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Area hospitals have notified us that they are offering the following support groups. Please call the hospital to register or obtain information about new support groups.

Hospital Name

Support Groups

Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, MD
443-481-4000

Diabetes, breast cancer, Alzheimer’s, amputee, cancer, celiac disease, Crohn’s/colitis/IBD, nicotine dependence, obstructive sleep apnea awareness, sickle cell, stroke, subsequent pregnancy, united ostomy association, prostate cancer, parents of children with type I diabetes, down syndrome, live health, NAMI family support, spine surgery, end state renal disease

Atlantic General Hospital
Berlin, MD
410-641-1100

Breast cancer, diabetes, survivors of suicide attempts, bereavement, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis

Baltimore-Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD
410-787-4367

Diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer, caregive, cessation

JH Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
410-550-0100

Gastric bypass, stroke, burn, bereavement

Beebe Medical Center
Lewes, DE
302-645-3300

Diabetes insulin pump, cancer, caregivers (Alzheimer’s and related diseases), fibromyalgia, stress management, healthy eating and obesity, open heart surgery, Parkinson disease, stroke, pulmonary disease

Calvert Memorial Hospital
Prince Frederick, MD
410-535-4000

Cancer, diabetes, amputee, stroke, ostomy, breast cancer, breastfeeding, lyme, nicotine dependence

Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD
410-848-2244

Diabetes (adult and juvenile), ostomy, Crohn's disease and colitis, breast cancer, tobacco cessation, breastfeeding, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and arthritis, Parkinson’s, sleep disorder, prostate cancer, caregiver, depression, bipolar support, heart disease, arthirtis

Chester River Hospital Center
Chestertown, MD
410-778-3300

Cancer, diabetes, prostate cancer

Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
202-476-4500

HIV support and education, HIV/AIDS, loss and grief, eating disorders, sickle cell, epilepsy, physical disabilities, cleff/facial reconstruction, juvenile sexual offenders, parents, teen-self, oncology, down syndrome, epilepsy

Civista Medical Center
LaPlata, MD
888-332-4847

Parkinson’s, Alzheimer's caregivers, stroke support

Doctors Community Hospital
Lanham, MD
301-552-8118

Bereavement, breast cancer, diabetes, hematology, lymphedema, cancer survivor, sleep apnea, insulin pump, sleep disorder, stroke support

Dorchester General Hospital
Cambridge, MD
410-228-5511
Cancer support, smoking cessation, stroke survivor, heart disease

Franklin Square Hospital Center
Baltimore, MD
443-777-7900

Smoking cessation, grief and loss, diabetes, COPD, postpartum, NICU parent, pregnancy loss, widow and widower, bariatric

Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick, MD
301-698-3300

Diabetes (adult, school-age and parents, insulin pump, gestational)

Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Oakland, MD
301-533-4318

Arthritis, cancer, fibromyalgia

Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
202-444-2000

Nursing mothers, cancer (head and neck, lung, GYN, breast), hemophilia and other complications (HIV+, HepC, etc.), bereavement, caregiver, GI cancer, transplant, breast cancer, lung cancer, amputees

George Washington Univ. Hospital
Washington, DC
202-715-4000

Cancer (breast, GYN, prostate), cancer caregiver, brain tumor, weigh loss surgery

Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-532-3838

Arthritis, congestive heart failure, stroke, prostate cancer, diabetes, amputee, smoking cessation, insulin pump, aAphasia, fibromyalgia

Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
443-849-2400

Infertility, osteoporosis, M.I.S.S. (miscarriage, infant death, stillborn), low vision, diabetes, head and neck cancer, prostate cancer, obesity

Greater Southeast Community Hospital
Washington, DC
202-574-6762

TBD

Harbor Hospital Center
Baltimore, MD
410-350-8255

Breavement

Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, MD
301-754-8800

bereavement, breast cancer, cancer, perinatal loss, surgical weight loss post-op, smoking cessation, ovarian and gynecological cancer, hematology, thyroid cancer

Howard County General Hospital
Columbia, MD
410-740-7890

Better breathing, diabetes, breast cancer, prostate cancer, women with heart disease, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Al-Teen, AA, cardiac rehab, caregivers, Crohn’s and Colitis, grief counseling, perinatal bereavement, children of separation and divorce, stroke, HIV, crohns & colitis, suicide

Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC
202-865-6100

Diabetes, cancer, transplant, crohn's/colitis, survivors of homicide attempts

Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA
703-776-2811

Pulmonary fibrosis, insulin pump, adult/pediatric Crohn's/colitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cancer, diabetes, lupus, hepatitis C

Inova Alexandria Heart Ctr.
Alexandria, VA
703-504-3398

COPD Better Breather's Club, new moms, Overeaters Anonymous, trigeminal neuralgia

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
See box at right for numbers

Parkinson's (410-955-8795), brain tumor (410-502-2789), macular degeneration (410-614-6208), dystonia, diabetes, cancer, loss (multiple births), ataxia

Laurel Regional Hospital
Laurel, MD
301-617-8636

Survivals of rape/sexual abuse, rehabilitation sharing group, preemie babies, alcoholics anonymous, bereavement for parents, brain injury, narcotics anonymous, Parkinson’s, breast cancer, Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, Parkinsons

Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-225-8395

Cancer, breast cancer, smoking cessation

McCready  Hospital
Crisfield, MD
410-968-1200

Diabetes, AA

The Memorial Hospital
Easton, MD
410-822-1000

Cancer, prostate cancer, cancer partners/caregivers, diabetes, cardiac, stroke survivor, infant loss

Montgomery General Hospital
Olney, MD
301-774-8882

I Can Cope (cancer), Food Addicts in Recovery, caregivers, look good feel better- cancer, post partum

Northwest Hospital Center
Randallstown, MD
410-521-2200

Cancer (breast), caregivers, domestic violence, brain injury, Narcotics Anonymous, AA, bereavement, post partum

Peninsula Regional Medical Ctr.
Salisbury, MD
410-546-6400

Diabetes, bereavement, cancer, heart disease

Providence Hospital
Washington, DC
202-269-7000

Breast cancer, sexual abstinence, teen parenting, AA, Al-Anon

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Rockville, MD
301-279-6000

Breastfeeding, breast cancer, gastric bypass, laparoscopic band, amputee, alparoscopic, smoking cessation, brain injury, spinal, pregnancy loss, grief support, motherhood adjustment

Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, DC
202-537-4000

Alzheimer's, arthritis, breast cancer, diabetes, bereavement, lyme disease, defibrillator, cancer, weight loss surgery, Parkinson's

Sinai Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-604-9000

Cancer (breast, thyroid), domestic violence, brain injury, caregiver, bereavement, post partum

Southern Maryland Hospital Ctr.
Clinton, MD
301-877-5700

Prostate cancer, cardiac and respiratory education, Alzheimer’s, stroke, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, perinatal loss, mental health, breastfeeding, lupus, parenting, breast cancer

St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-368-6000

Cancer, bereavement, diabetes, cardiac, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, chronic lung disease, bariatric, Hepatitis C, breastfeeding, breast cancer

St. Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD
301-475-6019

Cancer (breast, prostate), grief, diabetes, ostomy, special diets, Alzheimer caregivers, infant and child support, bereavement

St. Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD
410-337-1000

Caregiver, diabetes, Crohn’s disease and colitis, pregnancy loss, smoking cessation, ostomy, cancer

Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD
301-896-3939 (option 1)

Caregivers (stroke), cancer (general, breast, prostate, GYN), age-related macular degeneration, stroke, mental illness, smoking cessation, COPD, sleep apnea, sudden cardia arrest

Union Hospital
Elkton, MD
410-398-4000

Caregivers, diabetes, cancer, ostomy, breast cancer, breast feeding

Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-554-2000

Diabetes, non-smoking, breast cancer, prostate cancer, Parkinson’s

University of MD Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
800-492-5538

Diabetes, brain injury, caregiver, stroke, amputee, bariatric

Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD
800-515-0044

Brain injury, diabetes, fibromyalgia, perinatal bereavement, bariatric surgery, breast cancer, prostate cancer, food addiction, lupus, widow/widower, breastfeeding, adults with accidental child death, cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, AA

Virginia Hospital Center
Arlington, VA
703-558-5555

Cancer, breast cancer, new parents, arthritis, caregivers

Washington Adventist Hospital
Takoma Park, MD
301-891-7600

Cancer caregivers, smoking cessation, baby loss, cancer, diabetes, stroker, divorce, bariatric, breast feeding, eating disorders, grief care

Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown, MD
301-790-8907

Breast cancer, breastfeeding, brain injury, Labor of Love (miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn loss), leukemia and lymphoma, prostate cancer, stroke, respiratory disease, bariatric

Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
202-877-6213

Cancer, cardiac, congestive heart failure, defibrillator, heart transplant, gastrointestinal cancer, HIV and women, low visions, Parkinson's, diabetes, smoking cessation

Western Maryland Health System
Cumberland, MD
301-759-9355 or
800-224-8688

Cancer, domestic violence, bereavement, breast feeding, ostomy, women in transition

We do not endorse the accuracy, reliability or quality of these programs. We are not obligated to include all local hospitals.

Last updated October 2009

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