Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Juhi Nayak is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from St. Louis University last May to complete her bachelor's degree in health management and policy with minors in public health and globalization technology. Her experiences in the healthcare field have centered around quality and process improvement. She completed internships at the SSM Health St. […]
Three members of the Department of Medicine were recently recognized by the Maryland Daily Record as Health Care Heroes. Dr. Brian Garibaldi, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, was named a COVID-19 Hero in recognition of his work during the COVID-19 pandemic including treating former President Donald Trump. Learn more […]
Dr. Brian Garibaldi, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, appeared on the news this past weekend, speaking as one of the physicians in charge of caring for President Donald Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Dr. Garibaldi, director of the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit, was consulted by the White House and Walter […]
This week marks one month since the COVID-19 pandemic began to gain a foothold in Maryland. One month ago, we sent as much of our workforce as possible to work from home, ramped up telemedicine appointments and did our best to abide by the Governor’s order to stay at home and away from others. One […]
On February 20, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health, The Johns Hopkins Hospital hosted the state’s first-ever Emerging Infectious Disease Symposium. The event had over 450 attendees with healthcare workers from every county in the state. It kicked off with two keynote talks from Drs. Ian Crozier and Noreen Hynes, associate professor in […]
The Johns Hopkins Lifeline Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit recently conducted a joint exercise in the Jefferson Street loading dock. The exercise was in collaboration with the Saint Francis Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Infectious Disease Transport Team and the Cecil County Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Team. Titled Operation Santa’s […]
This month, the BCU continued to expand its partnerships through the Maryland Ebola and Special Pathogen Training Program with multiple facilities in the state. In the month of September, the BCU team provided three training sessions with the emergency department as well as labor and delivery staff at Howard County General Hospital. In addition, the […]
Our BCU team has been strengthening partnerships within our state assessment hospitals and frontline facilities this past month. Several members of our team observed and evaluated a full functional drill at MedStar Southern Maryland in Clinton, demonstrating their activation operations in the early hours of the morning. Our team collaborated with Southern Maryland’s emergency management […]
This month, the BCU team traveled to Denver for the annual National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) Summit. The summit brought together groups from each of the 10 Regional Ebola and Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) to discuss progress, strategies and challenges related to special pathogen preparedness as well as research activities, public health […]
On May 15-16, 2019, the Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit–in collaboration with the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC)–hosted a comprehensive workshop on high consequence pathogen preparedness. Approximately 150 individuals from around the country attended, bringing together expertise in critical care, nursing, public health, administration, medical transport and laboratory operations. The two-day workshop featured several […]