Thursday, April 19, 2012
Longtime Mercy Health Services executive Samuel E. Moskowitz officially takes over on May 15.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
A longtime Mercy Health Services executive has been selected to be the new president of Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center. Samuel E. Moskowitz, who served in a variety of capacities at Mercy, will officially take over at Franklin Square on May 15, according to a hospital news release. He replaces Adrianne Kirby, who stepped down as the hospital’s president in January. “I am impressed with what MedStar Franklin Square has accomplished and look forward to working with everyone to position for continued success," Moskowitz said in a statement. “We are entering a dynamic period in health care, one that requires us to partner with key constituents and leverage our collective strengths.” During his time at Mercy, which began in 1993, …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Adrienne Kirby, who came to Baltimore in May 2010, will leave her post on Jan. 25 and return home to New Jersey.
The president of Franklin Square Hospital Center will step down from her position on Jan. 25, Patch has learned. Franklin Square Hospital Center spokeswoman Ming Tai Vincenti confirmed that Adrienne Kirby would leave the post she has held the last 20 months. Kirby is not leaving for another position and has told hospital officials she wants to return home to New Jersey, Tai Vincenti said. Kirby came to Franklin Square from Virtua, a four-hospital system in southwest New Jersey, where she served as chief operating officer for ambulatory services and programs for excellence, according to a news release at the time of her hire. Former Franklin Square president Carl Schindelar will take over his previous position on an interim basis until a …
Friday, October 14, 2011
Kyniya Harris, 6, needed 40 stitches on her leg after the dog bit her on Monday.
(UPDATE 2:04 p.m.) A 6-year-old Rosedale girl is recovering after a pit bull attacked her Monday evening, Baltimore County police said. Kyniya Harris needed 40 stitches in her leg following the attack, which occurred at about 5:40 p.m. along the 2300 block of Bluegrass Heights Court, said Baltimore County Police spokeswoman Detective Cathy Batton. Batton said Kyniya was playing outside with a group of friends when the pit bull burst out of his home and ran across the street. “The dog heard a noise and pushed open the screen door and ran outside where the attack occurred,” Batton said. Loretta Harris, Kyniya’s mother, said her daughter was taken to Franklin Square Hospital Center for treatment before being transferred to Johns Hopkins …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The death of Steve Jobs has brought pancreatic cancer to the forefront. Dr. Steven Fleisher, chief of interventional gastroenterology at Franklin Square Hospital Center writes about the disease.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
In the world of cancers, you don’t often hear much about cancers that affect the digestive system. When Steve Jobs lost his battle with cancer last week, we began to hear much more about pancreatic cancer. The truth is, cancer can strike any part of the digestive system: the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, intestines, rectum and anus. With increased attention on pancreatic cancer, many are beginning to wonder just what the pancreas is, and if they are at risk for getting pancreatic cancer. The pancreas is a gland that lies behind the stomach and in front of the spine. Its role in the body is to produce juices that help digest food and hormones that help control blood sugar levels and help the body use and store energy …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The hospital will be illuminated all October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and on Oct. 21, local hospitals will partner with WMAR-TV for a call-in show.
Franklin Square Hospital Center is making itself a physical reminder that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating its seven-story patient care tower and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute in pink lighting. “This is a way for us to show to all who come to the hospital or drive by our campus our support for those individuals and families affected by breast cancer and to raise awareness of the need for research, education, prevention and treatment,” said Adrienne Kirby, president of Franklin Square Hospital Center, in a statement. Doctors from Franklin Square, Good Samaritan, Harbor Hospital and Union Memorial also plan to partner with WMAR Channel 2 for a Think Pink "Call 2 Breast Health" event. From 10 a.m. to 6 p…
Thursday, October 6, 2011
More than two dozen area employers are expected to attend Friday's event.
The Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County plans to host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. More than two dozen area employers, including representatives from local and national businesses, hospitals and health care facilities, non-profit organizations, government agencies, financial institutions and high-tech industries plan to attend, according to a CCBC news release. The event will showcase Franklin Square Hospital Center, GBMC, Verizon Wireless and Advanced Radiology, among others. The job fair—sponsored by CCBC, Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore County Office of Workforce Development—will take place in the upper lobby of the “B” Building of the Essex campus, located at 7201 Rossville …
Dr. Scott Krugman, chair of the pediatrics department at Franklin Square Hospital Center and a longtime advocate for infant sleep safety, spells out steps to ensure sleep safety for infants after Maryland proposed a ban on the sale of crib bumpers.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Putting bumpers in a baby’s crib are just one of the things you can do that would unintentionally put your baby in danger. Whether Maryland moves forward or not in banning the sale of bumpers, I advise against them, as well as other items in the crib like stuffed animals that could suffocate a baby. Giving babies a safe place to sleep may sound fairly simple, but the fact is, unsafe sleep environments are the top cause of infant deaths in Baltimore County. Each year in the county, an average of 10 infant deaths are sleep-related. This accounts for more than half of all infant deaths. What’s particularly tragic is that these babies went home from the hospital healthy. They weren’t sick, and they weren’t victims of abuse or car crashes. …
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Her sisters joked on New Year's Eve, "don’t have the baby while we’re out partying."
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Shelbi Hines had plans of spending a simple New Year’s Eve with friends and family at home. Her son had other ideas. Shane Michael Williams Jr. was born at 6:28 a.m. on Saturday following a C-section at Franklin Square Hospital Center. He was the first baby born in Baltimore County in 2011 and appears to be the first boy born in the greater metropolitan area after Sinai Hospital delivered a girl at 12:41 a.m. on Jan. 1. “At around 10, I just knew it was time,” said the 19-year-old Hines, who lives in Dundalk. “My sisters jinxed me because they said before going out, ‘don’t have the baby while we’re out partying.’” Hines watched the ball drop in New York at midnight New Year’s Eve from her hospital bed surrounded by family, many of whom …
Buzz Beeler
11:12 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Ron, you got that right. Franklin Square is about the size of a small country and they need a president. I can remember when my accident cases would be transported there it was just one building with the ER around back. more ›