Update Delayed on Plan for HdG Campus of Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — The project to replace Harford Memorial Hospital with a new state-of-the-art medical campus has hit the brakes in terms of public updates for a couple of months.

Initially, a community input meeting was planned for the end of January but will be rescheduled several months down the line as medical leaders work with state lawmakers to tweak the regulatory process.

The next update may come in early spring for the community of Havre de Grace, where the new University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center - Havre de Grace was planned to open by 2020.

Here is the update that Upper Chesapeake posted on its website for the project:

We are on a rolling hold on our Vision 2020 plans that we estimate pushes our planning back approximately 4-6 months. The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) is working on the State Health Plan regulatory language pertaining to Freestanding Medical Facilities. The regulatory process is complex and time intensive as it has the potential to impact many hospitals in Maryland. We cannot project at this point when we will be submitting our applications. We continue with our planning for Open Door Café meetings in the community and anticipate upcoming meetings to take place in early Spring. Once the regulatory process concludes, we will hold a public informational session that will allow for further education and community engagement.

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