UM Capital Region Health President and CEO Sherry B. Perkins to Step Down July 6, 2019

Sherry B. Perkins, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO of University of Maryland Capital Region Health, announced that she will be stepping down from her role, effective July 6. Perkins will be relocating to Delaware where she has accepted a new position in healthcare.

Perkins has served as President and CEO as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UM Capital Region Health. She joined the organization in 2016 after the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) convened a search committee and engaged a national search firm to identify executives to lead the organization.

"It has been an honor serving the Prince George's County community and working with the physicians and team members in addressing the health care needs of the County and surrounding region," says Perkins. "I am leaving the organization knowing it has a bright future ahead with a new hospital scheduled to open in 2021. I also look forward to continuing my career, having a positive impact on patient care, which is the hallmark of my professional career."

Perkins has spent more than 20 years in the Maryland healthcare sector dedicating her career to focusing on patients, families, and all those who take care of them.

Prior to joining UM Capital Region Health, Perkins held executive leadership roles with the Anne Arundel Health System. From 1991-2006, Perkins had an earlier track record of success as a clinical leader with the University of Maryland Medical System, having held roles of increasing responsibility at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she ultimately served as Vice President for Patient Care Services and Clinical Effectiveness.

"We thank Dr. Perkins for her leadership and commitment to UM Capital Region Health, says UMMS Interim President and CEO, UMMS John Ashworth. "Dr. Perkins is an accomplished clinician and hospital executive with a sharp focus on patient care, quality and safety. She was instrumental in the merger of UM Capital and UMMS and we wish her the very best in her future endeavors."

Ashworth will be working with the UM Capital Region Health Board of Directors and Perkins to name an interim replacement to lead the organization until a national search is complete and a permanent successor is named.

About the University of Maryland Medical System

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a university-based regional health care system focused on serving the health care needs of Maryland, bringing innovation, discovery and research to the care we provide and educating the state's future physician and health care professionals through our partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the UM Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dentistry in Baltimore. As one of the largest private employers in the State, the health system's 25,000 employees and 4,000 affiliated physicians provide primary and specialty care in more than 150 locations and at 14 hospitals. UMMS' flagship academic campus, the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, is recognized regionally and nationally for excellence and innovation in specialized care. Our acute care and specialty rehabilitation hospitals serve urban, suburban and rural communities and are located in 13 counties across the State. In addition, UMMS operates health insurance plans serving Medicare and Medicaid members. For more information, visit www.umms.org

About University of Maryland Capital Region Health

Providing primary and specialty health care services to Prince George's County and the neighboring area, University of Maryland Capital Region Health was established in September 2017 upon formal affiliation with the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), and is committed to making a positive impact on the health and well-being of patients and families. University of Maryland Capital Region Health operates the University of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center, University of Maryland Bowie Health Campus, and the University of Maryland Family Health & Wellness Center in Suitland. Together, community physicians and University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) faculty provide clinical expertise across a range of specialties and programs including: acute rehabilitation; anesthesiology; critical and chronic ventilation care; emergency medicine; neonatology (including the County's highest level NICU); orthopaedics; vascular surgery; a certified and designated primary stroke center; and the State's second-busiest Trauma Center. University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty also lead the highly-regarded cardiac surgery program at UM Prince George's Hospital Center. A new state-of-the-art regional medical center is expected to open in Largo in 2021. For more information, visit www.umcapitalregion.org.

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