Four University of Maryland Medical System Hospitals Earn ‘A’ In Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
April 29, 2021Four University of Maryland Medical System hospitals earned an “A” in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.
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M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site Promotes ‘University Days’ May 1 Through May 8
April 28, 2021M&T Bank Stadium mass vaccination site, a partnership between University of Maryland Medical System, the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland National Guard, and the Maryland Stadium Authority, is one of numerous vaccination sites participating in the "University Days" vaccine campaign by the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown offers better mammography experience for women
April 28, 2021
The GE Senographe Pristina™ with Dueta is now available at the Diagnostics and Imaging Center at UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown. Designed by women and for women, the Senographe Pristina with Dueta, a patient-assisted compression device, offers simplified, more comfortable positioning and compression, and improved image quality.
UM Upper Chesapeake Health Appoints Jo Anne Thomson As Vice President of Patient Experience
April 26, 2021Baltimore Placekicker Justin Tucker Advocates for COVID Vaccination in New University of Maryland Medical System Public Service Announcement
April 23, 2021One of professional football's best-known placekickers is encouraging the public to "kick" the COVID pandemic by getting vaccinated.
Pfizer Vaccine Appointments Open at Chesapeake College and UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester
April 22, 2021
As vaccine supply to Maryland's Eastern Shore has increased, so have vaccination opportunities around the Mid-Shore.
Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital Launches Pilot Program For Walk-Up Vaccinations With No Appointments Needed
April 21, 2021The Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH), a public-private partnership of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), will be launching a pilot of same-day walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations with no appointment needed, starting this Thursday, April 22.
UM Shore Regional Health Marks National Donate Life Month
April 21, 2021
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health celebrated April as National Donate Life Month with a virtual flag-raising at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton on April 16. Members of the Donor Council of UM Shore Regional Health met in the front circle to honor the families and donors who chose to give the gift of life to those in need.
UM Memorial Hospital Foundation to Host Webinar: “Advance Directives-Who Needs One and Why”
April 19, 2021University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation will host "Advance Directives-Who Needs One and Why" on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. via Zoom.
UM Shore Regional Health, Choptank Community Health Announce Collaboration to Expand Health Care Services in Kent and Northern QA’s Counties
April 13, 2021
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) and Choptank Community Health System (CCHS) have announced a collaborative plan to expand health care services for Kent and northern Queen Anne's County.