UM Harford Memorial Hospital Closes Its Doors After 112 Years Of Caring For Patients

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — After 112 years of serving the Harford County community, UM Harford Memorial Hospital closed its doors Tuesday.

Now owned and operated by University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, the decision was made to move all services at the hospital to the brand new UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Aberdeen located six miles from Havre de Grace and on the Harford Transit Link green line, or at UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air.

"The hospital’s aging facilities simply can no longer meet the demands of a modern healthcare system," the hospital said in a press release.

In Bel Air, an expansion at UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air includes a new surgery center with integrated orthopedic and rehab services and a new patient tower with 72 inpatient beds. The new facilities in Aberdeen include a dedicated behavioral health pavilion and a new emergency department with advanced technology and comfortable spaces. Emergency patients in Aberdeen who need to be admitted to the hospital will be transported to UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air.

For people in Harford and Cecil counties who require inpatient behavioral health services, they will receive that care in the new Behavioral Health Pavilion on the Aberdeen campus.

The state will decide what happens to the Harford Memorial Hospital Building. The city of Havre de Grace has been working on final zoning recommendations for future considerations.