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Dear Colleagues:
The last two months have shown us what we can accomplish as a unified System. You have demonstrated innovation, teamwork and an unwavering commitment to our patients, community and each other.
As health care professionals, we are most comfortable behind the scenes going about our day-to-day work ensuring our patients are treated, healed and comforted. We aren’t used to being called heroes. We are simply doing what we were called to do, and it is that mission-driven spirit that will turn the tide. Your bravery will make the difference.
Soon you will start to see signs, posters and other communications materials in your facility emblazoned with the line “Home of the Brave” celebrating the 28,000 women and men across the University of Maryland Medical System. Whether you are a physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, environmental services employee or supply chain professional, your work is saving lives and we will be forever grateful.
At the same time, we are also launching a public health education campaign, “In This Together,” to reinforce the need for our community to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 and stop the spread of the virus.
As anchor institutions in the communities we serve, we are trusted health care partners and need to provide guidance and comfort during this stressful time. You will see print advertisements in each of our affiliate’s community newspapers and digital ads encouraging people to Stay Home, Wash Your Hands and Maintain Social Distance. The ads encourage people to visit umms.org/covid to stay informed. The message is simple but adhering to these behaviors will help us flatten the curve and, most importantly, save lives.
We will continue to do whatever it takes to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our patients, our community and our workforce.
Thank you,
Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
University of Maryland Medical System
The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Professor of Radiation Oncology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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