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Tobacco-Free Living Action Team to Meet

Health Department

The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Tobacco-Free Living Action Team will meet at 10 am Nov. 21, 2017, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department in Leonardtown.

Access to Care Action Team Meets Nov. 14

Environmental Health Action Team

The Access to Care Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is dedicated to improving access to care in St. Mary’s County. The group will meet at 3 pm Nov. 14, 2017.

Behavioral Action Team Meets Nov. 10

Behavioral Health Action Team

The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is planning a meeting of the Behavioral Health Action Team from 2 to 3:30 pm Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department in Leonardtown.

Local Artist Sought for Hospital Mural

local artist

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is a place for wellness, and when staff members take the stairs, they are taking steps toward a wellness goal. To inspire staff members to take the stairs, hospital leaders are looking for a local artist willing to donate time and talent to paint a mural in the main stairwell.

HEAL Action Team to Meet Oct. 25

Chronic Disease

MedStar St. Mary’s supports the HEAL Action Team which will meet from 1 to 2 pm Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Health Connections at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown. 

MedStar St. Mary’s Decreases Sepsis Deaths

sepsis

Sepsis is a potentially deadly condition, but it can be treated. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has been working for the past year to increase efforts to recognize sepsis early, treating it quickly to ensure the condition doesn’t cost a patient his or her life.

Hospital’s Atrium Launches Transformation

hospital atrium

Renovations planned for MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital’s popular atrium dining room will create an expanded new space to better serve the patients, families, friends, and those who care for them. The significant renovation will be completed in spring 2018.

Tobacco-Free Action Team to Meet

Environmental Health Action Team

MedStar St. Mary’s supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Tobacco-Free Living Action Team, which will meet 10 to 11:30 am Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department.

Outpatient Lab Services Now Offered in Hospital

MedStar Junior Volunteers

Beginning Monday, Oct. 2, outpatient laboratory services at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital will be moved into the main hospital. Check with your insurance carrier to see how this might impact you.

Public Input Sought to Steer the Future of Community Health

Action Team

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is requesting public input to help determine local needs through an online assessment survey open through Oct. 24