A Baltimore jury awarded more than $5.8 million to the family of a woman who died from complications following a heart valve replacement at a University of Maryland Medical System facility in 2016. Elsie Mae Mason had valve replacement surgery on ...

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The federal indictment of former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh leaves questions about where the University of Maryland Medical System, the primary buyer of her Healthy Holly children’s books, stands as it continues to deal with the fallout of a wide-ranging ...

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When Mohan Suntha takes over as president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System Dec. 1, he will be moving from a role focused mostly on Baltimore to one with a statewide mission. Suntha’s mission will be to ...

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Maryland hospital systems have been growing for years, with some small systems joining larger systems, small hospitals joining systems and other hospitals remaining proudly independent. It comes as no surprise that most systems are happy with where they stand as ...

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With new information about Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book deals with nonprofits and businesses coming to light daily and one investigation underway, Baltimore attorneys cautioned Wednesday that it was unclear what, if any, laws may have been violated and that Pugh ...

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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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Gov. Larry Hogan has scheduled a meeting to discuss how to address revelations that about a third of the University of Maryland Medical System's board of directors has received compensation through the network's contracts with their businesses.

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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh stepped down from the University of Maryland Medical System's board of directors on Monday, days after it came to light that the hospital network had for years purchased her self-published children's books.

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Gov. Larry Hogan and leading lawmakers are demanding answers from the University of Maryland Medical System, after a newspaper reported this week that several members of the system's board have significant financial dealings with the hospital network.

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The decision by three Maryland hospitals to close and convert to a smaller medical center fits with the state’s health goals and comes at a critical time for hospitals with aging infrastructure and dwindling admissions. “I think something to watch ...

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