The surge of the omicron variant of COVID-19, which peaked in January in Maryland, was possibly the most challenging part of the pandemic to date for hospitals, many of which were full nearly to capacity.  But even though the surge ...

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Nursing shortages are still a massive concern for Maryland hospitals.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases in Maryland have both reached an all-time high Wednesday.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced additional actions to prepare for a further surge in COVID-19 amid rising hospitalizations.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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