VOLUNTEER SERVICES UNIT
W Fred Hitchcock, Chief
(410) 767-6826

The Volunteer Services Unit develops and directs
the Department's thirty two volunteer services pro
grams statewide These programs offer citizens and
community groups the opportunity to aid and en
hance the lives of residents of Department hospital
centers and of patients in the community The Chief
serves as liaison to the Department's Council of
Auxiliaries, a private, nonprofit service organization

FINANCIAL PLANNING
ADMINISTRATION

James P Johnson, Director

201 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2399 (410) 767-6064

The Financial Planning Administration monitors
and controls all Department financial affairs, including
liaison with the Department of Budget and Manage-
ment and the General Assembly The Administration
oversees budget preparation and review, expenditure
management, funding enhancement, rate setting, cost
analysis, and fiscal policy Administration functions are
earned out by two divisions Budget Management, and
Program Costs and Analysis

HSCAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Irma A Bevans, Acting Director

201 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2399 (410) 767-5820

Functions of the Fiscal Services Administration
were organized by 1923 under the Bureau of Per
sonnel and Accounts, which was responsible for
fiscal administration of the Department of Health
The Administration analyzes and provides fiscal,
accounhng and contracting services for the state
wide operation of major Department programs and
health care facilities The Administration develops
systems, policies, and procedures for the Depart-
ment's fiscal management in coordination with
regulatory or control agencies, the General Assem-
bly, and the federal government Under the Ad
ministration are five divisions Auditing, Contracts
and Telecommunications, General Accounting, In
ternal Audits, and Reimbursements

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Daniel A Hughes, Director

201 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2399 (410) 767-5830

The General Services Administration originated
as the Office of General Administration by 1973
The Office was renamed the General Administra
tive Services Administration by 1983 and, by 1985,
received its current name
The Administration provides support services
for supplies and procurement, space allocation,
fleet management, mail, photocopying, building
services, and capital construction Coordination
and technical assistance are provided statewide to
maintenance and engineering projects, asbestos
identification and abatement, and abatement of
polychlonnated biphenyls (PCBs), which are toxic
chemicals found in insulating oils for electric trans-
formers and switch gear
The Administration directs five divisions Central
Services, Engineering and Maintenance, Health Sta-
tistics, Special Projects, and Vital Records

DIVISION OF HEALTH STATISTICS
Daniel A Hughes, Chief
(410) 767 5950

Functions of the Division of Health Statistics
began in 1951 as part of the Division of Vital
Records and Statistics, Department of Health By
1959, the work of vital statistics was placed under
the Division of Research and Planning By 1961, it
was found under the Office of Planning and Re
search and, by 1963, as part of the Division of
Statistical Research and Records In 1967, it was
formed separately as the Division of Biostatistics
under the Bureau of Analysis and Records In 1969,
the Division was changed to the Center for Health
Statistics and, by 1973, placed under the Office of
General Administration It was reorganized as a
division in 1988
Annually, the Division publishes vital statistics
and population estimates for the State To highlight
significant trends and findings, the Division ana
lyzes and reports annually on the health status of
Maryland residents It provides statistical analysis
and advice to programs on studies and systems
development The Division publishes annual and
special reports on these topics

DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS
Geneva G Sparks, Chief

4201 Patterson Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215—2299 (410) 764 3034
24 hour telephone (410) 767 5988
toll free 1 800 832 3277

The Division of Vital Records was organized in
1910 as the Bureau of Vital Statistics (Chapter 560,
Acts of 1910) In 1951, it was reformed as the
Division of Vital Records and Statistics and, in
1967, as the Division of Vital Records under the
Bureau of Analysis and Records In 1969, the