Howard County announced the submission of its quarterly American Rescue Plan (ARP) Project and Expenditure Report to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Additionally, County Executive Ball announced that data collected from the County’s Community Survey is available at www.howardcountymd.gov/american-rescue-plan-arp-funding. Howard County learned this past March that it would receive a total allocation of $63.3 million in federal ARP funding. The first half ($31.6 million) of the county’s federal ARP funding was […]
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Project Wonder, Hopkins team to generate discoveries from data
A team from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, is leveraging the power of data to foster wonder, inspire novel insights and push the frontiers of precision medicine. Project Wonder is a collaboration between clinicians at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Precision Medicine Center of Excellence, led by the […]
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Ball commits $2.4M for health care worker critical staffing
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has committed $2 million to the Howard County General Hospital (HCGH) and $400,000 to the Howard County Health Department in American Rescue Plan funding. The $2.4 million will address critical staffing needs at both organizations amid the latest COVID-19 surge. The funding support for HCGH comes as hospitalizations are expected to reach new heights […]
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HCGH activates Crisis Standards of Care
Johns Hopkins Health System and Howard County General Hospital (HCGH) leaders have announced that the hospital will implement Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) protocols. This is the second hospital in the Hopkins System to implement CSC; on Dec. 29, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (JHBMC) transitioned to CSC. Since mid-December, HCGH saw a 411 percent […]
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Merkle debuts contactless shopping products at CES
Merkle, of Columbia, unveiled two new contactless shopping products in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Scan & Know and UnboxIt are the world’s first app-free in-store and on-delivery contactless shopping experiences, available exclusively from Merkle. Scan & Know empowers shoppers to know more in store with its amplified assistance and product recognition technology. UnboxIt is a […]
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MariMed to acquire Kind Therapeutics
MariMed, a multi-state cannabis operator, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kind Therapeutics U.S.A., a vertically-integrated cannabis business in Maryland, for $20 million. The transaction will result in the third state, incremental to Massachusetts and Illinois, in which MariMed will have acquired a licensed cannabis business it manages and assisted in developing. […]
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Arundel distributing rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health (DOH) announced plans for the distribution of 200,000 rapid at-home COVID tests, including an allocation of 100,000 for Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). The remainder will be distributed through a variety of equity-based channels, to help provide kits to residents and communities that have faced barriers to […]
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Hogan announces agreements with state employee unions
Gov. Larry Hogan announced that the state has completed historic agreements with state employee unions that will lead to significant salary increases for law enforcement officers, firefighters, nurses, and other frontline health care workers. The governor also announced an enhanced focus on mental health resources available to state employees. In addition to these tentative agreements, […]
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MD health care providers receive $191M in HHS relief
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) announced $191,711,521 in payments from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to help health care providers across Maryland recover from […]
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Equine injuries force temporary Laurel Park closure
The Maryland Jockey Club canceled racing at Laurel Park from Friday, Dec. 3, through Sunday, Dec. 5 as work continued to complete repairs to the track and to analyze recent equine injuries. While racing is suspended, the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the Maryland Jockey Club are working with industry experts to analyze surface composition […]