Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2014 - (Page 2)

IN THIS ISSUE 6 Navigating an Emergency Expanded and renovated ED provides even better care. 5 10 14 EXPANDING INTO SOMETHING GREATER! One of the goals of our integration with the University of Maryland Medical Center is to provide patients and the community with additional services at University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus (UMMC Midtown Campus), at the corner of Howard Street and North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Since our name change last summer, we have done just that! Below are some of the new programs offered at UMMC Midtown Campus. Programs include: ■ University of Maryland Walter P. Carter Carruthers Clinic, which provides comprehensive outpatient mental health treatment and STROKE 101 Reduce your risk with this essential information. BACK ON THE BEAT case management services to children, adolescents and adults. ■ University of Maryland Pediatrics at Midtown, which provides comprehensive primary care to children from birth to age 21. ■ University of Maryland Sleep Disorders Laboratory, which conducts overnight and daytime sleep studies to help diagnose A new treatment helps prevent stroke in some "A-ﬁb" patients. a wide range of sleep disorders. YOUR GUIDE TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT additional psychology, podiatry and pharmacy services, in Get quality care through the Maryland Health Connection. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. D E PA R T M E N TS 3 13 ■ UM Primary Care at Heritage Crossing, which now provides addition to primary care. ■ University of Maryland Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic, which offers a comprehensive approach to care of patients with ■ And lastly, the Ophthalmology Department has expanded its services to include glaucoma, retina and optometry services. Call 410-225-8000 for information on any of these programs. A HEALTHY START AT A GLANCE STAY CONNECTED WITH UMMC MIDTOWN CAMPUS AT UMM.EDU/MIDTOWN President/Chief Executive Offi cer Jeffrey A. Rivest 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 - Winter 2014

Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2014
Contents
A Healthy Start
Stroke 101
Navigating an Emergency
Back on the Beat
At a Glance
Your Guide to the Affordable Care Act

Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2014