Tag: AnneArundel Medical Center
AAMC opens mental health clinic
[do action=”schuh”/] According to the most recent community health needs assessment conducted by the Healthy Anne Arundel Coalition, more than half of the respondents cited mental health among the most concerning health issue facing the county. In response, Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) has opened an outpatient mental health clinic in Annapolis. The new practice, […]
AAMC receives quality improvement award
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) recently received the 2014 Delmarva Foundation Excellence Award for its quality improvement efforts. The honor was awarded to two dozen individual Maryland hospitals that excel in patient safety and quality improvement. To receive the award from Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care and the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Maryland, the […]
Meet The Anne Arundel Press
Save your choice of dates for a unique, Annapolis-area version of Meet the Press. The 2013 edition of P.R. Bazaar will be held the evenings of Monday, April 8th and 15th. The doors open at 6:15 p.m. for registration and networking. The panel discussion begins at 7 p.m. on both evenings. Editorial representatives from Bay […]
Doctors Express Medical Director Wins National Award
Dr. Rinde Fadirepo, Medical Director of Doctors Express Urgent Care in Edgewater, received a national franchise Leadership Award of Provider of the Year at the Doctors Express National Conference held in Las Vegas, NV earlier this month. The award was presented to Dr. Fadirepo by owners, Rick & Ginni Morani, as well as Dr. Scott Burger, Chief Medical […]
Firefighter Injured In 2-Alarm Arnold Blaze
At 12:30 a.m. this morning, Anne Arundel County firefighters were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in the 400 block of Beach Drive in Arnold. The first unit to arrive on the scene reported fire evident from a two-story single family waterfront home. Crews immediately requested additional resources bringing approximately 61 firefighters to the scene […]
Anne Arundel Medical Center Opens Hackerman-Patz House
Anne Arundel Medical Center’s (AAMC) Hackerman-Patz House is now welcoming patients and their families with a home away from home to rest, relax and regain strength while staying close to the hospital. The Hackerman-Patz House is made possible through a $2 million donation from Willard Hackerman, president and CEO of Whiting-Turner, and his wife, Lillian […]
Save The Date For AAMC Gala
The Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) Foundation will host its signature fundraiser on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore. Proceeds from this year’s gala will support the Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute and its critical role in serving those in the community that have […]
Huge Power Failure Strikes Annapolis Area
UPDATE: While police deny any looting occurred, just after the power went out, someone smashed an inner West Street business window and stole liquor and cigarettes. Additionally, reports from employees in mall businesses indicate that some customers indeed stole merchandise and exited the store prior to employees initiating manual bag checks. Earlier this evening more […]
AAMC Awarded Elite Distinction As 2012 Leapfrog Top Hospital
The Leapfrog Group’s annual list of Top Hospitals was recently announced in Baltimore, Maryland and included Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) in Annapolis, Maryland for the second consecutive year. Only two other hospitals in Maryland have the distinction of being a Top Hospital. The announcement came at Leapfrog’s Annual Meeting, focusing on transparency as the […]
Community Comes Together To Help Those In Need
The generosity of the community was overwhelming this year as businesses and individuals made Thanksgiving very special for many in need in the Annapolis community. Light House: A Homeless Prevention Support Center, located on Hudson Street in Annapolis, received over 290 baskets with complete Thanksgiving meals and gift cards for local grocery stores. Baskets and […]
‘Weight Of The Nation’ To Screen In Annapolis In January
The Annapolis Community Health Initiative (ACHI) will host a movie screening of HBO’s THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION, a documentary series addressing the national obesity epidemic. THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION examines the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue, showing how obesity affects the health of the nation and the health care […]
AAMC Nurse Wins Sustainability Award
Charlotte Wallace, RN, a pediatric nurse and sustainability coordinator for Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), was awarded the Nursing Leadership in Environmental Health Award from the Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E). Five Maryland hospitals and one nurse were honored for their environmental health achievements with awards at MD H2E’s fifth annual Environmental […]
Anne Arundel Medical Center Receives Silver Medal Honor For Organ Donation Efforts
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) has been awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Silver Medal of Honor for achieving and sustaining national goals for organ donation. AAMC was one of five hospitals in Maryland and 237 nationwide to receive this award. The criteria for the award includes achieving a donation rate of […]
AAMC Celebrates 10 Years Of Emergency Cardiac Intervention
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of a heart program that has saved more than 1,000 heart attack patients. The program is a partnership with local emergency medical services (EMS) and paramedics who perform electrocardiograms (EKG) in the field to determine whether a patient will benefit from emergency cardiac catherization to […]
AAMC Recognized By American Heart Association
Anne Arundel Medical Center was recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) as a Gold-Level Fit-Friendly company for implementing programs to help employees eat better and move more. “There’s no better benefit to offer our employees than helping them have healthier, longer lives,” says Chad Dillard, executive director of wellness programs at the hospital. “We […]
Philly Flash Closes Doors In Annapolis
Philly Flash, a pizza and cheesesteak shop in the Annapolis Towne Center has closed its doors in Annapolis. The store originally opened at 1901 West Street and when Annapolis Towne Center opened 2 years ago, they opened a second location. Eventually, the 1901 West Street location closed. They announced their closing on their facebook page: […]
AAMC Foundation Names New Officers, Board Members for 2012-2013
The Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) Foundation Board of Directors has named new officers and five new members for the upcoming year. The new Foundation officers are: JoAnn DeCesaris, of the Geaton & JoAnn DeCesaris Family Foundation, chair; Theodore Pincus, executive vice president and CFO, FTI Consulting, Inc., (Retired), vice chair; Judy Zazulia Wahl, community […]
Man In Critical Condition After Crownsville House Fire
A 75-year-old man is in critical condition this evening after being pulled from a burning house. Fire crews arrived on the scene in the 1300 block of Generals Highway to find heavy fire from the rear of the home. Initially, crews were unaware of any victims, but as soon as they were, a second alarm […]
Letter To The Editor: In Support Of Question 6
I write to you today from a 6th floor room at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC). On Monday, October 22nd, I was taken by ambulance from my home in Annapolis, MD to Anne Arundel Medical Center. I had passed out, become unresponsive, and was suffering from what Doctors would soon diagnose as a potentially fatal internal blood […]
