Behavioral Health Unit to Close Temporarily
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has announced that its inpatient Behavioral Health Unit will be closed for approximately three weeks beginning March 12 as renovations to the unit begin.
No Tanks Will Roll in Trump’s Parade
President Donald Trump’s Veterans Day military parade will include wheeled military vehicles, but no tanks. This is to prevent “damage to local infrastructure,” the Pentagon says. The parade will, however, include a “heavy air component” at the end.
Patients Share Stories of Sepsis Survival
Sepsis is a dangerous, fast-moving infection that can lead to coma, tissue damage, organ failure, amputation of limbs, and death. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is committed to sepsis survival. Two former sepsis patients recently shared their stories.
Engineering Club Checks Out NAVAIR, NASA
College of Southern Maryland’s Engineering Club took a trip from the La Plata Campus to Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt in February, getting a glimpse of possible career opportunities.
Grosklags: Hypoxia Incidents on the Decline
Senate Armed Services Committee members hear that the rate of hypoxia incidents in the Navy’s T-45 training jets has decreased in the past six months. The frequency of these episodes has dropped from its peak of more than three per month to about one per month.
Get Along Little Doggies to the Costume Parade
Returning this year to the Lex Park ArtsParks Cherry Blossom Festival on April 8 will be the popular dog costume parade. Bring Fido in his favorite outfit.
Health Officer Receives FBI Honor
St. Mary’s County Health Officer Dr. Meenakshi G. Brewster has been chosen by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to receive the 2017 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.
App Challenge Winners Meet Hoyer
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer headed to Gwynn Park High School to congratulate four of the winners of the Fourth Annual Congressional App Challenge.
Dearstine-Russell Earns CSM Faculty Award
Beverly Dearstine-Russell was awarded the 2017 Annual Faculty Excellence Award Honoring Adjunct Faculty at the College of Southern Maryland’s graduation ceremony Jan. 18.
Calvert Science Fair Special Awards Set
Winners of the 2018 Calvert County Science & Engineering Special Awards for middle and high school students have been announced by The Patuxent Partnership.
