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Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital Launches Pilot Program To Vaccinate Most Vulnerable Populations
March 01, 2021The Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH), a public-private partnership of the Maryland Department of Health, University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), will be piloting a unique approach designed to improve equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine and expand its emphasis on vaccinating the most vulnerable communities in Baltimore.
UM Upper Chesapeake Health Marks Beginning of Aberdeen Campus Construction With Flag Raising
November 02, 2020University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health marked the beginning of construction of its Aberdeen campus with a flag raising ceremony supported by the American Legion Post #39 Honor Guard and UM UCH's spiritual services and grounds team.
Baltimore Magazine Top Docs 2020
October 23, 2020Longtime UM HMH Emergency Department Leader Dr. Rao Retires
February 17, 2020University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors Announces New President and CEO
November 06, 2019Mohan Suntha, MD, Physician and Hospital Leader with 20+ Years' Experience Across UMMS Unanimous Choice to Lead 13-Hospital, $4 Billion Health Care System
UM UCH Physicians Named 2019 "Top Docs" by Baltimore Magazine
October 23, 2019
Baltimore Magazine Top Docs 2018
October 17, 201859 UM Upper Chesapeake Health Physicians Named 2018 Top Docs by Baltimore Magazine
Maryland Patient Safety Honors 2018
May 01, 2018UM UCMC received the 2018 Minogue Award for Patient Safety Innovation at the 14th Annual Maryland Patient Safety Conference on April 13 in Baltimore. In addition, UCMC also received two Circle of Honor for Patient Safety Innovation Awards on April 12.
UC Hematology Oncology Recognized
March 11, 2018The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that Upper Chesapeake Hematology & Oncology Services has received two recognitions. The first is in the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice category, and the second is for Oncology Medical Home.