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M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site to Offer Walk-Up Vaccination Slots Beginning Friday

April 07, 2021

The M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site will offer same-day, walk-up vaccinations beginning Friday, April 9. A limited number of 200 walk-up vaccination slots will be available each day from 10 am to 2 pm, seven days a week, excluding Orioles day game dates when parking lots are expected to be full.

UMMS Appoints System’s First Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

April 07, 2021

The University of Maryland Medical System has recruited a physician with deep roots in addressing healthcare inequities over a career spanning nearly three decades, and lived experiences in inner-city America, to serve as the System's first-ever Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO).

Dennis Welsh, Lara Wilson Named to Head Rural Health Transformation Team at UM SRH

April 05, 2021

Dennis Welsh has been named vice president, Rural Health Transformation and executive director, Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, and joined the UM Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) leadership team in early April 2021.

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M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site Announces Direct Scheduling Option

April 01, 2021

The M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site will offer direct appointment scheduling for eligible Marylanders as an additional option to the state pre-registration system for COVID vaccinations.

ChoiceOne Urgent Care Sites Rebranded As University of Maryland Urgent Care

March 30, 2021

Nine ChoiceOne Urgent Care sites in Baltimore, Caroline, Harford and Talbot counties and Baltimore City are being rebranded as University of Maryland Urgent Care, effective April 1, 2021. The rebranding comes one year after the ChoiceOne Urgent Care sites were acquired by the University of Maryland Medical System.

The Tate Cancer Center at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Treating Pancreatic Cancer

March 16, 2021

The Tate Cancer Center at University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center has been recognized by the National Pancreas Foundation as an approved NPF Academic Center of Excellence for pancreatic cancer.

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UMMS/UMSOM Physician Leader Adds New Leadership Role As Chief Clinical Officer at University of Maryland Medical Center

March 15, 2021

David Marcozzi, MD, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) for the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) effective March 15, 2021, reporting to Bert W. O'Malley, MD, President and CEO of UMMC.

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New Study Finds Healthcare Settings Do Not Pose Added Risk Factor for Covid-19 Infection Spread Among US Healthcare Personnel

March 12, 2021

Healthcare personnel who were infected with COVID-19 had stronger risk factors outside the workplace than in their hospital or healthcare setting study finds.

Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital Launches Pilot Program To Vaccinate Most Vulnerable Populations

March 01, 2021

The Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH), a public-private partnership of the Maryland Department of Health, University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), will be piloting a unique approach designed to improve equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine and expand its emphasis on vaccinating the most vulnerable communities in Baltimore.

How M&T Bank Stadium Was Transformed Into A COVID Mass Vaccination Site

February 23, 2021

M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Clinic

In a span of just 18 days, the University of Maryland Medical System, working in close collaboration with state and private partners, transformed the Club Level of M&T Bank Stadium into a 55,000 square-foot COVID-19 vaccination site.

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