April 19, 2024

HEAL Team Promotes Healthy Living

HEAL Action Team Promotes Healthy Living

MedStar St. Mary’s supports the HEAL Action Team which will meet from 1 to 2 pm Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Health Connections at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. The Healthy Eating and Active Living Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership brings together community organizations and residents to coordinate action around healthy eating, active living, and weight management.

MedStar Awards Seven Scholarships

MedStar Scholarship Winners

Seven local students earned scholarships totaling approximately $168,000 from MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown to pursue careers in nursing and allied health.

There’s More to Explore in St. Mary’s

More to Explore

The Healthy Eating Active Living Action Team is again hosting the More to Explore program for St. Mary’s County, MD, from June 18 through Aug. 25, 2018.

MedStar Offers Help for Stroke Survivors

Stroke Survivors

A Stroke Survivors Support Group meets monthly in the Outpatient Pavilion at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown. Learn more about the care and services the hospital offers.

Juneteenth Festival Planned June 16

Juneteenth Festival

For the 15th year, the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions will offer its annual Juneteenth Festival to celebrate African-American heritage in St. Mary’s County. The free event is set for noon to 8 pm June 16, 2018, at John G. Lancaster Park in Lexington Park.

Feedback Sought Through ArtsPark Survey

ArtsPark

The entire St. Mary’s County region can benefit from the Lexington Park ArtsPark, and right now the Healthy Eating & Active Living Action Team is hoping to find out what could make the park even better.

Wound Healing Center Is Center of the Year

Wound healing

The Wound Healing Center at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has a new honor to tout. The center has been named the Atlantic Zone’s Center of the Year by Healogics Inc. — one of just seven centers out of nearly 700 to achieve this status.

Volunteers Needed for Mission of Mercy

Mission of Mercy

Volunteers are needed with all skill levels for the Southern Maryland Mission of Mercy dental clinic event in July 2018.

MedStar Interventional Radiology Changes Lives

Interventional Radiology

For Mara Cutchember of Lexington Park, encountering the Interventional Radiology Department of MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown was life-changing. 

MedStar Names Auxilian of the Year

Auxilian of the Year

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has named volunteer Mary Hart the 2018 Fayrene Mattingly Auxilian of the Year. Ms. Hart is being honored for her incredible spirit, sense of responsibility, and her selflessness.