ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore and cabinet members today continued their statewide cabinet meeting road tour in Washington County, strengthening the Moore-Miller Administration’s commitment to making Maryland safer and more competitive. The Governor and cabinet members visited the Washington County Public Safety Center and the project site for the Meritus Health School of Osteopathic Medicine, which will open in 2025.
“It’s great to be back in Western Maryland with our entire cabinet, as we work in partnership with our local elected officials to make this Maryland’s decade,”
said Gov. Moore. “Washington County is making big strides in public safety, medicine, and technology – all while growing our economy and creating paths to work, wages, and wealth for Marylanders. The conversations happening here remind us of what’s possible when Maryland moves not just fast, but together.”
The Governor began the day with a cabinet meeting at the Washington County Public Safety Center. The state-of-the-art facility provides space for a variety of public safety disciplines to work and train together in simulated real-life emergency situations and is home to the Washington County Police Academy. Public safety officials from jurisdictions across the region, including neighboring counties and areas across state lines, also train at the center. The Moore-Miller Administration has invested more than $2.2 million in the facility.
After the cabinet meeting, the Governor visited the project site for the Meritus Health School of Osteopathic Medicine, which will open next fall as the first new medical school in the state in more than 100 years. The construction project has created more than 1,500 jobs, generating more than $6 million in tax revenue for the region. The state’s $2 million facility investment will contribute to the creation of more than 600 jobs and is expected to generate more than $128 million in economic impact by 2032.
During the visit, the Governor toured the facility’s virtual reality simulations lab, study spaces, and patient rooms to learn more about the school’s community-based approach to medical education, mental health care initiatives, crisis care efforts, and substance use services. Meritus Health CEO Maliuk Joshi, along with county, municipal, and state legislative leaders and system executives, joined the Governor on the tour.