Our New Building Has a Name

We are thrilled to announce our three-story addition to the main hospital will be named the Louis and Phyllis Friedman Building. 

Our Promise Project Chair, John R. Saunders Jr., MD shared the following about this exciting announcement:

The Friedmans have been a part of the GBMC family for many years, and their $5 million pledge is a profound statement of their commitment to the health of the community. We are honored GBMC will bear their name at its main entrance. Alongside the Sandra R. Berman Pavilion, which will ease the burden of those battling cancer, the inpatient facility will dramatically improve the patient and family experience. The Friedmans' leadership takes us to 94% of our $50 million goal.

I share Dr. Saunders’ sentiment wholeheartedly and am so grateful that the Friedmans believe in our mission and vision strongly enough to support us so generously.

A Year in the Making …

Today marks one year since our groundbreaking on The Promise Project, and much has been accomplished in those 365 days. Our teams at GBMC, DPR Construction, and Hammes have been working collaboratively and efficiently to stay on track.

In fact, we’re approaching the important milestone of placing the final beam in the new building! Thank you to everyone who came out to sign the beam and be part of GBMC history this week.

The entire exterior of the structure is expected to be enclosed by October, and the tower crane for the Sandra R. Berman Pavilion will go up around the same time.

To keep you in the loop, below are some of the anticipated key dates for Promise Project construction. 

•  Inpatient facility tower crane removal: September 2022

•  Inpatient facility enclosed by October 1, 2022

•  Sandra R. Berman Pavilion tower crane assembly: Fall 2022

•  Construction of the Louis and Phyllis Friedman Building is expected to be complete in Summer 2023 with full occupancy in Fall 2023. 

•  The shell of the Sandra R. Berman Pavilion as well as the connecting garage will be complete in fall 2023.

You can learn more about the promise project by visiting https://www.gbmcpromise.org 

Level III Perinatal Referral Center Re-Designation
Last week, I congratulated our multidisciplinary perinatal team and ancillary departments for making our recent Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS) survey so successful. We immediately got great feedback from the surveyors. I’m pleased to share that we got official word from MIEMSS that GBMC has been re-designated as a Level III Perinatal Referral Center for a period of five years! Thank you to all who made this important re-certification possible!

GBMC HealthCare Noted as a Top Health System to Work For!
Forbes recently released its “America’s Best Employers by State” list, and a total of 262 hospitals and health systems were included. I’m excited that GBMC HealthCare was among Maryland’s top three! We appreciate our workforce family – thank you for choosing us as your employer! If you’d like to become part of the GBMC HealthCare family, visit gbmc.org/careers to browse opportunities.