Main phone number: 410-740-7601
Web site address: www.hcgh.org/content/ClassesAndEvents.htm
Patient Education:
Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a 227-bed, not-for-profit health care provider located in Columbia, Maryland. The hospital’s Wellness Center, located on two levels of the new Medical Pavilion at Howard County, provides outreach and education to the Howard County community by offering a wide range of classes, screenings and fitness programs both in the Wellness Center and in community settings throughout the area. Programs are open to community residents of all ages and ethnicities and focus on prevention and early detection. Wellness needs address the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of health.
The mission of Howard County General Hospital is to provide the highest quality of care to improve the health of our entire community through innovation, collaboration and unsurpassed service. The Wellness Center is an integral component of this mission.
Specific services include:
- Wellness Programs
- Health Screenings
- Health Fairs
- Speaker’s Bureau
- Business Programs
- School Partnerships
- Physician Referral
- Health Families Howard County
- Let Go of Tobacco
- Age Well Senior Exercise
- Community Support Group and Program Co-sponsorships
- Community Cardiovascular Project (a faith community blood press screening program)
- Mall Milers (indoor walking program)
The Wellness Center occupies two areas in the Medical Pavilion. Suite 100 houses the center’s largest conferences rooms where most classes occur. To reach Suite 100, enter the building from the first floor, make a right and proceed to the second door on the left. Suite G010, located on the ground floor, features staff offices and a clinical conference room.
