Tobacco-Free Action Team Meets June 6
MedStar St. Mary’s supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Tobacco-Free Living Action Team, which will meet at 10:45 am Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the East Run Medical Center at 45870 East Run Drive in Lexington Park.
MedStar Earns Top Marks in Hospital Safety
The Leapfrog Group has again awarded top marks to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in its Spring 2019 Hospital Safety Grade survey. The hospital safety grade of “A” recognizes the hospital’s superior efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the US.
Camp to Offer Bereavement Support for Kids
Hospice of St. Mary’s and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital will offer a free children’s bereavement camp from June 7-9, 2019.
Eight Earn MedStar Scholarships
Eight students were honored earlier this month by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown with scholarships.
Gift of Life Flag Goes Up at Hospital
To celebrate National Donate Life Month, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown recently held its first flag-raising ceremony for The Living Legacy Foundation’s “Flags Across Maryland” initiative.
Pfeiff Named Auxilian of the Year
Mary Pfeiff has received a great honor for her volunteer work at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown. The dedicated worker has been chosen as the 2019 Auxilian of the Year by the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary.
Save Date for Healthy St. Mary’s Meeting
Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, which is supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, has set the date for its annual meeting. The meeting will be held Sept. 19, 2019.
MedStar Honors Medical Staff on Doctors’ Day
A celebration of National Doctors’ Day offered MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown a chance to thank its dedicated medical staff.
Minority Outreach Coalition Hosts Talk on Health
The Minority Outreach Coalition will host a Community Conversation on April 26, 2019, from 11 am to 1 pm at the St. Mary’s County Health Department.
Family Tells Story of Fighting Colorectal Cancer
Most families expect to share many memories together. What they never plan to share, however, is a diagnosis of cancer — or pre-cancer, in the case of Janet Langley, who recently told her story of colorectal cancer in an article published by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown.
