BALTIMORE
—
U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today helped dedicate the new
Highlandtown
Healthy
Living
Center
, which is part of the Baltimore Medical System (BMS) network that provides health care to more than 22,000 patients a year.
Located in East Baltimore, the
Highlandtown
Healthy
Living
Center
also received a LEED-Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
It is the first Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the nation to receive LEED Platinum Certification.
“For more than 25 years,
Baltimore
Medical Systems has done an outstanding job in providing critical medical services and management to thousands of
East Baltimore
residents,” said
Senator Cardin, a long-time supporter of BMS.
“Today, the opening of this new LEED-certified building means that BMS can take the next step in expanding its patient-centered care to an additional 7,000 resident of East Baltimore.”
The new
Highlandtown
Healthy
Living
Center
will make it possible to deliver comprehensive primary care to more than 22,000 patients a year.
Baltimore Medical System is the largest provider of primary health care to medically underserved communities in
Maryland
, providing special services to help uninsured, non-English speaking and other high-need patient groups access care.
More than 48,000 people each year receive medical services and education at BMS’s six health centers throughout
Baltimore
City
and County and six City school-based locations.
”
The
Highlandtown
Healthy
Living
Center
is representative of BMS’s holistic approach to healthcare, and offers the full range of health services in a supportive, patient-centered environment,” said BMS President and CEO
Jay Wolvovsky. “Putting the healthiest building in the unhealthiest part of the city also helps to reinforce our message that a healthy built environment is a critical part of healthy living.”
