Robert A. Chrencik, president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System, will take a temporary leave of absence at the request of the system’s board of directors, UMMS announced Thursday. The leave comes as the board and the ...

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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s books and sold 100,000 copies to the University of Maryland Medical System, on whose board she sat at the time, making a “Healthy Haul” of $500,000. Pugh said that, since she resigned from ...

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While two of the state’s major medical systems may compete with each other in some respects, they’re now celebrating 10 years of an unusual partnership to care for children who require complex medical and rehabilitation care. The University of Maryland ...

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State regulators are expected to vote this week on the annual rate adjustment for Maryland’s hospitals, but the latest proposed increase remains less than what hospitals say they need. The staff of Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission — which ...

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The University of Maryland Medical System named new presidents for its hospitals in downtown Baltimore and Towson Thursday. Dr. Mohan Suntha will become president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center on Sept. 1, while Dr. Thomas Smyth ...

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