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The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors, in partnership with the University of Maryland Capital Region Health (UM Capital), a $799,878 grant to establish a comprehensive human trafficking response and referral pathway in five units at UM Capital Region Medical Center in Prince George's County.

Joel A. Sandler, MBA, BSN, RN, FACVP, has been named UM Capital Region Health's (UM Capital) new Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. Sandler, who has been serving in an interim role, will have oversight of all nursing practices for inpatient, ambulatory, perioperative and procedural services, as well as behavioral health and patient engagement.

University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Group (Medical Group) practice opens new practice next to the New Carrollton Metro Station in Hyattsville, MD. This practice replaces the practice that was located in Cheverly, MD.

University of Maryland Capital Region Health and Hope Connections have partnered to provide cancer support services to better serve cancer patients in Prince George's County and the surrounding area.

Tom-meka Archinard, MD, MBA, FACEP has been named the new Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer for the University of Maryland Capital Region Health (UM Capital), effective June 1. After a national search, Dr. Archinard was selected to join the senior executive team to lead the overall clinical vision, direction and partnership with medical staff across UM Capital Region Health. She is expected to help drive the mission of the organization to provide advanced clinical care and community leadership with vigor while meeting the highest standards of patient quality and safety.

University of Maryland Capital Region Health reached another milestone to expand care and access in Prince George’s County and the surrounding area in a groundbreaking celebration today for a new Regional Cancer Center. The occasion drew the attendance of elected officials, medical, civic and business leaders and community stakeholders who gathered to recognize what lies on the horizon for Prince George’s County residents.

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) today announced a $1.2 million commitment to address food insecurity issues in the communities across the state which are served by the organization’s 13 hospitals.

In a celebratory milestone decades in the making, elected officials, medical, civic and business leaders and community stakeholders gathered today in Largo to celebrate the opening of the new University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, which officially opens its doors June 12.

Governor Larry Hogan and Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead announced the State of Maryland will partner with the First Baptist Church of Glenarden (FBCG) and the University of Maryland Capital Region Health to establish a large, community focused-vaccination site in Prince George’s county.