October 31, 2025

Top MHA News Roundup Stories – October 31, 2025

Here are this week’s top five most-clicked stories from MHA’s News Roundup newsletter.

UMMS Promotes Hospital President to Newly Created Role
Baltimore Business Journal, by Garrett Dvorkin

The University of Maryland Medical System has promoted one of its longtime hospital leaders to a newly created corporate role and launched a search for his successor.


UMMS Receives Record Gift to Support Pediatric Hospital Expansion
Baltimore Business Journal, by Matt Hooke

The University of Maryland Medical System has received a $50 million gift, the largest in its history, that will help its children’s hospital add innovative gene therapies and join a national network of pediatric institutions.


Paddling Against Breast Cancer: Annapolis Dragon Boat Club Offers Survivors a Safe Place
The Baltimore Banner, by Alex Mann

The Annapolis Dragon Boat Club, supported by Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, brings together breast cancer survivors and supporters to paddle for healing, strength, and community. The group’s activities highlight recovery through movement and connection, offering participants a meaningful way to rebuild confidence and well-being after treatment.


UMMS Launches First-of-Its-Kind Remote Fetal Monitoring Center on East Coast
The Daily Record, by Stephanie Kalina-Metzger

The University of Maryland Medical System has launched NEST — Neonatal Outcomes Impacted by Escalation Safety Telemetry — a groundbreaking remote fetal monitoring center that provides real-time monitoring of labor and delivery across its hospitals.


Hospitals Hope for Exemption from Trump Administration’s New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee: “We Cannot Afford That”
CBS News, by Natalie Brand

Hospitals nationwide are urging the Trump administration to reconsider a steep new fee for hiring highly skilled workers from other countries.


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