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Three University of Maryland Medical System Hospitals Ranked Among Top Five In Maryland

July 16, 2024
Three University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) hospitals – the University of Maryland Medical Center (Downtown Campus), UM St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson (Baltimore County) and UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County) – rank among the top five hospitals in the Baltimore region and the state, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Hospitals, released today.

UM Upper Chesapeake Health Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held Today For Bel Air Patient Bed Tower

January 05, 2024
Joined by county and state leaders, the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the patient bed tower at UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, a project that is part of UM UCH's transformation of health care delivery in Harford County. The bed tower will open for patients on February 6.

UM Upper Chesapeake Health Ribbon-Cutting Celebration Held Today for UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Aberdeen

January 03, 2024
Joined by county and state leaders, the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), today held a ribbon-cutting celebration for UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Aberdeen, a project eight years in the making which will transform health care delivery in Harford County. The Aberdeen campus, located next to Target on the Aberdeen Thruway (MD Route 22), includes an Emergency Department and a Behavioral Heath Pavilion and will open for patients on February 6 at 7 am.

University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health Physicians Recognized As “Top Doctors” In Baltimore Magazine 2022 Survey

October 18, 2022
The following doctors who are on staff or have or have privileges at UM Upper Chesapeake Health have been selected as Baltimore magazine's TOP DOCS 2022. Our physicians, along with their clinical teams, strive to deliver superior care to patients and families in the communities we serve. Results are based on a survey of nearly 12,000 physicians in the Baltimore area, asking where they would send a member of their family, in dozens of specialties.