Thousands tour tower

Although the new patient tower at Baltimore Washington Medical Center officially opened this morning, hospital staff and operations will continue to move in over the coming weeks.

It's taken 18 months and close to $1.85 million to plan the move into eight-story tower. The hospital hired a consultant, moving staff and extra medical workers to ensure the shift of operations was timely.

"I'm very pleased people have been tremendously dedicated to the process and people are very dedicated to the team," said Sue Ward, hospital vice president. "We really did not have enough time to plan a move of this...