I am writing to you today with a heavy heart—for our Country, for those we care for throughout our communities and for each other. The stress and heartbreak from the COVID-19 global pandemic has already taken such a heavy toll on so many. And now, with the senseless death of George Floyd, our communities, our patients and all of us, are saddened and impacted even further. We have all dedicated our lives to caring for others. So, of course, we are deeply impacted by the pain being felt across our Country at this moment. As the President & CEO of…

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Fitness challenge honors and supports healthcare heroes at MedStar Health.

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Columbia, Maryland – Working in coordination with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and the D.C. Department of Health, MedStar Health announced today that it will provide medical and nursing leadership and medical, nursing and clinical staffing for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to serve as an alternate care site to support the District’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by John Rockwood, Senior Vice President, MedStar Health, and President, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, the medical team will include physicians, nurses,…

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Washington, D.C. – MedStar Health is celebrating the release of the 1,000th recovered COVID-19 positive patient treated across its 10 hospitals in the region. The milestone was reached after a 60-year-old man from Upper Marlboro, Maryland was discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.C. He was admitted to  the hospital with a high fever, cough, shortness of breath and body aches. Only five days later, he was headed home to his family and feeling good. “You’ve got a good team here,” he said. “They worked together. They helped me out. Anything I asked for, they gave it to…

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