part of the Emergency Room along with an educational community awareness program quickly spread across the nation and around the world.

Site for International Early Lung Cancer Action Program
The Lung Cancer Treatment Center at St. Agnes is a Lung Cancer Screening Site for International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP).

Publications
St. Agnes Hospital publishes a free quarterly magazine called Health & Wellness. The magazine reviews new health services from the hospital and includes healthy living tips. PDF versions are available online. They also publish a Health e-Newsletter (monthly) and a Pregnancy e-Newsletter (weekly).

Off-site Facilities

 * Seton Imaging Center
 * Seton Medical Group

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