Meritus Health, a private non-profit, is the parent corporation of Meritus Medical Center and Meritus Medical Group. The health system employs more than 3200 people, operates the only hospital in the county and is the largest healthcare provider in the region. Meritus Medical Center is a state of the art, 272 bed acute care, private, non-profit medical center serving the tri-state region, including Western Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, and Eastern West Virginia. Designated a Level III Trauma Center, the hospital is served by over 400 physicians, who represent more than 40 specialties. There are currently four centers of excellence within the hospital. One each for Trauma, Joint Replacement, Bariatric Surgery and Cancer. The Stroke Center, while managed by local neurologists, uses telemedicine technology to link with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to assure immediate access to a board certified neurologist 24/7. Meritus Medical Center is also designated a Cardiac Interventional Center. Meritus Medical Center’s Wound Center is certified by Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society’s accreditation for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Program. The Meritus Family Medicine Residency program welcomed its first cohort of 6 Residents in July 2019. Meritus Medical Group, our for-profit outpatient division, operates a number of business enterprises related to outpatient healthcare: five pharmacies, comprehensive lab service, home medical equipment, 20 physician practices, a corporate health/rehab business, outpatient surgery, and diagnostic imaging. In many of our practices, there are opportunities to mentor medical students, residents, advanced practice nurse students and physician assistants from universities in Maryland and the region.