WHEELING WVU Medicine patients who received radiology services through its group of hospitals were exposed to a data breach earlier this year through a thir
WVU Medicine patients who received radiology services through its group of hospitals were exposed to a data breach earlier this year through a third-party vendor WVU Medicine contracts with. The health system is just one part of the breach that, according to reports, has affected more than 1.2 million individuals nationwide. A letter sent to […]
Dec 17, 2020
The Maryland Board of Public Works â from left, Treasurer Nancy Kopp, Gov. Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot â shown in a March 2020 photo, is scheduled to consider state budget cuts Wednesday in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Associated Press
CUMBERLAND â After Allegany and Garrett counties were left out of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed throughout the state due to an apparent miscommunication, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot brought up the subject during Wednesdayâs Board of Public Works virtual meeting.
It was announced that hospitals in Allegany and Garrett County would be receiving doses of the Moderna vaccine as part of phase 1A and the initial federal allocation of the stateâs vaccine distribution program.
Dec 15, 2020
CUMBERLAND â Elected officials are expressing disappointment over Western Marylandâs non-inclusion in the first round of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being distributed to health care facilities across the state.
Despite statistics showing Allegany and Garrett counties as a hotspot for COVID-19 cases, UPMC Western Maryland and Garrett Regional Medical Center were among 22 Maryland facilities that wonât receive the vaccine in the first round of allocation.
The four Republican members of the Western Maryland Legislative Delegation â Sen. George Edwards and Dels. Wendell Beitzel, Mike McKay and Jason Buckel â sent a letter to Gov. Larry Hoganâs office over the weekend asking for an explanation. The lawmakers were subsequently given an 8 a.m. conference call Monday morning. On the call was Dennis Schrader, Maryland secretary of health, and Jinlene Chan, deputy secretary, along with other senior health officials.