Posted on September 03, 2013
Source: The Baltimore Sun
As the Hispanic community in Baltimore boomed in the last decade, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center responded by adding health programs to meet the population's unique needs.
Now the East Baltimore center is bringing all its past efforts — and some new ones — together under one umbrella with the creation of the Center of Excellence for Latino Health.
The center, which is in the strategic planning stage, seeks to provide more comprehensive care to Latino patients.
Medical staff will provide traditional services such as pediatric, psychiatric and obstetrics and gynecological care. The hope is that a research and advocacy component of the center will help staff better understand the needs of the Latino population and how to treat them.
