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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases in Maryland have both reached an all-time high Wednesday.
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Read More »In sudden jump, Maryland reaches all-time high COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Hogan announces steps to address rising COVID-19 hospitalizations
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced additional actions to prepare for a further surge in COVID-19 amid rising hospitalizations.
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Read More »New state data reveals growing ICU usage from COVID-19
Maryland hospitals have seen a steady increase of COVID-19 patients over the past month, new state data shows, but hospitals say they still have beds available for people infected by the disease. The state released for the first time Tuesday ...
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Read More »Health care providers also feel economic pain of coronavirus
Even as they prepare to treat a surge of COVID-19 patients in emergency rooms and field hospitals, hospitals and private medical practices say they are not immune from the economic factors that have put much of the country into a ...
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Read More »Md. hospitals look for relief from federal stimulus bill
Maryland hospitals stand to benefit from Congress’s massive $2 trillion stimulus bill, but questions about what they would get and when remain unanswered. The state’s hospitals have not yet entered a “crisis situation” over beds for COVID-19 so far, state ...
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Read More »Hospitals, state adding hundreds of beds to prepare for coronavirus
Maryland and its hospitals have begun adding beds and choosing sites for temporary hospitals as COVID-19 hospitalizations are expected to rise over the coming weeks. Mercy Medical Center and LifeBridge Health announced plans last week to bring hundreds of new ...
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Read More »Cases of 2 infected Md. health care providers reinforce need for social distancing
Cases of two Maryland health care providers contracting COVID-19 have underscored the need for hospital staff to take precautions both in the hospital and while at home. The Maryland providers contracting the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus, have been made ...
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Read More »Hospital group warns of unintended consequences of medical debt plans
ANNAPOLIS — Legislation in the Maryland General Assembly would qualify more patients for financial assistance, limit the amount of debt hospitals can sue patients to recover and work to improve notice to patients of financial assistance options. The bills’ supporters ...
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Read More »Hospitals tout new approach on birth injury bill after record Hopkins verdict
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland hospitals will take a new crack at getting lawmakers to create a fund to compensate families of babies injured during birth, an attempt that has taken on new urgency following a record $229 million verdict against Johns ...
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Read More »Md. hospitals at the front lines of human trafficking response
Maryland’s hospitals are often one of the first places human trafficking victims can turn to for help, and the hospitals are adapting new guidelines this month to help them identify and care for these patients. Those who are trafficked can ...
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