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2020 Report to the Community

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Our commitment to advancing community health

 

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Our commitment to advancing health met an unprecedented challenge in the past year, as we balanced efforts to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to anticipate and serve the non-COVID-19 healthcare needs of our communities. At MedStar Health, we pride ourselves on using the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients across our 10 hospitals; more than 300 ambulatory, physician, and urgent care locations; and through telehealth and home care services. Through technological advancements, enhanced access options and new approaches for care delivery, we upheld our commitment to serve our communities throughout a global healthcare crisis, ensuring our patients received the care they needed in the safest possible environment.

Applying a holistic approach to health and wellness, even amidst the most challenging of times, MedStar Health aims to enhance health outcomes through better care that emphasizes prevention, builds awareness and fosters independence—especially in underserved communities adversely impacted by disease, health disparities and socioeconomic barriers to optimal health. Community education and partnerships remain critical to achieving this goal.

The 2020 Report to the Community illustrates our ongoing journey to advance health through population health programming, including Safe Streets Baltimore, which connects victims of violent crime with experienced community responders, as well as an initiative that aims to combat the opioid crisis by limiting the availability of unused prescription drugs. Innovative care options developed in response to the pandemic include virtual childbirth and infant care classes for new mothers-to-be and drive-through COVID-19 testing. Through several preventive care initiatives, including a colorectal cancer screening program, at-risk patients gain knowledge and tools that empower them to manage their own health.

We remain privileged to serve and contribute to the health and well-being of our communities. Supporting a healthier community benefits each of us, but it is also about living our promise—It’s how we treat people.

Sincerely,

Ken Samet 
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Kenneth A. Samet, FACHE
President and CEO

 

Stephen Evans
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Stephen R.T. Evans, MD
Executive Vice President,
Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer

2020 Community benefit contribution:

In Fiscal Year 2020, MedStar Health contributed more than $400 million to programs and services that improve the health of our communities. The programs and services provide treatment or promote health and healing to meet an identified community need. MedStar Health is dedicated to meeting community needs through a variety of efforts, ranging from delivering community health improvement programs, providing care for those who cannot afford to pay, conducting research to advance health, and educating the next generation of health professionals.

*Includes subsidies, community health improvement services, community building activities, financial contributions, and community benefit operations.


†Includes unfunded government-sponsored programs.

Board of directors

Corporate executives

For a list of the entire Leadership Team, visit MedStar Health Leadership.

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To learn more about MedStar Health’s programs and initiatives across Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region that are contributing to healthier communities, visit MedStarHealth.org/Community Health or email communityhealth@medstar.net.