| Chester River Hospital Center   
             
              |  | A not-for-profit 
                community hospital, Chester River Hospital Center provides 
                short-term acute care services to the residents of its service 
                area. |  The Hospital is licensed by the State of Maryland 
            Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, is accredited by the Joint 
            Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is governed 
            by a fifteen-member Board of Directors made up of volunteers from 
            the community. The Hospital is affiliated with Johns Hopkins 
            Medicine, a move which has enhanced health care services to the community 
            by providing improved access to Hopkins wide array of specialized 
            health care services and resources. The affiliation has provided benefits 
            such as physician and staff education, physician coverage and assistance 
            with strategic planning.  |