Montgomery Community Media

Peter Deibler, who hosted the Hot 99.5 (WIHT) program “The Kane Show” from November 2006 through April 2020, died at Shady Grove Adventist Medical Center on March 6. He was 43. The radio host—known to fans as “Kane”—died from a “long illness,” according to a statement from his representatives Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. The […]

A 35-year-old man was struck and killed early Saturday morning at the intersection of Goshen Road and East Village Drive in Montgomery Village, according to Montgomery County Police. Police said they were notified of the incident at approximately 1:22 a.m. on March 7. The pedestrian, identified by police as Osmin de Jesus Montano Carrillo of […]

An outbreak of the enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has spread across nearly every state in the nation causing severe respiratory illness in some children.  Dr. Erik Schobitz, medical director for the Pediatric Emergency Department of Shady Grove Adventist Hospital talked with MyMCMedia about the virus, the cases of paralysis in children in Colorado and what parents should […]

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is the first hospital in Maryland and one of only 177 in the United States to achieve Baby-Friendly designation through the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program that encourages and recognizes hospitals that offer an optimal level […]

County Executive Ike Leggett announced a public education campaign to remind residents about Maryland’s Safe Haven Law, which provides an alternative to abandoning an unwanted newborn. Leggett made the announcement at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and was joined by Adventist Healthcare’s president William G. Robertson, as well as Dr. Gaurov Dayal, Shady Grove’s chief medical […]

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, and Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, are among a select few hospitals in the country being recognized for providing the highest quality care to heart attack patients by the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry Get With the Guidelines (GWTG). Shady Grove Adventist Hospital earned the […]

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital celebrates the grand opening today (Nov. 13) of the Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington Kosher Pantry, located on the hospital’s third floor. Together with the kosher meal options currently offered to patients, this will ensure Shady Grove Adventist also meets the dietary needs of families and visitors who keep kosher while […]