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UMMS Receives Nearly $3 Million State Grant To Expand COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Opportunities Across State
May 11, 2021The University of Maryland Medical System has been awarded a state grant of nearly $3 million to expand its work on COVID-19 mobile vaccination outreach for vulnerable populations across the System’s footprint.
University of Maryland Medical System Launches ‘Better State of Care’ Campaign
May 07, 2021The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) launched a new multi-media awareness campaign designed to show that the System’s unrivalled statewide presence and foundational partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) bring the benefits of academic medicine to all Marylanders.
Garret Falcone, Dr. Christopher Parry Named to UM Shore Regional Health Board
May 06, 2021The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Board of Directors recently welcomed two new members, Garret Falcone and Christopher Parry, DO, FACOS.
UM SMG Women’s Health and Pediatrics Teams Help Revitalize Downtown Park
May 06, 2021
Team members from UM Shore Medical Group Women’s Health and Pediatrics practices recently joined forces to spruce up and replenish the flower gardens within the Town of Easton Parks and Recreation’s Idlewild Park children’s play area in downtown Easton.
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site
April 29, 2021A mass vaccination site managed by University of Maryland Medical System and State of Maryland has received worldwide recognition and was toured by Vice President Kamala Harris on April 29th.
Four University of Maryland Medical System Hospitals Earn ‘A’ In Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
April 29, 2021Four University of Maryland Medical System hospitals earned an “A” in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.
UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown offers better mammography experience for women
April 28, 2021
The GE Senographe Pristina™ with Dueta is now available at the Diagnostics and Imaging Center at UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown. Designed by women and for women, the Senographe Pristina with Dueta, a patient-assisted compression device, offers simplified, more comfortable positioning and compression, and improved image quality.
M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site Promotes ‘University Days’ May 1 Through May 8
April 28, 2021M&T Bank Stadium mass vaccination site, a partnership between University of Maryland Medical System, the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland National Guard, and the Maryland Stadium Authority, is one of numerous vaccination sites participating in the "University Days" vaccine campaign by the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Higher Education Commission.