Baltimore’s Franklin Square Hospital To Close Some Pediatric Services

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — MedStar Health said it will be eliminating some of the pediatric services at Franklin Square Hospital.
According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the company cited a decline in patients for the downsizing. The hospital will close its pediatric inpatient unit and emergency room.
The Sun reports that pediatric admissions declined 40% in the past five years. The hospital will continue to do outpatient pediatric surgeries but will transfer those needing inpati