MCM Health Connect
MCM Health Connect is a project funded by the Healthcare Initiative Foundation aimed at raising awareness about the health issues affecting Montgomery County residents and highlighting the resources available to them. The goal of this platform is to direct attention to specific health issues, educate the public around health, and support the work of local healthcare providers and organizations.
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Adventist Germantown emergency center to close July 1
Adventist HealthCare’s Germantown Emergency Center will close July 1 due to a decrease in the number of patients served there. The health care facility will refocus efforts at its Adventist… Read More
MCPS investigating allegations of illness due to classroom conditions at New Hampshire Estates school
Sixteen students and nine staff members at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School say they fell ill due to classroom conditions last month, as Montgomery County Public Schools continues to locate… Read More
Manna helps food insecure residents navigate new SNAP federal rules
With prices rising and Montgomery County’s unemployment rate at 3.5% at the end of 2025, the latest federal rule change for residents on SNAP is just one more barrier for… Read More
New research: Melanoma cases expected to rise in 2026
New research released in February by the American Cancer Society suggests melanoma cases are expected to rise by more than 10% in 2026, prompting dermatologists in Montgomery County to warn… Read More
Water is drinkable, but sewage spill will have long-term effects
Potomac Riverkeepers Network called the Potomac Pipeline sewage release “one of the worst, if not the worst, sewage spills in U.S. history. Not only has this event created an on-going… Read More
County sets goal of treating 95% of HIV cases by 2030
Although HIV is no long a death sentence, it still is a virus that can wreak havoc on a person’s body and mind. That is why Montgomery County set a… Read More
Council seeks way to reduce maternal and infant health disparities
Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles held a committee hearing Thursday to learn why Black mothers and infants are more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than Montgomery County women of other… Read More
County liquor stores raise more than $110,000 for March of Dimes
Staff and customers at the Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) stores raised almost $100,000 for the March of Dimes during a five-week Labor of Love fundraising campaign. To be… Read More
Drug overdose deaths increase slightly in county
At least 82 people died of drug overdoses in Montgomery County during 2025. That’s a 6.5% increase from the previous year. According to the Maryland Department of Health, 46 people died… Read More
Potomac sewage overflow ‘reduced’
DC Water says a temporary bypass system is now containing sewage from a collapsed segment of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line, significantly reducing the overflow that began last week near… Read More
Sewage overflow reported in Montgomery County; Drinking water unaffected
DC Water is investigating a sewage overflow from the Potomac Interceptor sewer line in the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Officials said the overflow was first noticed on the evening… Read More
Stomach virus cases increase among school-aged children across the County
County health officials are reporting a seasonal increase in stomach virus cases among school-aged children, with symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea appearing in several schools. The information was provided by… Read More