WHO: Elected officials, civic and community partners, University of Maryland Medical System and School of Medicine leaders
WHAT: Groundbreaking for University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center
WHEN: Thursday, November 30, 2017
11:00 am
WHERE: 900A Boulevard at the Capital Center
Largo, Maryland
Media parking: service lane behind former Pier One building
WHY: The groundbreaking for the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center represents a significant milestone in the decades-long effort to transform health care quality and delivery in Prince George’s County and the surrounding region. Upon completion, the state-of-the-art Medical Center will replace the current University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly.
UM Capital Region Health was introduced on September 1 upon the affiliation of the former Dimensions Healthcare System with the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). The groundbreaking celebrates the next phase of the public-private partnership bringing long-awaited, world-class discovery-based medicine to Prince George’s County, expanding access for primary/community care, specialty care, and other health care services to reduce health care disparities and improve overall health.
Details about the new University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center are available here.
RSVP: Media interested in attending please contact Jania Matthews at jania.matthews@umm.edu
or (301) 618-2139 (office)/240-603-5007 (cell)
About University of Maryland Capital Region HealthProviding primary and specialty health care services to Prince George’s County and the neighboring area, University of Maryland Capital Region Health was established in September 2017 upon the formal affiliation of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and the former Dimensions Healthcare System. University of Maryland Capital Region Health operates the University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, University of Maryland Laurel Regional Hospital, University of Maryland Bowie Health Campus, and the University of Maryland Family Health & Wellness Center in Suitland. University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) faculty direct several University of Maryland Capital Region Health clinical programs, including anesthesiology, critical care, emergency medicine, neonatology, orthopedics and vascular surgery, and the State’s second-busiest Trauma Center. University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty also lead the highly-regarded cardiac surgery program at UM Prince George’s Hospital Center. A new state-of-the-art regional medical center is expected to open in Largo in 2021. For more information, visit www.umcapitalregion.org
