Johns Hopkins acquires suburban hospital

The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation announced hat it will acquire Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD, to convert the Montgomery County hospital into a Hopkins subsidiary. The new relationship will give the $4.5 billion Hopkins system a greater presence in the Washington, DC, region and closer proximity to the National Institutes of Health and its millions of dollars in research funding. Suburban's patients and medical personnel will have easier access to Hopkins personnel and facilities.