Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

From the start children’s health is often measured by physical growth. How many pounds they weigh, how tall they are. But as the medical field now recognizes children’s mental health… Read More

Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, and Mary Breckinridge are among some of the most famous nurses in U.S. history. During the month of May, people across the country honor these pioneers… Read More

This year National Nurses Week coincides with Mother’s Day. To some this might seem like a coincidence, but for two nurses at Rockville’s Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, the… Read More

April is Parkinson’s disease awareness month. Last Friday, people marked World Parkinson’s Day to bring attention to this neurodegenerative disease of the nervous system. The disease is named after James… Read More

The calendar has flipped to 2025, and many people are still trying to stick to their New Year’s resolutions. One of the most common resolutions people make is to lose… Read More

Within days people in the County will usher in the holidays and celebrate the New Year. Many people will lift a glass or two of alcohol to mark these occasions.… Read More

Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center is working to improve health outcomes for women during their pregnancies and after they give birth.  Over the summer, it became the first hospital… Read More

August is National Breastfeeding Month. The United States Breastfeeding Coalition (USBC) established the designation in August 2011. The group is trying to promote, support, and normalize breastfeeding for mothers and… Read More

July marks National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Advocates say there is a desperate need to bring more mental health resources to underserved communities. They also want to end the… Read More

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. A man named Clifford Beers, who founded Mental Health America, established the month in 1949. The goal was to raise awareness, reduce stigma,… Read More

Leap Day was a busy day for births in Montgomery County. Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring reported 31 births — with a set of twins, so 32 babies —… Read More

Leaders and caregivers at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville broke ground for a new six-story patient care tower to be built next to the existing hospital.  They… Read More