MoCo Emergency Facility To Close Its Doors

GERMANTOWN, MD — The Adventist HealthCare Germantown Emergency Center will officially be closing its doors to the public in a few months.

The medical group said the closure would take effect July 1, pending approvals by state officials.

Employees are being given the chance to stay with the medical group by working at the Rockville center or at another location.

The emergency facility has been based in Germantown since 2006, when few urgent care centers were available in the area. However, since then, several facilities have opened.

The announcement comes on the heels of plans for a $248 million patient tower at the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, which is expected to house an expanded emergency department.