If you are a member of the media, please contact the Baltimore Regional Media and Public Relations office for MedStar Health. They will assist you whether you plan to interview a member of the hospital staff, seek information on a patient condition, or record still photos, audio or videotape.

Debra Schindler
Regional Director, Media & Public Relations, MedStar Health Baltimore
Office: 410-554-2496 | Cell: 410-274-1260
debra.schindler@medstar.net

Megan Loewe
Regional Public Relations Specialist, MedStar Health Baltimore
Office: 410-554-2781 | Cell: 443-252-7717
megan.r.loewe@medstar.net

Patient Privacy Policy

Access to MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is based on the understanding that members of the news media will adhere to all policies and laws related to patient privacy, including obtaining patient authorization prior to disclosure of patient information. A patient being interviewed has the right, under terms of federal patient privacy regulations, to withdraw consent for press use of his or her identity and protected health information at any time before, during or after the interview.

Although MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center will assist you with reasonable access to its facilities, if members of the press should overhear or see "protected health information" that is not covered by an authorization they must not use or disclose that information without obtaining a specific authorization for that information. To keep inadvertent disclosures to a minimum, restrictions in some areas may be imposed and escorts for all news media film crews and still photography are required.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

For more information, call 443-777-7482.