Dr. Richter Named Medical Director Of ML Medical Center

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Dr. Richter Named Medical Director Of ML Medical Center


Sep. 18, 2008

Beth Little-Terry, CEO of Mountain Laurel Medical Center (MLMC), has announced that Dr. Donald Richter will join the center later this fall as its medical director. Richter will continue to see patients as usual at his current office along Memorial Drive and then at the new facility for MLMC when it opens in early spring 2009.
The building is currently under construction behind the Garrett County Health Department in Oakland.

"Dr. Richter wants to assure all of his patients that in this new position he will still maintain regular daily office hours, while remaining available to his current patients; and in addition be responsible for the overall quality and provision of medical care at the new facility," Little-Terry said.

Richter said he is excited about this opportunity to combine his own interests in primary medical care (including board certification in family practice and geriatric medicine) with the public health mandate of MLMC.

Because of his lifelong interest in Garrett County, Richter said he feels that it is a great honor to be able to combine his over 23 years of medical practice experience in the Oakland area, with the chance to both provide continued medical care to his patients, and ensure that these services through the MLMC are accessible to everyone in Garrett County regardless of insurance or income status.

In addition, he noted, at MLMC there will be the opportunity to extend his practice's influence and care into new areas to further enhance and promote the quality of life and health in the county.

"Currently, we have a lot of work in the months ahead to transition my practice into the MLMC, while establishing the staff and system to support this growth and synthesis of several practices into one health center, as well as proceed with the new physical facility currently being built," Richter said. "But, I can assure the community that the heart and soul of MLMC is firmly in place already, and as we evolve into our role of expanded service and size in the ensuing months we will strive to maintain the highest levels of skill and caring possible to provide a coordinated health base or home for our patients' medical care."


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