GRMC has expanded its reach through this management agreement, allowing it to provide greater healthcare services to patients in its community.
Garrett Regional Medical Center—a 55-bed, not-for-profit, acute care facility in Garrett County, Maryland, with over $82 million in total patient revenue—has officially become part of the WVU Health System, effective July 1, 2022.
Garrett Regional Medical Center entered into a management agreement with WVU Hospitals—the largest health system in West Virginia with over $1 billion in total revenue and over 1,800 beds—in January of 2018, the two organizations had been working together since 2015 when a clinical affiliation between the two brought services in heart and vascular, laboratory testing, nephrology, neurology, and oncology to Garrett Regional Medical Center.
"Our relationship with Garrett Regional Medical Center has grown and strengthened over the last several years, and we’re excited to finally bring them fully into the WVU Medicine family," Albert Wright, Jr., president, and CEO of the WVU Health System, said in a release announcing the partnership. "We are honored that the residents of Garrett County and the surrounding region have put their faith and trust in us to provide them with world-class healthcare, and we will continue to do just that for many years to come."
Garrett Regional Medical Center first expanded its healthcare services in 2017, when it opened the Grantsville Medical Center, which offers primary, urgent, and specialty care in northern Garrett County, and with the 2019 launch of the Regional Behavioral Health Clinic in Oakland.
"The partnership between Garrett Regional Medical Center and WVU Medicine will help ensure the stability of healthcare in our region," Paul Edwards, Garrett County commissioner, said in the release. "This has been a heavily vetted process, and we feel confident it is the right step for the health of our community."
Amanda Schiavo is the Finance Editor for HealthLeaders.