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Baltimore Washington Medical Center has been designated by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. The distinctions are awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in several areas including spine surgery and knee and hip replacement. BWMC is one of 14 hospitals out of 52 in Maryland to earn the hip and knee distinction and one of 11 in the State to receive the spine surgery distinction.
In its 74th year, CareFirst, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is a not-for-profit health care organization which, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to 3.4 million individuals and groups in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Through its CareFirst Commitment initiative and other public mission activities, CareFirst supports efforts to increase the accessibility, affordability, safety and quality of health care throughout its market areas.
Note: Designation as Blue Distinction Centers means these facilities’ overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians’ and leading professional organizations’ recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call your local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan.
