News Archives 2017


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The Holy Cross Hospital South Building Wins Design Excellence Award

(Silver Spring, Md.) — The Holy Cross Hospital South Building has won a 2017 Design Excellence Award from the Montgomery County Planning Department, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and...

December 15, 2017

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Holy Cross Health Names Louis A. Damiano, MD, MBA President of Holy Cross Hospital

Louis A. Damiano, MD President Holy Cross Hospital(Silver Spring, Maryland) - Holy Cross Health of Silver Spring, Md., announced that Louis A. Damiano, MD, MBA, has been named president of Holy Cro...

November 22, 2017

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Holy Cross Hospital Cancer Institute Earns National Reaccreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer

Silver Spring, Md. — Holy Cross Hospital's Cancer Institute has earned full reaccreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) that r...

October 2, 2017

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Holy Cross Hospital Again Ranks at the Top of the List of Montgomery County Hospitals

U.S. News & World Report has published its 2017-18 national rankings of "America's Best Hospitals" and Holy Cross Hospital has tied for the highest ranking of any hospital in Montgomery County, Md....

August 11, 2017

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Holy Cross Hospital Receives Another Accolade for Stroke Care

American Heart Association 2017 Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Pictured are key members of the Holy Cross Hospital Stroke TeamSilver Spring, MD — ...

August 10, 2017

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Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Receives 2017 American Heart Association Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award

(Silver Spring, Maryland) - The Maryland-based Holy Cross Health System has once again been recognized as a national leader in healthcare and a local leader in stroke care. Holy Cross Germantown Ho...

June 19, 2017

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Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Offers the Latest Robotic Surgery System

Albert Steren, MD, gynecologic oncologist and co-director, Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG), Holy Cross Health (pictured second from the right) and his surgical team p...

June 2, 2017

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Holy Cross Health Golf Classic Raises More Than $150,000 for Nursing Excellence

Pictured from left are: Doug Ryder, president, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital; Annice Cody, president, Holy Cross Health Network;ABC7/WJLA-TV Reporter John Gonzales, Emcee; Wendy Friar, chief devel...

May 18, 2017

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The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Holy Cross Hospital Has Been Designated a Level 3 Epilepsy Center

The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) recently recognized the Holy Cross Hospital Epilepsy Monitoring Unit as a Level 3 Epilepsy Center. Level 3 epilepsy centers have the professional...

May 4, 2017

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Holy Cross Health Receives Workplace Excellence Awards for 2017

For the 19th year in a row, Holy Cross Health has been awarded a Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE), making Holy Cross Health the only health car...

May 2, 2017

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Funds Available for Community-Based Public Health Strategies through Healthy Montgomery Transforming Communities Initiative

Silver Spring, Maryland – The Institute for Public Health Innovation, in partnership with Holy Cross Heath, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, the Healthy Montgomery Steer...

May 2, 2017

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Judith Rogers Leaves as President of Holy Cross Hospital

(Silver Spring, Maryland) - Holy Cross Health of Silver Spring, Md., announced that Judith Rogers, president of Holy Cross Hospital, has left the organization. Lou Damiano, MD, vice president of Me...

April 21, 2017

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Holy Cross Health Promotes Healthy Choices - Implements Five Initiatives to Fight Obesity & Stronger Tobacco Policies

(Silver Spring, Maryland) - Holy Cross Health continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving the health of the community. In addition to the more than 50 different types of health and w...

April 6, 2017

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Holy Cross Health Provides $59 Million in Community Benefit

As a Catholic, not-for-profit system, Holy Cross actively embraces all of our community’s residents, ex...

February 7, 2017

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Holy Cross Hospital First in the Mid-Atlantic Region To Implant New Deep Brain Stimulation System

Directional Lead Technology helps patients suffering from Movement Disorders (Silver Spring, Maryland) – Holy Cross Health today announced the successful implant of the St. Jude Medical...

January 3, 2017