Vice President for Quality & Patient SafetyThe University of Maryland Medical Center The OrganizationThe University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a university-based regional health care system focused on serving the health care needs of Maryland. UMMS was created in 1984 when the state- owned University Hospital became a private, non-profit organization. It has since evolved into a $5.07 billion academic health system reaching every part of the state and beyond with nationally recognized and ranked specialties in trauma, cancer care, cardiology, and orthopedics. As one of the largest private employers in the state, the health system's more than 27,000 employees and 5,500 affiliated physicians