One unique aspect of the hospital is The Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services System, which covers the State of Maryland and comprises a 140 bed critical care unit, completed in 1989 and housing the most advanced technological support systems for trauma in the world. Echospeed 1.5T magnetic resonance imagers. The Ultrasound Section has multiple Acuson Sequoia scanners and the Aegis mini-pacs. This is an all digital state of the art hospital. The Radiology Dept. operates a filmless PACS and is one of the most advanced of its kind in the world.
Fellows usually spend one month of every four there.
There are well maintained and extensive teaching files including the ACR Learning Laboratory and a large departmental library, both of which are supervised by a full-time departmental librarian. A department photographer is available on a full-time basis. There is a full-time academic secretary equipped with a word processing and slide making ability to support the faculty and house staff in the production of grant applications and publications. Nuclear Medicine performs approximately 10,000 studies per year and 12,000 sonographic procedures are performed annually. About 70,000 exams are performed annually at the VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore Division.