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New Director Appointed to Lead the University of Maryland Children's Hospital

March 16, 2017

UMMC President and CEO Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA and University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced that Steven J. Czinn, MD, has been appointed to the role of Director of the University of Maryland Children's Hospital.

Cancer Prevention is Necessary at Every Stage of Human Development, Beginning at Conception

November 01, 2016

Cancer prevention is necessary and possible at every stage of life, beginning at conception through age 7, according to an elite group of experts who authored a special supplemental issue of Pediatrics, published today.

Lancet: Prosperity of Children, Families, Nations Threatened by Disparities in Early Childhood Development

October 05, 2016

A staggeringly high proportion -- 43 percent or 250 million -- of children under age five and living in low- and middle-income countries may not reach their developmental potential due to poverty and chronic under nutrition, according to the latest series on early child development, Advancing Early Childhood Development, published today in The Lancet.

Pediatric Emergency Physicians Partner With Restaurant Chains To Steer Teen Safety Driving Message

June 16, 2016

Pediatric emergency physicians, safe driving advocates and two restaurant chains are partnering to deliver an important life and death message as teen drivers hit the roads this summer, launching Maryland's "Practice Driving With Your Teen!" sticker campaign.

University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Partners With Port Discovery Children’s Museum on Reading Program for NICU Infants

June 03, 2016

University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH) and Port Discovery Children’s Museum, with funding from the PNC Foundation, has launched an innovative early childhood education program designed to provide developmental stimulation to infants in The Drs. Rouben and Violet Jiji Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

UMMC Receives Award for Improving Patient Care and Health Delivery

March 02, 2016

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is the recipient of this year’s Intelligent Health Association (IHA) award for “Improving Patient Care and Health Delivery.”

A New NICU

January 05, 2016

For infants born prematurely or with complications, the Drs. Rouben and Violet Jiji Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides the space that staff and families need to help the babies thrive.

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