This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jsiemon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.counties.baltimorecity/8091.6.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I saw your post saying that it is "easy" to get a court order to release medical records of a deceased relative if you know where the records are. If you are successful at that, please let the rest of us know the process. Bayview was renamed Baltimore City Hospitals in 1925 and was owned by Baltimore City. It was poorly run and eventually Hopkins was helping to run it, eventually managing it and buying it in the 1980's. It is now part of the Johns Hopkins medical system. If your grandmother's medical records still exist from before 1952, I would check first with Hopkins. This web site has some hospital history http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/dome/0404/centerpiece.cfm This web site has contact info for the Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/contact.html They may not have patients records, but they may be able to tell you more. If they can't tell you, you might try contacting the Baltimore City Archives. Please let us know what you find out, because many have sought similar records from Bayview and elsewhere. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.