Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, MD
Also known as GBMC
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About Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Greater Baltimore Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 257 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, the, about 0.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.23
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.26
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.41
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.63
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.92
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.91
47% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend77%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys775
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.38992, -76.62800
Nearby hospitals
- Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, the6501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MDPsychiatric hospital0.2 mi
- University of MD St Joseph Medical Center7601 Osler Drive, Towson, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.8 mi
- Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital1708 West Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, MDChildren's hospital2.4 mi
- Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Level II traumaAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital2434 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MDAcute care hospital3.1 mi
- Loch Raven VA Medical Center3901 The Alameda, Baltimore, MDVA medical center4.1 mi
- Medstar Union Memorial Hospital201 East University Parkway, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.2 mi
- University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus827 Linden Avenue, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- Kennedy Krieger Institute707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD · Emergency roomChildren's hospital6.6 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Greater Baltimore Medical Center located?
Greater Baltimore Medical Center is at 6701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204 in Baltimore County.
Does Greater Baltimore Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Greater Baltimore Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 228 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Greater Baltimore Medical Center?
Greater Baltimore Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Greater Baltimore Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Maryland trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Greater Baltimore Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (443) 849-2000.
Would patients recommend Greater Baltimore Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (775 completed surveys), 77% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.