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Support Groups

Area hospitals are offering the following support groups. Please call the hospital to register or obtain information about new support groups.

 

Hospital Name  A - C

Support Groups

Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, MD
443-481-5555

Alzheimer's, bariatric surgery, breast cancer, breastfeeding, cancer, celiac, Crohn's/colitic/IBD, diabetes, Down Syndrome, food addicts, head and neck cancer, healthy hearts, lung cancer, lupus, Lyme disease, NICU, parents of children with diabetes, perinatal loss, postpartum depression, prostate cancer, ostomy, trauma recovery, young adult cancer support, young women's cardiac

Atlantic General Hospital
Berlin, MD
410-641-1100

Bariatric surgery, bereavement, cancer, cancer caregiver, celiac disease, chronic pain, diabetes, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ostomy, Overeaters Anonymous, Parkinson's disease

Baltimore-Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD
410-787-4000

Cancer, diabetes, lactation, mental health, stroke

Beebe Medical Center
Lewes, DE
302-645-3300

"Being Youg with Cancer", caregivers (Alzheimer’s and related diseases), diabetes insulin pump, heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, pulmonary disease, stroke, Type II diabetes

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

Amputee, breast cancer, breastfeeding, diabetes, insulin pump, Lyme disease, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) Connection Recovery, ostomy, stroke

Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD
410-848-3000

Breast cancer, breastfeeding, cancer, caregiver, diabetes, multiple sclerosis,  Parkinson’s, prostate cancer, sleep disorder, tobacco cessation

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

Cancer, diabetes, prostate cancer

Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
202-471-4888

ADHD, adolescent eating disorder, Asperger syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, cancer and blood disorders, celiac disease, cleft/facial reconstruction, congenital heart disease, diabetes, Down syndrome, epilepsy, gender variance, grief and bereavement, NICU

Hospital Name   D - G

Support Groups                                                                                        

Doctors Community Hospital
Lanham, MD
301-552-8118

Bereavement, breast cancer, breast cancer caregiver for men, Chiari and Syringomyelia, diabetes, lymphedema, sleep apnea, sleep disorder, stroke support, women’s heart disease

Dorchester General Hospital
Cambridge, MD
410-822-1000
Cancer support, diabetes, insulin pump, pregnancy and infant loss, prostate cancer, stroke survivor

Franklin Square Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
443-777-7000

Alzheimer’s caregivers, bariatric, breast cancer survivors, cancer, cancer caregiver, grief and loss, NICU parent, ovarian cancer, postpartum, pregnancy loss, smoking, widows and widowers

Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick, MD
240-566-3300

Caregiver, diabetes (adult, school-age and parents, gestational), grief, parent grief, stroke, tobacco cessation, young widows/widowers

Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Oakland, MD
301-533-4000

Arthritis, fibromyalgia

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

Brain tumor, breast cancer, cancer, caregivers, children with parent or grandparent with cancer, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, weight loss surgery, young adults with cancer

Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
202-444-2000

Amputee, bereavement, cancer (head and neck, oral, breast), caregiver, IBD, women with advanced or recurrent cancer, young women’s breast cancer

Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
443-444-8000

Amputee, aphasia, diabetes, insulin pump, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, stroke

Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
443-849-2000

Adults with parental loss, bariatric gastric bypass, bariatric gastric band/gastric sleeve, cancer loss grief, diabetes, low vision, men’s grief, M.I.S.S. (miscarriage, infant death, stillborn), mothers’ grief, mothers with school-aged children grief, osteoporosis, parenting after the loss of a spouse, patient and family head and neck cancer, prostate cancer, widowed parents/partners with school-age children, widowed persons/life partner grief, young widowed persons grief

Hospital H - L Support Groups

Harbor Hospital Center
Baltimore, MD
410-350-3200

Bereavement, breast cancer, diabetes

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

Bereavement, breast cancer, breastfeeding, caregiver support group for adult children, caregiver support group for spouses, new mothers, ovarian and gynecological cancer, postpartum depression, surgical weight loss, thyroid cancer

Howard County General Hospital
Columbia, MD
410-740-7601

AA, adult type I diabetes, Al-Anon, Alateen, Alzheimer’s caregivers, bereavement, Better Breathing, breast cancer, caregivers, chronic pain, Crohn’s and colitis, depression and bipolar, diabetes, hospice, lupus, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Parkinson’s, Rising Hope (miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death), smoking cessation, stroke,

Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC
202-865-6100

Bariatric, breastfeeding, cancer, Crohn’s/colitis, diabetes, grief and loss, HIV, smoking cessation, stroke, survivors of homicide, survivors of suicide, transplant

Inova Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA
703-504-3000

Adult diabetes, breast cancer, cancer, children’s bereavement, insulin pump, new moms, stroke, Type 1 Friends

Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA
703-776-4001

Adult diabetes, cancer, insulin pump, new moms, parenting alone, stroke, Type 1 Friends

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Fairfax, VA
703-391-3600

Adult diabetes, cancer, insulin pump, new moms, Type 1 Friends

Inova Mt. Vernon
Alexandria, VA
703-664-7000

Adult diabetes, insulin pump, new moms, Type 1 Friends

JH Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
410-550-1360

Bariatric surgery

Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-955-6680

Brain tumor (410-832-2719), breast cancer, breastfeeding, loss of child during childbirth, Parkinson's, Parkinson’s caregiver, transplant

Laurel Regional Hospital
Laurel, MD
301-497-7914

Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous, bipolar, Nar-Anon, narcotics anonymous,  strokes and long-term illness

Hospital Name M - R

Support Groups

Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Diabetes (443-552-2960), dialysis (410-462-5767)

McCready Hospital
Crisfield, MD
410-968-1801

Diabetes

Memorial Hospital
Easton, MD
410-822-1000

Breast cancer, breastfeeding, cancer, cancer partners/caregivers, diabetes, Mended Hearts, pregnancy and infant loss, prostate cancer, stroke survivor

Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
410-332-9330

Breast cancer
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD
301-790-8000

Bariatric, bereavement, brain injury, breast cancer, breastfeeding, breathing difficulties/respiratory diseases, concerned persons (loved ones with addiction or substance abuse), Labor of Love (miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn loss), leukemia and lymphoma, mental health, multiple myeloma, pregnancy and postpartum, prostate cancer, spinal cord injury, stroke

Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD
301-774-8882

Bariatric, cancer, postpartum

Northwest Hospital Center
Randallstown, MD
410-521-2200

AA, bariatric surgery, bereavement, brain injury, breast cancer, Breast Friends (young survivors), breastfeeding, caregivers, hydrocephalus, Look Good-Feel Better, Narcotics Anonymous, smoking cessation, thyroid cancer

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

ALS, Better Breathers, cancer caregivers, cancer survivor/patient, diabetes, head and neck cancer, heart disease, insulin pump, kids and teens diabetes, lung cancer, ostomy, stroke

Prince George's Hospital Center
Cheverly, MD
301-618-2112
AA, preemie, survivors of rape and sexual abuse

Providence Hospital
Washington, DC
202-269-7226

Bariatric, breast cancer, prostate cancer, teen parenting

Hospital Name S

Support Groups

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Rockville, MD
240-826-6000

Breast cancer, breastfeeding, Friends and Family Pre-Operative Weight Loss Surgery, motherhood adjustment, postpartum depression, thyroid cancer, weight loss surgery (patient)

Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, DC
202-537-4000

Bereavement, breast cancer, diabetes, Lyme disease, ostomy

Sinai Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-601-9000

AA, bariatric surgery, bereavement, brain injury, breast cancer, breastfeeding, Breast Friends (young survivors), cancer, caregiver, hydrocephalus, Narcotics Anonymous, thyroid cancer

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

Alzheimer’s, bariatric, diabetes, lupus, mental health, prostate cancer, stroke

St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD
866--690-9355

Bariatric, blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and MDS), breastfeeding, cancer caregivers, cardiac, chronic lung disease, Look Good-Feel Better, stroke

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

Breast cancer, cancer partner support, diabetes, Look Good-Feel Better, LUNGS (lung, esophogeal and thymus cancers) 

St. Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD
301-475-8981

Alzheimer's bariatric surgery, Better Breathers, cancer, diabetes, grief, infant and child loss, Look Good-Feel Better, NAMI (parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with mental illness), ostomy, Special Diets (celiac), stroke survivors

Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD
301-896-3100

Cancer (breast, hematology, prostate), caregivers (stroke), diabetes, Look Good-Feel Better, MS family caregiver, myasthenia gravis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, stroke

Hospital Name T - Z

Support Groups

Union Hospital
Elkton, MD
410-398-4000

Alzheimer’s caregiver, breast cancer, breastfeeding, cancer, caregivers, diabetes, Look Good-Feel Better, new moms, ostomy, Speak Up (family and friends of loved ones with mental illness)

Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD
410-554-2000

Breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, cancer, Guys Like Us (men with cancer), prostate cancer

University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center (formerly Civista Medical Center)
LaPlata, MD
888-332-4847

Better Breathers (chronic lung disease), stroke support

University of MD Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
866-408-6885

Amputee, brain injury, caregiver, diabetes, HIV, leukemia and lymphoma, prostate cancer, stroke, transplant, trauma

Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD
443-643-1000

AA, amputee, blood cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome), brain injury, breast cancer, breastfeeding, cancer, cardiac, CLIMB (children with family member with cancer), diabetes, food addiction, Look Good-Feel Better, lupus, ostomy, Overeaters Anonymous, perinatal bereavement, prostate cancer, stroke, weight loss surgery

Virginia Hospital Center
Arlington, VA
703-558-5000

Breast cancer, breast cancer patients with children, breastfeeding, head and neck cancer, Look Good-Feel Better, metastatic/recurrent cancer, new parents, postpartum, prostate cancer

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

Adolscent outpatient, amputee, aphasia, baby loss, bariatric, brain injury, breast cancer, breastfeeding, grief care, Mended Hearts (heart surgery patient), new moms, stroke

Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
202-877-7000

Bariatric, cancer, caregiver, defibrillator, grief, heart transplant, KISS (kidney transplant), Look Good-Feel Better, Mended Hearts (heart surgery patients), ostomy, Parkinson’s disease, stroke

Western Maryland Health System
Cumberland, MD
240-964-8424

Alzheimer's, bariatric, bereavement, Better Breathers, cancer, diabetes, infertility, Look Good-Feel Better, pregnancy loss, stroke, weight management

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

Last updated October 2, 2013. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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