Title 19. Health Care Facilities — Subtitle 24. Prince George's County Regional Medical Center
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 19-2401 (2026)
Title 19. Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 24. Prince George's County Regional Medical Center
§ 19–2401LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
In 2011, the State, Prince George’s County, and the University of Maryland Medical System came together in a historic public–private partnership to transition the last county–owned hospital system in the State to a private, nonprofit institution that is part of the State’s largest academic medical system, with the goal of transforming health care delivery in the second most populous county in the State;
(2)
The goals established under the partnership include:
(i)
Growing access to high–quality clinical programs in Prince George’s County;
(ii)
Establishing a delivery system that enables residents to receive care within Prince George’s County;
(iii)
Addressing the disproportionate burden of chronic health conditions impacting residents of Prince George’s County, including heart disease and cancer; and
(iv)
Serving as an anchor institution and engine of economic development for Prince George’s County and the southern Maryland region;
(3)
Key to the transformation of care in Prince George’s County are efforts to:
(i)
Build high–quality specialty clinical programs, such as cancer, cardiac, and stroke care;
(ii)
Expand primary care;
(iii)
Attract and retain highly qualified clinicians; and
(iv)
Preserve services that address community needs;
(4)
Since the establishment of the University of Maryland Capital Region Health as part of the University of Maryland Medical System in 2017, the organization has succeeded in advancing the vision articulated by the historic partnership between the State, Prince George’s County, and the University of Maryland Medical System to transform care delivery in Prince George’s County and the southern Maryland region; and
(5)
The University of Maryland Capital Region Health requires State support and investment to continue its mission to provide high–quality care and transform health care delivery in Prince George’s County and the southern Maryland region.
(b)
(1)
Subject to subsection (c) of this section, for the purpose of providing an operating grant to ensure and assist in the transition of a new Prince George’s County Regional Medical System to the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation:
(i)
For fiscal year 2018, the Governor shall include in the budget bill an appropriation of $28,000,000;
(ii)
For fiscal year 2019, the Governor shall include in the budget bill an appropriation of $27,000,000;
(iii)
For fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Governor shall include in the budget bill an appropriation of $15,000,000; and
(iv)
For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the budget bill an appropriation of $10,000,000.
(2)
Subject to subsection (c) of this section, Prince George’s County shall provide a combination of matching funds and other financial assistance to the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation that constitutes total financial assistance as follows:
(i)
$15,000,000 annually for fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2019; and
(ii)
$5,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
(c)
The State and county funds described in subsection (b) of this section:
(1)
Shall be used to support the transition of the Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center from operation under the Dimensions Health Care System to operation as a participating institution of the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; and
(2)
May be used only for:
(i)
Providing increased access to critical health care services for the region served by the Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center and improving the quality of the services provided; and
(ii)
Facilitating cost containment measures to prevent additional operating losses for the Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center and its affiliated institutions.
(d)
(1)
The Governor shall include in the capital or operating budget bill the following amounts that are equal to the capital funds committed by Prince George’s County to be used for the construction of the Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center:
(i)
$11,300,000 for fiscal year 2018;
(ii)
$48,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
(iii)
$56,200,000 for fiscal year 2020.
(2)
Prince George’s County shall provide matching funds of $208,000,000 for the capital construction of the Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center.