UM CRMC News

The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Group opened a new urology practice this week at the Medical Pavilion at 5 N. La Plata Court just off St. Charles Parkway in La Plata. The new practice offers patients a full range of prostate, bladder and kidney urological services.

A two-year capital project will expand and renovate the UM Charles Regional Medical Center emergency department in La Plata to enable the hospital to meet the growing needs of Charles County.

The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center and the Town of La Plata have teamed up on an education campaign to help people recognize stroke symptoms fast. Stroke Smart La Plata is a community effort to increase stroke knowledge with a focus on prevention and early detection.

A UM Charles Regional Medical Center program to get patients mobile as soon as possible to encourage healing was recognized with a Circle of Honor win in the Maryland Patient Safety Center 2022 Minogue Awards for Patient Safety Innovation.

University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center has implemented crisis standards of care (CSC), effective immediately, in response to the substantial increase in COVID-19 positive patients at the La Plata hospital.

The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center received two awards through this year's American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines program.

Sagal Ali, MD, a physician with advanced training in internal medicine, digestive disorders, and liver diseases, is joining the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Group – Gastroenterology practice as the team of clinical providers continues to grow to meet the needs of the region's patients.

The University of Maryland Medical System announced a new commitment to better serve the communities in which our team members live and work, with a new minimum wage of $15 per hour. This increase will result in approximately 1,500 employees, or five percent of the System's workforce, receiving a pay increase.

The Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation added four women to the Honor Roll of Women at a luncheon in June.

UM Charles Regional Medical Center today announced that Noel G. Janolino, MPH, MT, has been named the hospital's new director of laboratory services.