Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) has opened a COVID-19 testing clinic at its location on Pythian Avenue behind the hospital campus. The clinic was established in order to provide coronavirus testing for people throughout GRMC’s 8-county service area who may have been exposed to the virus or who are showing symptoms. The drive-through clinic requires patients to stay in their vehicles for the duration of the short process. In order to be tested, patients must have an order from a physician; people lacking a doctor’s order cannot be tested. […]
Garrett Regional Medical Center prepares to address Coronavirus
Garrett Regional Medical Center is asking the public to please limit visits to patients in the hospital at this time. Anyone experiencing any signs of illness, such a fever or respiratory symptoms, is asked to please refrain from visitation. Also, please do not bring children to visit patients. This is a cautionary action, taken to ensure that GRMC’s patients are not exposed to unnecessary illnesses. […]
GRMC cites 340B prescription drug program in support of outpatient services
As a participant in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) was able to funnel close to $1.6 million into services directly impacting patient care last year, including cancer and infusion therapy services.
The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows eligible health care entities to purchase outpatient drugs from pharmaceutical companies at significantly reduced costs. […]
Garrett Regional Medical Center receives CMS 5-star rating
Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) received the highest rating possible from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently when it received five stars for the quality of care GRMC staff consistently provides the hospital’s patients. According to the American Hospital Association, there are 5,564 hospitals in the US; only 407 achieved this year’s five star rating, and GRMC is one of only eight hospitals in the state of Maryland to do so. The average hospital rating across the country was 3.5 stars. […]
GRMC’s Mark Boucot speaker at national health care forum
Mark Boucot, CEO & President of Garrett Regional Medical Center, recently participated as one of three panelists at a national forum focused on the challenges facing rural health care providers. The event took place as part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Partnership Development Meeting held in Rockville, MD. […]
GRMC Welcomes Urologist, Dr. Edward Zagula
Edward Zagula, MD, a Board Certified Urologist, is now seeing patients at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Dr. Zagula is a graduate of the WVU School of Medicine and completed his Urology residency at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, one of the top Urology programs in the nation. He has been practicing Urology in Maryland for over 30 years. […]
Garrett Regional Medical Center continues to achieve excellent quality scores
Garrett Regional Medical Center continues to be a leading hospital in Maryland with an extremely low readmission rate as well as its outstanding score for reducing preventable complications. For the last six months in a row, GRMC had a perfect score for its efforts to reduce hospital acquired conditions. The hospital also demonstrates excellent performance on the national level with its low surgical site infection rate and excellent patient satisfaction scores. […]
Gina Artice, RN-BC, recipient of GRMC’s DAISY Extraordinary Nurse Award
During Garrett Regional Medical Center’s (GRMC) annual employee recognition ceremony, Gina Artice, RN-BC, received the hospital’s quarterly DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. Artice, who is a Cancer Nurse Navigator, was nominated for providing patients and their families with outstanding care. […]
GRMC welcomes dietitian Tonya Sherrill-Kuhn
Garrett Regional Medical Center is proud to announce the addition of Tonya Sherrill-Kuhn, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, to their staff. Sherrill-Kuhn specializes in nutritional support ranging from tolerance issues to critical care. […]
Cancer Center Expansion
The 2,515 square foot expansion of the WVU Medicine James & Shirley Bailey Cancer Center at Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) opened its doors Monday as the hospital held a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the growth of the outpatient service. Congressman David Trone, who represents Western Maryland in the United States House of Representatives, attended the ribbon cutting and expansion celebration. […]