Coverage of area hospitals
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8:45 PM EST, March 2, 2012
St. Agnes Hospital to buy former Cardinal Gibbons High
St. Agnes Hospital officials said Friday that they are negotiating with the Archdiocese of Baltimore to buy the historic Cardinal Gibbons School, two years after it was shut down amid protests from alumni and parents.
8:06 PM EST, February 29, 2012
Kaiser Permanente expanding
Kaiser Permanente will open a new medical facility in Lansdowne next year as part of a long-term strategy to double the number of patients it serves in the Mid-Atlantic region in the next decade.
6:51 PM EST, February 27, 2012
LifeBridge to open new children's hospital at Sinai
The new Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai will boast some of the latest medical technology, but just as important is its expanded playroom.
9:01 PM EST, February 20, 2012
UMMS in expansion mode
Since becoming a part of the University of Maryland Medical System three years ago, Upper Chesapeake Health has attracted new doctors, broken ground on a new $60 million cancer center and won over patients who once left Harford County for care.
4:25 PM EST, February 9, 2012
Audit finds drug oversight, record-keeping problems at Springfield Hospital Center
A state legislative audit of Springfield Hospital Center found that the state psychiatric hospital in Sykesville was not keeping good records or controls of its $2.4 million stable of pharmaceuticals.
7:53 PM EST, February 1, 2012
St. Joseph Medical Center narrows field of suitors to three
St. Joseph Medical Center has narrowed its search for a strategic partner to three, the hospital said Wednesday.
8:00 PM EST, January 26, 2012
Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
At the new $1.1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital there will be Xboxes and a basketball court for kids, sleeper-sofas for families, single rooms for all patients, an improved dining menu and extensive soundproofing.
7:15 AM EST, January 23, 2012
Sixth hospital-based domestic violence program added
The state plans to open its sixth hospital-based domestic violence program in Hagerstown, officials said today.
7:00 AM EST, January 20, 2012
MD hospitals shopping locally for food
Maryland hospitals are buying more food locally, according to a new analysis.
2:12 PM EST, December 31, 2011
Local hand experts treat the injured, deformed in Nepal
It wasn't long after Dr. James Higgins became chief of the Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital last January that he answered a call from Operation Smile, the Norfolk-based humanitarian group that provides free surgery for needy children with facial deformities.
7:31 PM EST, December 28, 2011
St. Joseph Medical Center's future unclear
When a star cardiologist at St. Joseph Medical Center was accused of performing hundreds of unnecessary medical procedures in 2009, it changed the course of the Towson hospital and now raises questions about its future.
5:58 PM EST, December 22, 2011
Expansion planned for Hopkins' Bayview campus
Johns Hopkins Health System plans to open a $35 million expanded emergency department at Bayview Medical Center by January 2014, followed by a new oncology wing for its lung cancer treatment program.
9:41 PM EST, December 19, 2011
Hopkins Medicine hires Iowa dean as new CEO
Rheumatologist and college dean Dr. Paul B. Rothman will serve as the next CEO of the $6.5 billion Johns Hopkins Medicine health system, ushering in a new era for the world-renowned medical institution that after a decade of rapid expansion faces the new challenges of an evolving health care industry.
9:19 PM EST, December 16, 2011
University of Maryland Medical System among suitors for St. Joseph
The University of Maryland Medical System and LifeBridge Health are among five suitors vying for a partnership with St. Joseph Medical Center, though a deal will likely be complicated by the Towson hospital's poor financial situation.
8:42 PM EST, December 14, 2011
Hopkins, Lockheed announce plan to create a better ICU
Johns Hopkins Medicine and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said Tuesday they would work together to create a safer and more efficient model for hospital intensive care units.
8:40 PM EST, December 14, 2011
Stent committee member faces accusations
After Dr. Mark Midei was accused of implanting unnecessary heart stents in hundreds of patients at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, a Maryland Health Care Commission committee began developing safeguards to prevent a repeat situation.
7:29 PM EST, November 30, 2011
Senate committees talk violence at Perkins mental hospital
Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center remains in crisis mode as a new executive and national consultants look into safety concerns after three killings at the hospital, state health officials told two Senate committees Wednesday.
6:02 PM EST, November 7, 2011
Treatment problems, fear found in state's high-security mental hospital, workers say
Workers at Maryland's maximum-security psychiatric hospital in Jessup, where two patients were slain recently, are calling on the state to address what they describe as problems in treatment and a pervasive climate of fear.
10:49 PM EDT, November 1, 2011
Union Memorial Hospital, cardiac lab chief sued over stent
Union Memorial Hospital and the chief of its cardiac catheterization lab have been sued by a woman who claims that she unnecessarily had stents placed in her arteries, and that her recurring chest pains were later diagnosed as stemming from a stomach ailment.
5:14 PM EDT, October 26, 2011
Anne Arundel Medical Center looks to take a page from daytime TV
Charged with being all down-to-earth and accessible, the first thing doctors John Martin and Briana Walton did was lose the white coats. Then they got down to business.
6:54 PM EDT, October 18, 2011
Kernan Hospital faces $8.1 million lawsuit
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against Kernan Hospital seeking $8.1 million because of what is says was improper billing to the Medicare and Medicaid system.
5:33 PM EDT, October 16, 2011
St. Joseph hospital seeks strategic partnership
St. Joseph Medical Center is looking to partner with other hospitals as it continues to lose patients and revenue in the wake of problems with its lead cardiologist — a move that experts say might even lead to a merger.
9:19 PM EDT, September 30, 2011
Bon Secours' turnaround could aid community
Bon Secours Baltimore Health System has turned around its financial fortunes and is posting profits two years after receiving financial help from the state to prevent it from closing.
10:07 PM EDT, September 25, 2011
Families, Sinai staffers come together to race for children
Baltimore resident Sean Harris has grown accustomed to seeing doctors and staff at the Children's Hospital at Sinai; they've provided care for his 3-year-old son, Sean Jr., who in March was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
11:50 AM EDT, September 22, 2011
Baltimore-area hospitals compete for moms-to-be with hardwood floors, gourmet meals and other luxuries.
Julie McAllister was feeling serene as she lounged in her room with the window view, enjoying a quiet, kid-free afternoon.
6:52 PM EDT, August 22, 2011
Hopkins gets $30 million to study personalized cancer medicine
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center announced Monday that it has established a Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine with a $30 million gift from the Richmond, Va.-based Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research.
6:36 PM EDT, August 12, 2011
St. Joseph Medical Center replaces chief executive
St. Joseph Medical Center tapped a veteran health care manager Friday to replace its president and chief executive, who resigned two weeks ago without explanation.
2:49 PM EDT, July 30, 2011
Hopkins team helps children with face-saving surgery
Doctor creates nonprofit that brings treatment to patients in Nicaragua
8:16 PM EDT, July 29, 2011
St. Joseph Medical Center's CEO resigns
Jeffrey Norman brought in during shake-up following stent scandal
9:35 PM EDT, July 28, 2011
A testy reception for new East Baltimore plans
Residents wary of huge project, which would include a new park and school — and name
6:04 PM EDT, July 27, 2011
Total disc replacement helps with range of motion, expert says
Knee and hip replacements have been common for decades, offering patients who suffered from degeneration a full range of pain-free movement. But spines and backs have been more problematic.
4:47 PM EDT, July 28, 2011
Vatican's envoy to U.S. dies at Hopkins after lung surgery
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican's ambassador to the United States, died Wednesday of complications from surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, church officials said.
3:56 PM EDT, July 17, 2011
Doctors aim to stop pancreatic cancer before it forms
Focus on the cysts can lead to early treatment
7:14 PM EDT, July 14, 2011
Hospital employee and three others accused of stealing patients' identities
17-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury
4:28 PM EDT, July 13, 2011
Ask the Expert: Early-onset dementia and Alzheimer's
Everyone forgets a name or a date from time to time. But how do you know when it's something serious?
8:09 PM EDT, July 8, 2011
Triple kidney swap: 'We think it is the future'
Six patients in June exchange meet for the first time
7:59 PM EDT, June 26, 2011
Ruxton neighbors still oppose Sheppard Pratt plans
Hospital plans to open facility this fall
5:31 PM EDT, June 19, 2011
GBMC's Father's Day race draws hundreds to Hunt Valley
Event raises tens of thousands for neonatal intensive-care unit
12:07 AM EDT, June 16, 2011
Over objections, state will lease land to Catholic hospital
Panel approves deal despite outcry from women's groups
6:45 PM EDT, June 15, 2011
Anne Arundel Health System CEO to retire
The CEO of Anne Arundel Health System will retire at the end of the month after nearly four decades at the medical institution, its board of trustees announced Wednesday.
5:48 PM EDT, May 22, 2011
Getting There: A visit to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center
The message was one that parents in Maryland dread hearing: Your son has been in a car crash and is being taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
July 25, 2010
Stents stir growing doubts, legal action
Charles E. Johnson Jr. was a hearty 62 in early 2008. He walked about 20 miles a month, worked out four times a week and played tennis on weekends.
8:23 PM EDT, July 3, 2010
St. Joseph, two others, had highest stent rates
Three hospitals have consistently outpaced all others in Maryland in the use of stents to treat heart patients, according to data obtained by The Baltimore Sun, raising questions as state regulators examine whether the expensive procedure is performed unnecessarily by some doctors.
7:11 PM EDT, June 11, 2010
Towson cardiologist faces professional charges
The regulatory board responsible for licensing doctors in Maryland has filed administrative charges against a Towson cardiologist accused of performing hundreds of unnecessary procedures, beginning a process that could strip him of the authority to practice medicine in the state.
7:03 PM EDT, June 5, 2010
Sun exclusive: Officials broaden stent investigation
State health officials investigating claims that a Towson cardiologist performed hundreds of unnecessary medical procedures have identified other doctors in Maryland with similarly questionable practices, The Baltimore Sun has learned.
6:06 PM EDT, May 22, 2010
Lawyers see St. Joseph's stent claims growing
The story Frank Ward tells about his medical history would sound familiar to just about any malpractice attorney in Baltimore.
January 25, 2010
Howard reaches out to Asian communities for flu shots
Bianca Chang scurried around the cafeteria of Howard High School urging parents of students in the Sunday Chinese school to get a swine flu shot.
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