Anne Arundel Medical Center

Crofton woman dies from injuries sustained in house fire

2013-05-23 07:58:00

A 52-year-old woman died a day after she was rescued from a burning home in Crofton, Anne Arundel County fire officials said Thursday. Patricia Hart died at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Wednesday from injuries sustained in a fire Tuesday...

William J. Turcovski, engineer

2013-05-14 15:41:50

William J. "Bill" Turcovski, a Northrop Grumman electrical engineer who enjoyed antiquing, died May 7 from pneumonia at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was 52. The son of a supervisor and a homemaker, William John Turcovski was born and...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....

Bracelet-like device treats acid reflux

2013-05-03 11:53:00

It looks like an expensive bracelet, but the contraption laced in titanium beads gets placed around the esophagus rather than the wrist. The LINX Reflux Management System is a new treatment for acid reflux, a digestive order that causes heartburn,...

Orlando Ridout V, architectural historian

2013-04-09 15:51:54

Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident...

Dennis H. McGinley Jr., electrical engineer

2013-03-22 13:04:00

Dennis H. McGinley Jr., a retired electrical engineer and model railroad enthusiast, died Tuesday of heart disease at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 73. The son of a Jersey Central Railroad yardmaster and a factory worker, Dennis Hayden McGinley Jr....

Warm air deflates likely last chance for winter weather

2013-03-06 16:32:00

It was supposed to be both winter's last blast and Baltimore's first significant snowfall in two years, but stubbornly warm air took the "snow" out of Wednesday's snow day for many Marylanders. While weather forecasts had the region preparing for the...

Bay Bridge reopens to passenger vehicles

2013-03-06 19:13:00

High winds and an overturned tractor trailer closed the eastbound and westbound spans of the Bay Bridge for several hours Wednesday afternoon. It reopened to passenger vehicles in both directions just after 6 p.m. The accident happened at about 2 p.m.,...

Trader Joe's in Annapolis evacuated for Freon leak; store later reopened

2013-03-05 09:53:00

Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials said a Freon leak Tuesday morning at the Trader Joe’s in Annapolis sent two people to the hospital and caused an evacuation of the store. Two hours later, though, the store in the 100 block of Jennifer...

Sequestration will hit health care in Maryland

2013-02-28 18:28:00

The chief financial officer at Anne Arundel Medical Center is watching the fight over federal spending closely. If the federal government goes through with sequestration cuts beginning today, Maryland stands to lose millions of dollars in health-...

Howard T. Sachs, Crown Cork and Seal manager

2013-02-27 12:38:21

Howard Thomas "Has" Sachs, a retired Crown Cork and Seal manager and a coach, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Feb. 24 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 77 and lived in Pasadena. Born in Baltimore and raised on Sidney Avenue in Westport, he...

Center for simulated medicine opens in Anne Arundel County

2013-02-18 05:21:00

A surgeon enters the operating room, offers his hands to a nurse and watches as she helps him into his rubber gloves with a snap. He glances at the patient on the table. A cloth covers the man's torso but for one area. Three trocars — tubes into...

Dr. Adrian Park in Anne Arundel Medical Center's a new facility, the James and Sylvia Earl Simulation to Advance Innovation and Learning (SAIL) Center, in which surgeons can polish their craft by operating on simulated patients in a fully staffed faux operating room.

2013-02-18 05:21:00

Ivan George is the Director of the SAIL center at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Anne Arundel Medical Center opens a new facility, the James and Sylvia Earl Simulation to Advance Innovation and Learning (SAIL) Center, in which surgeons can polish their craft by operating on simulated patients in a fully staffed faux operating room.

2013-02-12 00:00:00