MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center will be holding a special community event in September. ConnectFest will be a block party featuring food and entertainment. The event will offer a variety of basic mainstream resources to help maintain and improve community health. Many social determinants of health – services like transportation, housing, education, workforce development, financial education, and more – require […]
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has earned Magnet redesignation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Magnet Recognition Program – the highest level of recognition a nursing program can achieve in the United States. Only three percent of the nation’s hospitals have earned the honor. The Magnet designation honors medical facilities with the highest […]
UPDATE: Due to the impending hurricane, this event has been rescheduled for September 22, 2018. Original story below… —— A Community Shred Day will take place in Fullerton next month. The Overlea Fullerton Rosedale Business Association will be holding the event on Saturday, September 15, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Fullerton Plaza Shopping Center, located at […]
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has become the first hospital in the Baltimore area to be recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program for its commitment to educating parents on safe sleep practices for infants. Only two other hospitals in Maryland achieved a designation from the program, which was created by Cribs for Kids, a Pittsburgh-based organization dedicated […]
The police officer killed in the line of duty in Perry Hall on Monday afternoon has been identified as 29-year-old Officer Amy Caprio. All suspects connected to this case have now been arrested. Officer Caprio was assigned to the Parkville precinct and July would have represented her four-year anniversary with the Baltimore County Police Department. Officer Caprio was the primary […]
As previously reported, a protest has been planned for Tuesday afternoon in response to MedStar Franklin Square’s decision to abruptly shut down its pediatric services. The protest will reportedly take place on Tuesday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. along Franklin Square Drive. On Tuesday, the protest’s organizers issued a press release outlining what they hope to accomplish with the planned […]
UPDATE: The rally organizers have issued a press release outlining what they hope to accomplish with Tuesday’s protest – details here. Original story below… —— A protest is being planned after MedStar Franklin Square abruptly decided to close down its pediatric services last month. “This week, we begin the process of consolidating our pediatric emergency services into our main emergency […]
The donation is complete – and it arrived two years ahead of schedule. Five years ago, the MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Auxiliary pledged a gift of $1 million to benefit the newly-built neonatal intensive care unit. Earlier this week, the MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Auxiliary presented the remaining $115,000 and met the $1 million pledge two years ahead […]