regional facility for chronically ill and elderly
adults in need of physical medicine and rehabilita-
tion services, or general medical care for chronic
disease or terminal illness. The Center also oper-
ates a kidney dialysis facility for area residents.

Deer's Head Center provides the services of a
chronic disease hospital (including a small hospice
service) and a comprehensive care facility, as well
as out-patient and end-stage kidney dialysis, and
out-patient rehabilitation therapy. The licensed
capacity for the Center is 235 patient beds (Code
Health-General Article, sec. 19-502).

Citizens Advisory Board for Deer's Head
Center

Chairperson: William T. Middleton, 1988

Mary Elizabeth Ellis, 1985; Adah Elaine Brown,
1986; Oscar J. Chapman, Ph.D., 1987; Barbara
Jeffries, 1988; W. Norris Ward, 1988; William
D. Waters, Sr., 1988.

The Board's seven members are appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor.

MONTEBELLO CENTER

Stephen L. Forstenzer, Director

2201 Argonne Drive
Baltimore 21218 Telephone: 889-3080

Montebello Center, authorized by Chapter 412,
Acts of 1951, opened in 1953. It is the principal
unit of the chronic hospital system. The Center
provides hospitalization for chronically ill and
aging adults who need physical medicine and
rehabilitation services. It also provides out-patient
rehabilitation medicine services (Code Health-
General Article, sec. 19-502).

Citizens Advisory Board for Montebello Center

Chairperson: Vacancy

Morris N. Throne, 1985; Anna L. Parker, 1986;
Mary Kennedy Behning, 1988; Bette G.
Shipman, 1988; three vacancies.

The Governor appoints the Board's seven mem-
bers to four-year terms.

WESTERN MARYLAND CENTER

Roy A. Lint, Acting Director

1500 Pennsylvania Ave.
Hagerstown 21740 Telephone: 791^400
MARCOM: 228-4400

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Western Maryland Center originally was estab-
lished as Western Maryland State Hospital (Chap-
ter 53, Acts of 1952). It opened in 1957.

The Center provides chronic hospital and com-
prehensive care facility in-patient care, out-patient
end-stage kidney dialysis, adult day treatment
services, and out-patient rehabilitation services.
Currently, it has 139 licensed hospital beds and 36
licensed skilled nursing home beds for rehabilita-
tion services and the care of the chronically ill. An
outpatient unit provides hemodialysis for patients
with chronic kidney disease (Code Health-General
Article, sec. 19-502).

Citizens Advisory Board for Western Maryland
Center

Chairperson: Rev. Robert S. Passarelli, 1985

Donald F. Munson, 1986; Cornelia Eubanks, 1987;
Jack M. Goldman, 1988; Roberta Niklewski,
R.N., 1988; James R. Stanton, 1988; one
vacancy.

The Board's seven members are appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor.

TAWES-BLAND BRYANT NURSING
HOME

Haywood R. Ammons, Administrator

P.O. Box 3235
Catonsville 21228 Telephone: 455-7603

Located on the grounds of Spring Grove Hospi-
tal Center, the Tawes-Bland Bryant Nursing Home
opened in 1974. It provides nursing home care to
geriatric patients who have been in-patients of
State hospitals and cannot be placed in private
facilities.

DEPARTMENT OF POSTMORTEM
EXAMINERS

STATE POSTMORTEM EXAMINERS
COMMISSION

Chairperson: Benjamin Trump, M.D., University of
Maryland School of Medicine

Robert H. Heptinstall, M.D., Department of
Pathology, The Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine; Susan R. Guarnieri, M.D.,
Commissioner of Health of Baltimore City; Col.
Wilbert T. Travers, Jr., Superintendent,
Maryland State Police; Thomas M. Thomas,
Health Officer, Harford County, and designee of
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.