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Welcome to the University of Maryland Medical Center Newsroom. In this section, you can find the latest news releases, media team contact information and additional resources for journalists.
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University of Maryland Medical Center Gains National Prominence in Best Hospitals Rankings
July 30, 2019University of Maryland Medical Center Earns Third Consecutive Magnet® Designation
July 18, 2019For the third consecutive time, University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) nursing has achieved a four-year Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
University of Maryland Medical Center Receives Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
July 10, 2019University of Maryland Children's Hospital moves up in rank of Nation's Best Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery by US News & World Report
June 18, 2019The Children's Heart Program at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital is once again ranked among the nation's top 50 pediatric cardiology and heart surgery centers. There are nearly 200 qualified pediatric centers in the country.
University of Maryland School of Medicine Research Suggests New Computer Analytics May Solve the Hospital Readmission Puzzle
June 05, 2019UM's Schools of Medicine and Engineering First to Use Unmanned Aircraft to Deliver Kidney for Transplant at UMMC
April 26, 2019In a first-ever advancement in human medicine and aviation technology, a University of Maryland unmanned aircraft has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons in Baltimore for successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure.
University of Maryland Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Among Top Sites to Enroll Patients in National Clinical Trials
April 25, 2019The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) has been recognized by NRG Oncology.
Better Together: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Gala Honors State Emergency and Trauma Medical Professionals
April 13, 2019University of Maryland Children's Hospital Team Performs Rare Pediatric Double Lung-Heart Transplant
March 28, 2019A University of Maryland Medicine team performed a rare bilateral lung-heart transplant on 12-year-old Lindsey Le from Severn, Md. The surgery was done at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital (UMCH).