Survey Focuses on Opioid Information
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, has placed a survey in its latest newsletter that aims to explore the perceptions, awareness, and use of prescription opioids and heroin in the community.
Tobacco-Free Action Team Meets May 16
MedStar St. Mary’s supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Tobacco-Free Living Action Team, which will meet at 10 am Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department.
Wound Healing Gets a Boost at MedStar
The human body’s capacity for healing is amazing, but sometimes it needs a little help. Chronic wounds can cause serious problems, but MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is able to provide a boost when needed.
Behavioral Health Action Team to Meet
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Behavioral Health Action Team will meet Friday, May 12, 2017, at the county health department in Leonardtown.
Input Sought on Commercial Project
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, which is supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, is part of an effort to create a commercial that will spread a message of fighting opioid addiction, and public input is being sought.
Healthy Eating Team Meeting Planned
The Healthy Eating and Active Living Action Team will meet 1 to 2 pm April 26, 2017, in Leonardtown.
Sponsors Sought for Hospice Fundraiser
Jay Armsworthy, promoter of the annual Bluegrass for Hospice fundraiser, is seeking sponsors for the 2017 one-day, family-style concert to be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills.
BHAT to Plan Suicide Prevention Panel
Members of the Behavioral Health Action Team, supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, will meet April 25, 2017, from 11 am to noon at the Lexington Park Library to begin working on plans for an upcoming Suicide Prevention Panel event.
MedStar Opens Resident, Physician Housing Complex
When doctors are doing four-week clinical rotations, they work long hours and are often coming from far away and need a place to stay. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has opened a housing complex for these new residents and visiting physicians.
Access to Care Team Conducts Survey
The Access to Care Action Team is working with the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to explore transportation solutions to increase access to health care locally.
