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Support Groups
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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