Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Fall 2013 - (Page 2)

IN THIS ISSUE LETTER FROM THE CEO COMMITTED TO YOUR HEALTH 6 Balancing Act Tameka Harris is ﬁnally in control of her diabetes. 3 OPTIONS AFTER MASTECTOMY Breast reconstruction—choose the surgery that’s best for you. 10 A WINNING TRIAL Participating in a clinical trial could save your life—and that of others. Summer’s ended and it’s back-to-school time. We’ve spent the summer settling into our new name and hope you have, too. We are looking forward to offering you greater access to health services at University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus (UMMC Midtown Campus), formerly Maryland General Hospital, from our partners, the University of Maryland Medical Center. These services are complementing the care and programs being provided by our core group of high-quality and committed private physicians. In the meantime, we have some exciting news to share. UMMC Midtown Campus is the recipient of the Delmarva Foundation 2013 Quality Excellence Award for the second consecutive year! The award honors individual hospitals that excel in patient safety and quality improvement. To receive the award, the hospital must meet speciﬁc performance improvement criteria on 14 measures in four national inpatient clinical areas: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, surgical care improvement and pneumonia. We are committed to providing the highest quality of care to our patients and are truly honored to be recognized for our efforts. Thank you for choosing UMMC Midtown Campus as your healthcare center. D E PA R T M E N TS 4 13 14 A HEALTHY START AT A GLANCE FOUNDATION HALLS Sylvia Smith Johnson, President & CEO STAY CONNECTED WITH UMMC MIDTOWN CAMPUS AT UMM.EDU/MIDTOWN President/Chief Executive Offi cer Sylvia Smith Johnson Director, Marketing & Communications Denise P. Marino, MA Designed by McMurry/TMG, LLC 2 MARYLAND’S HEALTH MATTERS WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Please send us your comments, requests for more information or change of address to ummidtown@umm.edu; or University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, c/o Marketing, 827 Linden Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201; or call 410-225-8000. Maryland’s Health Matters is published by the Marketing and Communications office at University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus. This publication is not intended to provide professional medical advice. It is to provide general health and wellness information. http://www.UMM.EDU/MIDTOWN

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Fall 2013

Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Fall 2013
Contents
Options After Mastectomy
A Healthy Start
Balancing Act
A Winning Trial
At a Glance
Foundation Halls

Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Fall 2013