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Golden Ring Middle School nurse featured in Maryland webinar on successful teleworking [VIDEO]

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ROSEDALE, MD – A new Maryland Health Care Commission webinar features two Baltimore County Public Schools school nurses. The hourlong webinar, “Leveraging Technology to Meet Student Needs During COVID-19 and Beyond,” provides tips and resources for school nurses to support working with students and their families in a virtual environment. The presenters are Kristy Gorman, president of the Maryland Association […]

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Maryland this week

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday announced that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday, has begun shipping to recipients in Maryland. Maryland’s total allotment now includes more than 191,000 total doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Phase 1A of Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination plan focuses on front […]

Governor Hogan reactivates National Guard as Maryland begins COVID-19 vaccinations [VIDEO]

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday afternoon announced the reactivation of the Maryland National Guard to support state and local health officials in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines statewide. “With vaccine distribution now beginning in our state, we have finally reached a turning point. We are able to see the sun rising on the horizon—even if that horizon may still […]

University of Maryland Medical System workers receive COVID-19 vaccine [VIDEO]

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Five University of Maryland Medical System frontline healthcare workers – two physicians, a nurse, a respiratory therapist and an environmental service worker – received COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines on Monday as the System begins the process of vaccinating staff members throughout the organization. UMMS received one tray of 975 vaccine doses and is in the process of allocating doses across […]

Governor Hogan: Maryland to focus on healthcare workers, long-term care facilities, first responders in initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution [VIDEO]

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—As COVID-19 vaccination preparation moves forward across the country, Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday provided an update on Maryland’s plans to safely deliver and distribute effective vaccines. “Our team at the Maryland Department of Health has worked hard over the past eight months preparing plans to procure, distribute, and administer COVID-19 vaccines when they become available,” said Governor Hogan. […]

WEEKLY ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to rise along with the overall positivity rate over the past week. Mortality rates continued to decline during the same time period. Previous zip code reports can be viewed here. Overall Metrics As of Friday, November 20, 2020, there have been 177,086 cases of novel coronavirus […]

Essex Elementary nurse named finalist for America’s Greatest School Nurse

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

oTOWSON, MD – Kristy Gorman, school nurse at Essex Elementary School, is Maryland’s finalist in America’s Greatest School Nurse contest, sponsored by Pfizer. Votes to support her can be cast at http://www.americasgreatestschoolnurse.com/ now through Sunday, April 16th. As a state finalist, Gorman has won a $500 prize. If she wins the national honor, her prize will be the “Ultimate Summer […]

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