Welcome to the Department of Medical/Surgical Social Work at Johns Hopkins Hospital

This Web site offers information about our department and provides members of our community with helpful resources and programs that can assist them.

Our mission is to:

• Provide the highest quality care and service to patients and families through our unique assessment and counseling expertise, organizational skills and knowledge of systems and resources.
• Provide leadership in the development of a plan of care, which takes into consideration the complex, psychological, social, environmental, and financial aspects of patient and family life situations.
• Promote and provide health maintenance and community support of patients and families.
• Educate health professionals about the impact of patient and family psychosocial factors in the delivery outcome of health care.