Program areas at AAMC
Inpatientthe lhaamc women's and children's Center offers multigenerational programs to support a woman from the time she begins gynecological care through the childbearing years and beyond. We offer the most comprehensive women's services; all-inclusive maternity, newborn and pediatric care; advanced treatments for any Health challenges women and their families may encounter; and extensive screening, prevention and wellness programs to help them lead longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives.lhaamc is known for excellence in obstetrical services, and we offer moms many options as they make informed choices during labor and delivery. Our goal is for each mother and her family to feel respected and to experience the birthing process and postpartum experience they desire. Lhaamc delivers more than 5,600 babies each year, the second highest number of deliveries in the state of maryland.lhaamc's neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) is designated as a level iii nicu, and is able to care for the most critically ill newborns, allowing babies born early or with complications to stay with their mothers at lhaamc. Hospitals that do not have this level of nicu care often must transfer babies to other Health care facilities, meaning that mothers and babies cannot remain together.the lhaamc nicu, also known as "teddy's place", is a state-of-the-art 30-bed unit, equipped with life-saving technology and staffed by full- and part-time neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and nurses with specialized nicu training. Lhaamc was recognized as a 2022 pressganey human experience award winner, receiving the guardian of excellence-patient experience, nicu award.at lhaamc, the Center for maternal-fetal medicine offers women the highest level of obstetric care, with highly trained physicians able to perform and oversee a wide range of complications.the lhaamc Center offers care to women who come from as far away as Maryland's charles and st. mary's counties, as well as Delaware. Typical patients include women who are carrying twins or triplets, women requiring diabetes education or specialized testing, such as amniocentesis, or women who will be 35 or older at the time of delivery. The lhaamc women's Center for pelvic Health provides comprehensive and innovative pelvic Health care for women of all ages suffering from problems and disorders of the pelvic region. Our experienced specialists employ a compassionate and professional approach to diagnose and treat all components of pelvic problems, with the goal of ensuring wellness and maintaining dignity. The lhaamc women's Center addresses issues including urinary incontinence, pelvic support problems, fecal incontinence, childbirth, and pregnancy related pelvic floor disorders, incontinence clearly linked to prolapse or pelvic floor dysfunction, and pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele, rectocele, uterine, vaginal vault, perineal). Lhaamc's women's Center for pelvic Health is a recipient of the safety certification in outpatient practice excellence (scope) for women's Health. It is one of only two women's Health practices in Maryland and among only 95 in the country to receive this designation.strokelhaamc has earned certification as a primary stroke Center from the joint commission, and was the first hospital in the region (and one of the first eight in the state) to have earned this highly specialized designation. Because successful treatment of stroke patients is so time-critical, the presence of a certified stroke Center in Anne Arundel county is significant for the residents of the region because they no longer have to waste precious time and travel 30 or more miles to get life-saving treatment. The joint commission certification means lhaamc has demonstrated that its stroke program follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. In Maryland, someone is hospitalized for a stroke every 30 minutes and someone dies every three hours, according to the Maryland institute for emergency Medical services systems (miemss). Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in Maryland. Lhaamc stroke program is designated a miemss primary stroke center.lhaamc is the recipient of the stroke gold plus achievement award from the american heart association/american stroke association, the highest award given to stroke programs nationally. The stroke care Center is a recipient of the gold plus target elite quality achievement award from the american heart and stroke association (aha/asa).lhaamc offers treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tpa), a clot-busting medication approved for use in certain patients having a stroke. Tpa must be given within a few hours after symptoms begin. The procedure is done through an intravenous (iv) line by specially trained hospital personnel. Lhaamc treats hundreds of stroke patients each year.heart and vascular institutethe lhaamc heart and vascular institute is a comprehensive program offering exceptional emergency, interventional and surgical care to our community. The heart and vascular institute features a dedicated heart and vascular unit, vascular screening, surgery and treatment, cardiac-catherization, interventional medicine, emergency angioplasty, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and interventional radiology. A regional resource to our community, the lhaamc heart and vascular institute is nationally recognized as a standard for care and treatment of heart attack patients and recipient of the gold performance achievement award from the american college of cardiology. Lhaamc is also a participant in the c-port e program, offering elective angioplasty services to our community.lhaamc has received a performance achievement award from the american college of cardiology which recognizes lhaamc for consistently following heart attack treatment guidelines and improving outcomes for high-risk patients. Surgical serviceslhaamc surgeons perform a variety of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures from the routine to the technologically advanced, such as robotics. In addition to general surgeries, they specialize in breast, colon and rectal, orthopedic, pediatric, retinal, thoracic, vascular, urology, gynecology, urogynecology, ophthalmology, and ear, nose and throat surgery, as well as neurosurgery and plastic reconstructive surgery. Board-certified anesthesiologists plan and supervise anesthesia care for all patients. In addition, 24-hour physician care through the hospitalist and intensivist programs means a doctor is always nearby to make sure recovery for inpatients is progressing smoothly.lhaamc's bariatric surgery program is a level 1 facility, nationally accredited by the american college of surgeons for providing a high quality of care and excellent outcomes. Lhaamc's weight loss and metabolic surgery program is accredited as a comprehensive Center by the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program, signifying the program meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality care. At the lhaamc joint Center, our surgeons hold superior credentials and many of our surgeons specialize in knee and hip replacement. The lhaamc Center for joint replacement is one of the busiest joint replacement programs in Maryland, performing more joint replacements than any other hospital in the state.u.s. News & world report consistently recognizes lhaamc as a best hospital in Maryland and the baltimore metro area, as high performing for hip and knee replacements.joint campanother unique part of the lhaamc joint Center is our "joint camp". An important part of the program, the joint camp gets its name in part from the sense of shared experiences, camaraderie and companionship many patients feel toward one another. The philosophy of joint camp is that you and your family are not bystanders, but rather active participants with a common goal. A trained coordinator helps guide and assist you every step of the way.outpatientthe lhaamc geaton and joann decesaris cancer institute encompasses a large array of services ranging from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment through survivorship. Many different types of cancer specialists contribute to the care of patients in our programs. It is our goal to provide the best experience possible, no matter where or how a person encounters our cancer Center services. (continued on page 90)