MedStar, Hospice Offer Camp Sunrise
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown and Hospice of St. Mary’s are offering Camp Sunrise in June for kids ages 7 through 15 who have lost a loved one through death.
New Medicare Cards Coming in April
New Medicare cards, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, are expected to help protect against fraud, and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is helping to publicize the initiative.
Behavioral Health Unit to Close Temporarily
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has announced that its inpatient Behavioral Health Unit will be closed for approximately three weeks beginning March 12 as renovations to the unit begin.
Patients Share Stories of Sepsis Survival
Sepsis is a dangerous, fast-moving infection that can lead to coma, tissue damage, organ failure, amputation of limbs, and death. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is committed to sepsis survival. Two former sepsis patients recently shared their stories.
Health Officer Receives FBI Honor
St. Mary’s County Health Officer Dr. Meenakshi G. Brewster has been chosen by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to receive the 2017 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.
Awareness Campaign Combats Opioid Abuse
Fighting opioid abuse starts with understanding it, and the Maryland Department of Health has announced an Awareness Campaign that aims to educate the public on this crisis.
Event to Focus on Community Health
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is partnering with the Minority Outreach Coalition to offer a health and wellness event for the community March 3.
MedStar Offers Women’s Wellness Day
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown is celebrating more than 20 years of offering excellent women’s wellness with the annual Delicados Women’s Wellness Day on Feb. 24.
MedStar Celebrates a Century of Caring
Five years ago, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown celebrated a Century of Caring. The hospital has been a part of the Southern Maryland community for 105 years now, and the goal has always been the same — caring for neighbors, friends, and family members.
Learn to Live Tobacco-Free
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, Feb. 20, 2018, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department.
