Leon Adelman, MD and Alex Mohseni, MD represented Sky Physicians a subsidiary of EMA at the US Senate on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, where a group of Senators put together a Telemedicine Expo, with the intent of helping advance access to medical care, especially for their rural districts ..read more

The ED Team at Doctors Community Hospital hosted an Airway Training Day at the hospital this past September 6.  In true collaborative form Emergency department and ICU physicians, APPs, nurses, and respiratory therapists practiced surgical and percutaneous cricothyrotomies, nasopharyngeal fiberoptic intubations, and video laryngoscopy.  Representatives from Cook Medical, Ambu, Glidescope, Tri-anim, and C-Mac brought equipment and training mannequins.  Physicians also practiced surgical cricothyrotomies on specially prepared pig tracheas.  "This training gives everyone who r ..read more

The DCH-Safeway Telemedicine program was successfully launched on September 13th at 12 pm!   ..read more

Virtual ER Cuts Down on Wait Times  See the whole story here: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/Tele-Triage-Cuts-Down-on-ER-Wait-Times-at-MedStar-438181163.html ..read more

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - No one wants to be sitting in a hospital waiting room when they feel under the whether, but with the help of a new Medicaid program, locals can have the chance to skip the wait and still receive quality care. http://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/maryland-care-phycisians-offers-app-for-virtual-emergency-care/764881762 ..read more

Des Plaines, Ill. – The Emergency Nurses Association today announced 22 emergency departments are receiving the prestigious Lantern Award™. The award recognizes emergency departments that exemplify exceptional practice and innovative performance in the core areas of leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research.  ..read more

"Caring Callbacks: Follow-up phone calls from Emergency providers extend quality of care." Read the article here: A Healthy Dose ..read more

Nominator’s Comments:    I would like to recognize Dr. Burns for the outstanding care of my husband. I have to say from the start of our visit the care and customer service we received was top notch. From the young lady at the intake desk, to the nurses who conducted the eval, continuing once inside the ER. We witnessed professionalism, compassion, a commitment to delivery top service in additional to a passion for serving others. Additional patient compliments received: · Dr. Burns was very kind, quite knowledgeable, seemed in charge and in control with his advice.  I was very ..read more

Germantown, MD (June 20, 2017) — Emergency Medicine Associates CEO Jackie Pollock has won a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award recognizing the Highest Rated CEOs for 2017 in the U.S. Small and Medium Companies category.  Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing job sites, released its annual report today, in which it honored thetop business leaders employees love working for.   ..read more

Awards: Dr. Green- best doctor collaborating w nurses, Shelley Johnson, RN, Tiffany Jackson RN & Benny Cook all racked up awards (all are part of the ER team!!) for nurses week ..read more