Specific systems of care refine the strategies to treat EMS patients
optimally, including those with trauma, stroke, cardi ac, and
perinatal conditions. Each system defines appropri ate EMS evaluation
and treatment and indicates preferred patient receiving centers. Among
them are trauma centers (one primary adult resource center, one level
I center, four level II centers, three level III centers, two
pediatric centers, a hand center, and an eye center), stroke centers
(1 Acute stroke ready, 31 primary stroke centers, four thrombectomy
capable stroke centers and three comprehensive stroke centers), 24
cardiac interventional centers, an adult and two pediatric burn
centers, and perinatal centers (two level III and 13 level IV).
Representatives from each designated specialty center actively
participate in statewide quality improvement committees, initiatives,
and regulation revisions to the Code of Maryland (COMAR) Title 30.
from https://history.miemss.org/documents/Annual_Report_2025.pdf -
page 19 of 96 lists the facilities
maryland has approx 6 free standing ERs also
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We continue to work to improve patient experiences on arrival to
emergency departments, predominantly by tracking EMS-to-ED transfer of
care intervals. To be certain, this also has profound implications for
EMS resource management, and helping EMS units be available in their
communities. The goal remains transfer of care within 35 minutes 90%
of the time. Forty-four percent of receiving facilities reach this
goal, and several more are close to achieving it. Each week
performance data is shared with each facility. Monthly, it is shared
with the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC).
huge huge huge problem - 35 minutes should be 5 minutes