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UM School of Medicine Researchers Find Wide Variations in Car Seat Breathing Assessment Conducted on Premature Newborns
August 24, 2020A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has found wide variations throughout the United States in the way hospitals ensure that premature or low birth weight infants can breathe safely in a car seat before discharging them.
New President and Chief Executive Officer Named For University of Maryland Medical Center
August 04, 2020Following an extensive national search, Bert W. O’Malley, Jr., MD has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the flagship academic hospital for the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and an anchor institution in Baltimore City.
UMMC Again Ranked In U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
July 28, 2020UMMC Downtown Campus ranked second in state and city in US News & World Report "Best Hospitals".
UMMC Again Ranked In U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
July 28, 2020The University of Maryland Medical Center is recognized in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings as being among the best hospitals in the state and with nationally ranked programs in cancer and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT).
UMMC Again Ranked In U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
July 28, 2020University of Maryland Children's Hospital ranks in the top 50 children's hospital by U.S. News & World Report.
Notice of Data Security Incident
July 24, 2020The University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. ("FPI") and the University of Maryland Medical Center ("UMMC") are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of information. FPI is the faculty practice plan for the physician practice groups affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, which supports certain physicians and staff who provide services at UMMC locations.
Barry Stoler to Chair Board of Advisors at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
June 24, 2020Barry Stoler, president of Len Stoler Automotive Group, has been named chair of the Board of Advisors of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.
University of Maryland Children’s Heart Program Ranked by US News & World Report for 3rd Consecutive Year
June 16, 2020The University of Maryland Children's Hospital is once again ranked by US News & World Report as one of the "Best Children's Hospitals for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery."
Fentanyl Tops List of Drugs Found in Baltimore Overdose Patients
June 11, 2020A new University of Maryland study found fentanyl tops the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at two Baltimore hospital emergency departments. The study is based on de-identified urinalysis results and other data collected through the new Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance (EDDS) system, from January 2016 through December 2019. Fentanyl testing was incorporated for all patients undergoing urine screens as a routine test at these hospitals in January 2019.