News Archives 2014


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Holy Cross Health Seeks Volunteer Drivers for Inclement Weather

Holy Cross Health is preparing for the upcoming winter weather season. During winter storm events involving ice or snow, doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals are needed to co...

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Holy Cross Hospital Receives Excellence and Quality Awards For Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth consecutive year, Holy Cross Hospital has been recognized by The Joint Commission as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and sur...

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Free Hip Replacement Surgery Performed at Holy Cross Hospital in Cooperation with Operation Walk USA

Members of the volunteer surgical team who participated in Operation Walk USA, Dec. 6 at Holy Cross Hospital Pictured, from left-right are: Zim...

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50th Annual Holy Cross Health Harvest Ball Supports Expansion and Key Services

Kevin J. Sexton (right), president and CEO, Holy Cross Health, presents the 2014 Cornerstone Award to John F. McShea III More than 600 guest...

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Video Answering the Call for Healthier Communities

Holy Cross Health is answering the call for healthier communities, with the support of generous donors, dedicated employees, physicians, board members, volunteers, state and local officials, ...

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Trinity Health Announced as the Name of Holy Cross Health’s National Parent Organization

Holy Cross Health's parent organization has announced that it is now Trinity Health and revealed a new branding identity and strategy for the system that emphasizes more than ever a people-ce...

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The First Baby Born at the New Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

(Germantown, MD) - Holy Cross Health is pleased to announce the birth of the first baby at the new Holy Cross Germantown Hospital. Maxim Gabriel Valencia was born at 4:30 am on Sunday, Octob...

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Holy Cross Health President and CEO Discusses the Establishment of Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

Access to Quality Health Care and the Establishment of Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Holy Cross Health President and CEO Kevin J. Sexton talks about providing access to quality ...

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Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Holds Grand Opening Celebration

Contact: Kristin Feliciano Chief Strategy Officer Holy Cross Health Kristin.Feliciano@holycrosshe...

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U.S. News & World Report Names Holy Cross Hospital Among the Best in the Washington, D.C., Area

Holy Cross Hospital has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2014-15 by U.S. News & World Report. Holy Cross Hospital was ranked fourth (4th) in the Washington, D.C., met...

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Inaugural Medical Staff Formed for Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

(Silver Spring, Maryland) - On July 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of Holy Cross Health approved governing documents for the formation of the inaugural medical staff at Holy Cross Germantow...

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Holy Cross Health Wins Workplace Excellence Awards for 2014

For the 16th year in a row, Holy Cross Health has been awarded a Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, making Holy Cross Health the only health care provider in Maryland to achieve this dist...

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The Holy Cross Medical Adult Day Center Recognized as a Leader in Dementia Care

(Silver Spring, MD) - The Holy Cross Medical Adult Day Center, founded in 1982, has become the first medical adult day center in Maryland to successfully meet the standards set forth by the ...

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Seabury Resources for Aging Honors Kevin J. Sexton at Leadership in Aging Celebration

Joseph E. Resch, Jr (left), CEO, Seabury Resources for Aging, with Kevin J. Sexton, president and CEO, Holy Cross Health at the Seabury Reources for Aging's Leadership...

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Holy Cross Health Board Chair Edward Bersoff Honored as Outstanding Director

(l-r) Holy Cross Health President and CEO, Kevin J. Sexton, with Holy Cross Health Board Chair Edward Bersoff, PhD. Edward H. Bersoff, PhD,...

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Holy Cross Hospital Seniors Emergency Center Delivers Innovative Patient and Family-Centered Care

Holy Cross Hospital's Seniors Emergency Center was recently profiled for innovation in patient and family-centered care by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Agency for Health Care R...

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NICVIEW Brings Comfort to NICU Families and Infants

Holy Cross Hospital’s NICVIEW system connects families with their infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to promote family bonding. Thanks in part to a $10,000 gran...

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Holy Cross Hospital Stroke Program Awarded the American Heart Association's Gold Plus Award 2014

Pictured left to right: Celia Guarino, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Holy Cross Health; Sharon Harriston, RN, MS, ACNP, CCNS, nurse practitioner...

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Holy Cross Health Provides More Than $48 Million in Community Benefit

Holy Cross Health Provides More Than $48 Million in Community Benefit Holy Cross Hospital reinvests its earnings into sustainable community benefit programs to improve the health...

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Holy Cross Hospital Begins Demolition of its Iconic Boiler Stack as Part of Expansion and Improvement Projects

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Holy Cross Health Appoints New Trustees and Elects Officers

New Holy Cross Health Trustees Robert J. Lechleider, M.D. (left) and Sharon E. Friedman (right) with Holy Cross Health President and CEO Kevi...

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Historic Hospital Spending Plan in Maryland Receives Federal Approval

At the press conference announcing the new hospital spending plan are (l-r): Tom Mullen, president and CEO, Mercy Medical Center and co-chair, Hospital Executive Input...