University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health Appoints Peggy Norton-Rosko to Organization’s Boards

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) announces the appointment of Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive for the University of Maryland Medical System, as the System’s representative to the board of directors for the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH) and its hospitals. Norton-Rosko will also represent UMMS on the UM UCH Board’s Quality of Care Committee.

In her role as Chief Nurse Executive at UMMS, Norton-Rosko is responsible for setting standards in nursing practice, promoting nursing professional development, collaborating with schools of nursing to strengthen the workforce pipeline, supporting strategic planning initiatives, enhancing nursing workforce development and driving continuous clinical improvements as part of the organization’s High Reliability journey.

“Peggy’s appointment reflects her deep commitment to advancing nursing practice and patient outcomes,” said Elizabeth Wise, FACHE, MSN, MBA, UM UCH’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Her expertise will be invaluable to our organization as we continue our commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.”

“I’m excited to be part of the UM UCH Board of Directors and look forward to learning and sharing information from my prior experiences,” said Norton-Rosko. Her extensive career includes serving as Regional Chief Nursing Officer for Trinity Health in Illinois and Indiana and as Chief Nursing Officer for George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. She brings more than three decades of clinical expertise, having practiced as an advanced nurse for cardiovascular surgery and critical care patients. Norton-Rosko earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Science in Nursing from Loyola University of Chicago and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chamberlain University. She was also honored as a Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellow for 2023-2024.

About University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, part of the University of Maryland Medical System, includes the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center and the Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center on its Bel Air campus. University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Aberdeen includes a state-of-the-art Emergency Department, Behavioral Health Pavilion and the Anna and James Lambdin Health and Wellness Center. The Klein Family Center in Bel Air offers services for behavioral health. The Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill is an assisted living facility that specializes in hospice. The leading health care system and the second largest private employer in Harford County, UM Upper Chesapeake Health offers a broad range of health care services, specialty care, technology and facilities to the residents of northeastern Maryland. Visit www.umms.org/uch for more information.

About University of Maryland Medical System

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic, private health system focused on delivering compassionate, high-quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visitwww.umms.org.