UMMC Heart Transplant Recipient Portrayed in New Film
Casey Towers, a young mother of two from Waldorf, Md., received a heart transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2006 after she was diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Match Game: Donors and Recipients in Triple Kidney Swap Meet for...
There were plenty of hugs to go around when six patients involved in a triple kidney swap conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center met for the first time on July 8, 2011. Each recipient...
View ArticleLiving Donor Fundraiser Exceeds $10,000!
In follow-up to a post from Marla Blackwell on living kidney donation, we are grateful to report that the 4th annual ‘Night with Nashville’ concert and fundraiser reached a new milestone by raising...
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Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day 2011
By Sharon Boston Media Relations Manager On Friday, September 30, a trip to the doctor may seem a walk in the park, particularly when “Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day” takes over the park in front...
View ArticleCelebrating “Great Stories” in Style
By Chris Lindsley Great employee stories occur every day at the University of Maryland Medical Center. On Monday, October 10, UMMC’s Employee Engagement Team, a part of the hospital’s Commitment to...
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Mitral Valve Repair Lets Marathon Runner Boogie at Son’s Wedding
By Nick Papas I had just completed the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon. It was not my best time. There was no personal record that day. It was a day marked by a continued struggle with a chronic heel injury....
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Blue Holiday Service Acknowledges Darkness While Seeking Growth and Hope
By Susan Roy, DMin, BCC Pastoral Care Director As hospital chaplains working with patients, families and our fellow staff members, we know that the stream of cheerful holiday messages and images might...
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Brain Attack Team Marshals Forces to Save a Stroke Patient
Six weeks after suffering a stroke while driving on the Baltimore Beltway, Paul Sargent, 45, is back on his feet, speaking normally and continuing physical therapy. A sprinkler fitter with the United...
View ArticleHow Cool is That?
Being chosen as a Leapfrog “Top Hospital” for quality and safety six years in a row is so cool that the only way to celebrate was with ice cream. UMMC is one of only two hospitals in the country to...
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Super Staff Beats Super Storm — Every Time
The forecasts and predictions around Hurricane Sandy had much of the eastern third of the country braced for disaster. Baltimore saw heavy rains, wind and flooding. But the University of Maryland...
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Greenebaum Cancer Center Patients and Staff Celebrate Together
Each year, the staff of the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center coordinates “A Cancer Center Christmas,” a buffet dinner and party for patients and families who must celebrate Christmas in...
View ArticleCompassion and Healing
The Greenebaum Compassion Award goes this winter to Lisa Mayo, a discharge coordinator, and Michelle “Shelle” Besche, BSN, OCN, CCRP, a research nurse coordinator. Read about why they were chosen from...
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Healing with Baltimore
Following the events in Baltimore over the past week, UMMC and UMMC Midtown Campus President and CEO, Jeffrey A. Rivest, expressed his gratitude to all those UMMC employees who helped keep the Center’s...
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Great Moments from Great Stories
By: Adrian Rabin and Michelle Logan, Editorial Interns A written letter conveys a certain kind of emotional power. Throughout the year, former patients and their families take the time to thank their...
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