One year ago, the state of Maryland opened a field hospital in the Baltimore Convention Center to create surge capacity for COVID-19 patients.|| COVID-19 updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||There are still more than 1,000 coronavirus patients hospitalized in Maryland. Some of them are at the convention center field hospital a year later.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQs We all vividly remember the first conversations that we had about this idea and the questions were could we do it? said Dr. Mohan Suntha, president and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System. The answer is yes. The UMMS, Johns Hopkins Health System and the state of Maryland all came together to create a field hospital inside the Baltimore Convention Center, increasing surge capacity for hospitalized coronavirus patients. It opened one year ago on Tuesday. A year ago, we were in a very uncertain time. We had no idea
State Roundup: Hogan defends vaccine equity record as Bloomberg ranks Md higher in efforts
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford took part in clean-up work at Patapsco Valley State Park Thursday to celebrate Earth Day. Governor s Office photo
VACCINE EQUITY DEBATED AS ROLLOUT CONTINUES: Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday slammed U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) for having said that the state is not doing enough to ensure equitable access to coronavirus vaccines to underserved parts of Maryland, Bryan Renbaum writes for Maryland Reporter.
Maryland has scored high in closing an equity gap for Black residents getting vaccines, Bruce DePuyt reports for Maryland Matters. The Bloomberg analysis released Thursday said that Maryland is one of just seven states to have cut that gap in half.
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State Roundup: Hogan launches new statewide vaxx initiative targeting seniors, college students, companies
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HOGAN LAUNCHES NO ARM LEFT BEHIND VAXX INITIATIVE: Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the state is launching a new set of initiatives aimed at increasing access to coronavirus vaccines to seniors, college students and companies across Maryland, writes Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter. “Today we are launching a series of No Arm Left Behind initiatives which will involve every state agency, private industries in every demographic, and an all-hands-on-deck effort to make sure that every Marylander who wants a vaccine can get access to one as quickly as possible,” Hogan said.
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