Our Mission
Improve the health of the communities we serve.

Values
Respect for every individual
Delivery of exceptional service
Continuous improvement
Safety and effectiveness
Trust and compassion
Transparency

Vision Statement
As the Delmarva Peninsula's referral medical center, we will be the leader in providing a system of regional access to comprehensive care that is interconnected, coordinated, safe and the most clinically advanced.  We will deliver an exceptional patient and family experience, while fostering a rewarding environment for physicians and employees.  Together, Peninsula Regional Medical Center and its physicians will be a trusted partner in improving the health of the region.

At the center of care on the Delmarva Peninsula is the Peninsula Regional Health System's Peninsula Regional Medical Center, 100 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, Maryland 21801 where "Our Experience Makes Your Experience Better."

Peninsula Regional Medical Center, a 358 bed component at the hub of the Peninsula Regional Health System, is a 112-year-old, fully Joint Commission accredited tertiary care facility featuring Delmarva's widest array of specialty and sub-specialty services.  Over 330 physicians and 3,000 health care professionals and volunteers provide the care and compassion that nearly 500,000 patients rely on each year for inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, subacute and emergency/trauma services. 

Peninsula Regional, as the regional leader in health care, welcomes over 2,300 babies annually, treats more than 77,000 people seeking emergency care, erforms nearly 14,500 surgical procedures using robotics and minimally invasive techniques and admits more than 21,000 patients for care each year.  This year, Peninsula Regional will generate nearly $300 million in economic benefit back into the local community and economy, while re-investing $20 million into new health care equipment upgrades.

Peninsula Regional also supports numerous affiliations with clinical educational programs at area two-year and four-year universities that expand nursing, physician assistant, respiratory therapy, and surgical technology opportunities for area students. 

Peninsula Regional Medical Center has been awarded HealthGrades 2009 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence based on its clinical quality performance.  It is the only hospital on the Delmarva Peninsula to achieve this distinction, and one of just 270 in the nation.  According to the HealthGrades study, patients admitted to a hospital receiving this award are, on average, 27 percent less likely to die and 8 percent less likely to suffer from a major complication.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center was presented the 2009 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence^TM by HealthGrades, Inc., the nation's largest provider of independent hospital ratings.  Peninsula Regional is the only health care facility on the Delmarva Peninsula to receive this recognition, which places the Medical Center among the best 270 American hospitals for clinical quality performance and solidly in the elite top 5% of all 5,000 U.S. hospitals.  Its Pulmonary Care and Critical Care divisions received HealthGrades Excellence Awards, ranking them among the top 5% and 10% of all hospitals respectively.  In the summer of 2009, Peninsula Regional was also awarded HealthGrades 2009/2010 Women's Health Care Excellence Award, placing it among the top 5% in the nation and in an elite group of just 170 American hospitals to hold the honor.  The study also found that Peninsula Regional Medical Center is:

• Ranked #1 in the state of Maryland for overall orthopedic services for the third consecutive year including a 5-Star rating for hip fracture repair.
   
• Ranked among the Top 5 hospitals in Maryland for heart care.
   
• Best rated on the Eastern Shore and 5-star rated for treatment of stroke.
• 5-star rated for critical care.
   
• Best rated on the Delmarva Peninsula and 5-star rated for GI surgery. 
   
• Best rated on the Delmarva Peninsula for overall pulmonary care, receiving 5-Star ratings for treatment of pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
   
• Best rated on the Delmarva Peninsula and 5-star rated for general surgery.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center is also a Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Accredited and Certified Primary Stroke Center and Joint Commission Certified in AMI (treatment of heart attack) and Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery.  The Society of Chest Pain Centers has also named Peninsula Regional an Accredited Chest Pain Center.  The Medical Center has also been certified as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

In 2009, the Medical Center launched its Peninsula Institute for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery (PILARS).  PILARS surgeons perform nearly 40 different minimally invasive general, GYN, bariatric, urologic and cardiac procedures-1,500 per year- some featuring the da Vinci Surgical System Robot.  Using customized instruments and high resolution cameras designed to fit inside very small incisions, surgeons perform precise operations with better long-term patient outcomes and shorter hospital stays.

The Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute offers patients comprehensive interventional and surgical cardiac care.  Surgeons and physician specialists performs nearly 600 open heart procedures and 4,500 cardiac catheterizations annually.  The Institute offers patients the region's only two Electrophysiology Labs for the treatment of irregular heartbeats, and houses the largest and most comprehensive cardiovascular/pulmonary rehabilitation program in Maryland.

The Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute provides patients complete and compassionate cancer care, including weekly multidisciplinary cancer treatment conferences, the region's only comprehensive lung program, outpatient chemotherapy services and dedicated patient navigators who assists patients and their families through the entire treatment process.  In 2009, it was presented the Commission on Cancer's Outstanding Achievement Award; one of just 95 cancer institutes in the nation to earn it.

The Gynecologic Oncology Center is the only center dedicated to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of female genital tract cancers. 

The Peninsula Breast Diagnostic Center offers women compassionate, confidential and complete breast care services from annually scheduled diagnostic testing and education to, if necessary, surgical intervention. 

The Medical Center's Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit allows premature or sick babies to be cared for near their families here on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Surgeons of the Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Center perform nearly 600 total joint replacements each year. 

The Peninsula Wound Center provides patients convenient and safe outpatient wound care, including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for those suffering with chronic, non-healing wounds.

The Medical Center also supports numerous affiliations with clinical educational programs at area two-year and four-year universities that expand nursing, physician assistant, respiratory therapy, pharmacy and surgical technology opportunities for area students.  

Peninsula Regional Medical Center continues to partner with other health care providers to increase the availability and scope of services.  New technologies, including robotic heart and prostate surgery and advanced cancer detection and treatment options, continue to define the standard for safer care, faster recoveries and better outcomes. 

The Peninsula Regional Medical Center complies with the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and all requirements imposed pursuant to the end that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, political affiliation or opinion, age, sex or physical handicap be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in the provision of any care, service and/or employment.