Mohan Suntha the CEO of University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is to be Honored as Best Healthcare Institution for Minority Business Enterprise

The University of Maryland Medical System is the premier health organization in Maryland, providing compassionate, world-class patient care, as well as disease prevention and community health programs to help people live healthy lives. As a leader in the state and nationwide, UMMS plays a critical role in addressing all major health threats, with experts in emergency health crises, chronic disease and population health.

UMMS comprises 11 academic, community and specialty hospitals, as well as more than 150 locations for outpatient and emergency care. More than 27,000 UMMS health care team members and more than 5,000 UMMS-affiliated faculty and community physicians across the state care for the people of Maryland.

As a private, nonprofit organization, UMMS is accountable to a volunteer board of directors -- appointed by the governor of Maryland -- and to the communities it serves. UMMS delivers approximately 25 percent of all hospital care in Maryland and generates more than $4.8 billion in annual revenue.

University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the flagship hospital in the system, is home to the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, and the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, as well as groundbreaking centers in all medical and surgical specialties.

As an academic health system, UMMS partners with the University of Maryland, Baltimore schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, social work, pharmacy and public health, enhancing our culture of innovation.

As an anchor institution in communities throughout the state, UMMS and its affiliates provide more than $524 million in community benefits annually, including for training interns and nursing students, workforce development, and programs to introduce youths to health care careers.