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Clinton, MD - The R. Adams Cowely Shock Trauma Center, part of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has named Michael J. Chiaramonte, Executive Vice President of Southern Maryland Hospital Center and President of the Southern Maryland HealthCare System, to their Board of Visitors.
The Shock Trauma Center is the nation's only Trauma Hospital. Located in Baltimore, the Shock Trauma Center is dedicated to treating the severely injured and employ groundbreaking research and innovative medical procedures with one goal in mind - saving lives. The mission statement of the Shock Trauma Center is a multidisciplinary clinical, educational, and research institution dedicated to both the prevention and management of severe injury and its consequences. The Trauma Center’s highly specialized medical personnel and dedicated resources are focused on a single mission: to eradicate preventable death and disability and thus reduce the personal tragedy and overall costs associated with severe injury. This mission is continuously pursued through state-of-the-art clinical care services, active research, didactic and hands-on clinical education and prevention programs. The active interest and involvement of the Shock Trauma Board of Visitors makes all the difference. These community leaders make it possible to fulfill our life-saving mission.
Says Mr. Chiaramonte "I am extremely humbled to have been selected to the Board of this most important medical institution. All Marylanders should be very proud of the life saving, cutting-edge medical care provided at the Shock Trauma Center. The physicians, nurses, pilots and technicians are, quite literally, the best in the world at what they do."
Founded in 1977, Southern Maryland Hospital Center is a 358-bed full service hospital serving the Southern Maryland areas. Additionally, SMHC operates a state-of-the-art twenty-four bed subacute unit. Throughout SMHC’s history, it has remained a community leader, a strong supporter of health care education, and a dedicated advocate for quality health care services.
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