December 12th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Allegany County Department of Social Services Director Courtney Thomas-Winterberg nominated AHEC West for the Rural Maryland Council’s Outstanding Rural Economic Development award. AHEC West leadership traveled to Annapolis to receive the recognition. Associate Director Melissa Clark said they were nominated and given the award for the Mountain Maryland Medical Mission that took place in late summer…

   

“We provided assistance to 4,033 patients with over 28,000 procedures all at no cost to various underserved and other populations. It saved our community as a whole $1.2 million dollars.”