News Releases

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has been selected as a finalist in the Gartner Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards 2025, in the Process or Technology Innovation of the Year category. UMMS is included for Transforming Bill-Only Product Management in Healthcare Supply Chain; the System's Gallion is a digital technology cutting-edge solution designed to optimize supply chain efficiency that was developed by UMMS' iHarbor Innovation Center.

Due to the inclement weather, certain outpatient and primary care practices will have a delayed opening while some will remain closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center’s hospital is fully open – including its Emergency Department and Labor and Delivery unit – with operations continuing per normal and unaffected by the storm. We remain open and ready to care for our community.

Forty years ago, a new way to imagine health care in Maryland was born, when visionary leaders saw the future potential of what was then a single state-owned and state-funded hospital in downtown Baltimore that was facing financial challenges. Fast forward to today, and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a thriving network reaching urban, suburban and rural communities across the state, providing 25 percent of all hospital-based care in Maryland.

The University of Maryland Medical System's (UMMS) credit rating has been affirmed as A2 with a stable outlook from Moody's Investors Service for the System's upcoming Series 2025 bond issuance. Moody's rating reflects a recognition of UMMS' strong financial management, sound strategy and the System's overall fiscal responsibility.

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), has aligned its new heart and lung care practices on the third floor of the hospital’s Outpatient Care Center. The move physically brings together the two closely related care practices to enhance existing collaboration and offer more comprehensive cardiopulmonary care to patients.

The University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT) is being honored by the Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA) as recipients of its 2024 Outstanding Rural Health Program Award.

Researchers at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) are conducting a first-in-human clinical trial of a novel next-generation CAR T-cell therapy to treat patients with recurrent or difficult-to-treat B-cell lymphomas, which are cancers of the lymphatic system.