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Bert W. O’Malley, MD, Named President of the American Head and Neck Society
September 30, 2021Bert W. O'Malley, MD, has been appointed as the new president of the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS).
University of Maryland Medical Center Names New Chief Nursing Officer
September 23, 2021Karen Doyle, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, has been named Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). Doyle brings more than 35 years of nursing experience to the role, including 15 years leading key emergency nursing, care management and patient experience initiatives at UMMC.
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Opens New $70 Million Outpatient Tower Designed to Radically Simplify the Healthcare Experience for People with Multiple and Complex Health Challenges
September 13, 2021Located at medical center's Midtown location, Outpatient Tower will be the home of a premier academic medical team assembled to provide collaborative care under one roof for Marylanders with many health needs
University of Maryland Medical Center Names Ron V. Cummins, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
August 24, 2021Ron V. Cummins, Jr., has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the academic flagship of the 13-hospital University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS).
UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Earns Renewal of Highest Designation for Cancer Center Excellence from National Cancer Institute
July 15, 2021The prestigious distinction recognizes the cancer center's high caliber of scientific leadership and robust programs in basic, clinical and population science research, placing it in the top echelon of cancer centers nationwide.
University of Maryland Medical Center First Maryland Hospital to Earn American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Certification
July 06, 2021After more than a year of extensive external reviews and detailed documentation, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) has awarded the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) the first-in-Maryland Transcatheter Valve Certification an affirmation of the hospital's commitment to saving lives, expertise in preventing irreparable heart damage and improving the quality of life for cardiovascular patients.
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Opens First Trauma-Informed Children & Adolescent Psychiatric Unit In Maryland
June 30, 2021Children and teens experiencing acute mental health crises have a safe and healing space to recover in the newly-opened Children & Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH).
University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Named a Best Children’s Hospital for Cardiology & Heart Surgery, 2021-2022, by U.S. News & World Report
June 15, 2021The University of Maryland Children's Hospital (UMCH) was recognized today as a Best Children's Hospital for Cardiology & Heart Surgery, 2021-2022, by U.S. News & World Report.
Study Links COVID-19 Public Health Efforts to Dramatic Drop in COPD Hospitalizations
June 14, 2021Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) analyzed data at the 13-hospital University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and found public health measures designed to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus may have fostered a substantial side benefit.