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Luminis Health AAMC named one of Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center was named one of the best hospitals in the U.S. on Newsweek's annual World's Best Hospital List.
At AAMC, virtual reality allows ‘immersive’ view of surgical operations
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center surgery residents are able to watch operations via a brand-new virtual reality system that offers a 360-degree, real-time view.
Sheppard Pratt to run AAMC’s behavioral health services
Sheppard Pratt Health System will oversee Anne Arundel Medical Center’s behavioral health operations as part of a new partnership with the Annapolis-based hospital system, which will open a mental health hospital later this year. Through the partnership, Sheppard Pratt will oversee behavioral health operations, including inpatient beds, partial hospitalization programs, substance use treatment a[...]
Perkins to take over Anne Arundel Medical Center
Sherry Perkins will serve as the next president of Anne Arundel Medical Center, the hospital’s former president announced Thursday. Victoria Bayless, CEO of Luminis Health, the medical system created by the combination this year of Anne Arundel Medical Center and Doctors Community Hospital, had been serving as president of the hospital. “As we continue to […]
AAMC settles False Claims Act allegations for $3.15 million
Anne Arundel Medical Center has reached a $3.15 million settlement with the federal government over allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare for services that were not medically necessary. The allegations made under the False Claims Act said claims for tests and evaluations submitted through the hospital’s Anticoagulation Clinic were not medically reasonable and necessary. […]
AAMC, Doctors Community Health announce merger plans
Anne Arundel Medical Center and Doctors Community Health System plan to merge this summer, the systems announced Monday. The plan would bring together the Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Medical Center and the Lanham-based Doctors Community Hospital under a system with a contiguous coverage area across Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties. “Our contiguous service areas make […]
PG hospital system drops appeal of AAMC cardiac surgery approval
University of Maryland Capital Region Health has dropped its appeal of a Prince George’s County judge’s decision to allow Anne Arundel County Medical Center to proceed with a new cardiac surgery program, cementing the Annapolis hospital’s ability to move forward with its program. The Maryland Health Care Commission approved the new program’s certificate of need […]
UM Capital Region Health to appeal AAMC certificate of need ruling
University of Maryland Capital Region Health has appealed a Prince George’s County judge’s decision to allow Anne Arundel County Medical Center to proceed with a new cardiac surgery program. The Maryland Health Care Commission approved the new program’s certificate of need last year, but both Dimensions Health Care (now University of Maryland Capital Region Health) and […]
AAMC can move forward with cardiac surgery program, judge rules
Anne Arundel Medical Center’s plans to create a cardiac surgery program can proceed, a Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday. The Maryland Health Care Commission approved the new program’s certificate of need last year, but both Dimensions Health Care (now University of Maryland Capital Region Health) and the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington […]
Md. hospitals take a hard look at their role in opioid epidemic — and solving it
It happened in front of an Anne Arundel County police station. In front of the station, like at all Anne Arundel police stations, Dr. Barry Meisenberg saw a sign with statistics about heroin overdoses and deaths to date. “I began to recognize what is our role here,” said Meisenberg, Anne Arundel Medical Center’s chair for quality […]
New Anne Arundel mental health hospital receives regulatory approval
The Maryland Health Care Commission has voted to approve a new 16-bed mental health hospital on Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Riva Road campus in Annapolis. Construction on the $25 million facility is expected to begin this fall, with plans on opening in summer 2020, medical center CEO Victoria Bayless said in an online message. “This […]
CareFirst open letter highlights dispute with Anne Arundel Medical Center
The head of CareFirst Thursday fired back at officials of Anne Arundel Medical Center after the hospital announced publicly that it was seeking to end its contract with the insurer over a dispute about reimbursement rates. Chet Burrell, president and chief executive officer of CareFirst, said a dispute over a mid-contract adjustment on radiology fees made by the […]
