(L-R): Steve Snelgrove, president of Howard County General Hospital; Jennifer Smith, vice president of Howard Hospital Foundation; Tina Broccolino, co-founder of the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center; Christina Miller, manager of the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center; Vic Broccolino, former president and CEO of Howard County General Hospital; Dr. William Mayer; and Joe Barbera, chair of the Blossoms of Hope board
Howard County General Hospital’s Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center held a ribbon-cutting event Nov. 20 to celebrate the center’s new location. The center moved to Suite 150 of the Little Patuxent Specialty Care Center at 11065 Little Patuxent Parkway on the hospital’s campus in Columbia.
(L-R): Rand Griffin; Holly Griffin, member of the Howard Hospital Foundation board; Laura Barnett, director of strategic planning for Howard County General Hospital; and Elizabeth Edsall Kromm, vice president of population health and advancement for Howard County General Hospital
Center co-founder Tina Broccolino cut the ribbon, and Dr. William Mayer, husband of the center’s namesake Claudia Mayer, spoke at the event. Steve Snelgrove, president of Howard County General Hospital, Jennifer Smith, vice president of Howard Hospital Foundation, Vic Broccolino, former president and CEO of the hospital, and Christina Miller, manager of the center, also spoke at the ribbon-cutting.
(L-R): Paulina Nemec; Joyce Snelgrove; Margaret Kim, member of the Howard Hospital Foundation board; and Suzi Padgett, member of the Blossoms of Hope board
The Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center will continue to offer services to patients diagnosed with cancer and their families at the new location, including:
- Social work, counseling and support group services provided free of charge
- Integrative therapies and treatments
- Salon offering professional hairstyling as well as wigs, head scarves, wraps and hats
- Lending library and resource navigation services to help patients better understand their diagnosis and treatment
About Howard County General Hospital
Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a not-for-profit health care provider with 225 licensed beds located in Columbia, Maryland. A comprehensive, acute-care medical center, Howard County General offers a full range of services, from neonatal care and oncology to outpatient treatment and critical care.
The hospital has a professional staff of more than 1,000 physicians and allied health professionals, representing more than 100 specialties and subspecialties; a workforce of more than 1,800 individuals and over 370 volunteers.
(L-R): Blossoms of Hope board members Wayne Johnson, Carol Weil and Pete Mangione
