Maryland is home to two of the most socially responsible hospitals in America. That’s according to a recent study published by the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank. The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus came in 3rd and 5th, respectively, according to the study. … Read more
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland is immediately authorizing COVID-19 booster shots for all Marylanders 65 and older who are living in congregate care settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential drug treatment centers, and developmentally disabled group homes. “For several weeks now, states have had to operate … Read more
More than 2,700 people in the US prison system have died from COVID-19, and one out of every three incarcerated individuals have been infected since the pandemic began. In a report released by the Prison Policy Initiative, Maryland received a “D-” (62%) for its response to COVID-19 in prisons, an improvement from the “F+” the … Read more
Over the course of 24 hours, 1,272 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths were reported in Maryland. This comes the day after Gov. Larry Hogan’s vaccine mandate went into effect for Maryland nursing home and hospital employees. The vaccine mandate from Gov. Hogan comes alongside a slew of other mandates to combat the rising … Read more
A universal school mask mandate was passed by the Maryland Board of Education (MBE) with almost unanimous support on Thursday. The board held a special meeting to vote on whether or not to implement an emergency regulation mandating universal mask-wearing for schools in the state. Before being enacted, the emergency regulation will need … Read more
Minority health disparities cost Maryland over $1 billion per year in direct medical costs, according to a presentation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In response to increasing health disparities resulting from COVID-19, the Maryland Health Equity Resource Act — signed into law in May — is allocating $60 million to address … Read more
As of August 18th, 89% of nursing home residents and 79% of staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 in Maryland. These are some of the highest vaccination rates in the country thanks to strong leadership and decisive action, says Joe DeMattos, CEO of Health Facilities Association of Maryland. In many respects, Maryland’s vaccine rollout … Read more
The Maryland Department of Health has released a list of nursing homes ranked by the percentage of staff who have received a COVID-19 vaccination. The list is derived from the Skilled Nursing Facilities Vaccination Dashboard which was launched on May 4 by the Maryland Department of Aging. State of Reform spoke with Maryland Department of … Read more