Health department in Maryland, US
Maryland Department of Health Formed 1969 (1969 ) (as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30 ) (as the Maryland Department of Health) Jurisdiction State of Maryland Headquarters 201 W. Preston Street, Baltimore , Maryland , US39°18′07″N 76°37′16″W / 39.301917°N 76.621194°W / 39.301917; -76.621194 Agency executives Laura Herrera Scott , Secretary of HealthAliya C. Jones, M.D., Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health Bernard A. Simons, Deputy Secretary, Developmental Disabilities Vacant, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing & Chief Operating Officer Atif T. Chaudhry, Deputy Secretary, Operations Jinlene Chan, M.D., (acting), Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services Bryan I. Mroz, Assistant Secretary & Chief Medical Officer Webster Ye, Assistant Secretary for Health Policy Kathleen A. Ellis, Principal Counsel Website health.maryland.gov
The Maryland Department of Health is an agency of the government of Maryland responsible for public health issues. The Department is headed by a Secretary who is a member of the Executive Council/Cabinet of the Governor of Maryland . Currently the secretary is Laura Herrera Scott .[ 1] Previous secretaries have included Dennis R. Schrader, Robert R. Neall , Joshua Sharfstein , and Georges C. Benjamin .[ 2]
History
The Department was formed in 1969 as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and was known by this name until June 30, 2017.[ 3] Although the department itself was formed in 1969, some of its origins go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[ 3] In January 2022, the department disclosed a ransomware cyberattack discovered in the previous month causing disruption in healthcare systems already stressed by the COVID-19 surge .[ 4]
References
^ "Maryland Department of Health" . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ "Maryland Departments - Former Secretaries" . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ a b "Health, Maryland Department of - Origin" . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives. March 11, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
^ Gaskill, Hannah; DePuyt, Bruce (January 12, 2022). "Attack on Health Dept. Computers Was "Ransomware," Hogan and Cyber Czar Acknowledge" . Maryland Matters .
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