UMMS News
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UMMS Announces Executive Appointments Focused on Performance Improvement, Population Health
April 24, 2018The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) today announced several changes to its executive leadership team focused on achieving strategic goals as the premier health care system serving Maryland and the region.
Baltimore Magazine Honors 5 UMMS Nurses in 'Excellence in Nursing' Issue
April 06, 2018UM Capital Region Health President and CEO Neil J. Moore to Step Down June 30, 2018
December 22, 2017Hundreds Celebrate Groundbreaking of UM Capital Region Medical Center in Largo
November 30, 2017UMMS Physicians Named 2017 Top Doctors by Baltimore Magazine
October 20, 2017Doctors who practice at affiliated UMMS hospitals, all members of the University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty, were recognized as "Top Doctors" in the November 2017 issue of Baltimore magazine.
University of Maryland Medical System Assumes Ownership of Dimensions Healthcare System; University of Maryland Capital Region Health Debuts
September 01, 2017In the culmination of a longstanding pursuit to better serve the health care needs of Prince George’s County, the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is pleased to formally affiliate with Dimensions Healthcare System (DHS), which will now be known as University of Maryland Capital Region Health.
University of Maryland Medical System Board Votes to Approve Affiliation Agreement with Dimensions Healthcare System
July 12, 2017The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has authorized the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer to enter into an affiliation agreement with Dimensions Health Corporation in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
University of Maryland Quality Care Network and UnitedHealthcare Working Together to Improve Quality and Keep People Healthy
June 12, 2017BALTIMORE (June 8, 2017) – University of Maryland Quality Care Network (UMQCN) and UnitedHealthcare are working together in a new accountable care program to improve the quality of health care in Maryland and enhance care coordination by promoting a team approach to patient care.
New Telemedicine Initiative Bridges the Gap in Thoracic Surgery Expertise for Patients on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
May 08, 2017Berlin, Md. – Residents of the lower Eastern Shore who may require advanced lung surgery, including those with diagnosed or suspected cancers, will soon be able to meet with leading experts in thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore without leaving the Shore.