Doering Is Hospital’s Auxilian of the Year
Kitty Doering has been named the 2017 Fayrene Mattingly Auxilian of the Year by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Ms. Doering was honored during the hospital’s spring luncheon April 21.
There’s Help Navigating Breast Health
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital nurses Christine Taylor and Cheryl Pauley have a message for women who receive abnormal mammogram results: There is hope.
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.
