Month: March 2016

     New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share UM Shore Regional Health Inaugurates Physician Assistants Leadership Rotation Program UM Shore Regional Health hosted the Easter Bunny last week, who made several stops throughout the region. Symphony Village Outreach Donates to Claws for a Cause Event

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has announced several dates in April and May for its “Ask the Expert” series offered throughout the region. “Ask the Expert” offers area residents access to the most current information on relevant health care topics. Upcoming events are: Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning Tuesday April 19, 2pm Sharon Stagg,Continue reading →

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown will soon open a newly-renovated critical care unit that will provide greater efficiency for nursing care and improved line of sight to beds from a new and more central nursing and physician work station, hospital officials have announced. The renovation, being constructed by Whiting Turner Contracting, isContinue reading →

With the support and generosity of an anonymous community donor, the Dorchester General Hospital Foundation recently purchased a new pediatric scale for the Emergency Department at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. According to Cathy Weber, RN, BSN, CEN, manager of Emergency Services at the Medical Center, a pediatric scale is a criticalContinue reading →

Code Green Non-Violent Crisis Intervention classes have been scheduled at all three hospitals throughout the remainder of 2016. The schedule appears below: To enroll in a Chestertown class, contact. Linda Pippin, 410-778-3300, lpippin@umm.edu. To enroll in a Dorchester or Easton class, contact Connie Travers, 410-8122-1000, ext. 5594, ctravers@umm.edu. April 13:   Easton Refresher April 26:Continue reading →

  Ask the Expert “Ask the Expert” Podcasts – To listen to informative interviews with UM SRH specialists on diabetes, childbirth and parent education, men’s health, women’s health, stroke awareness, interventional radiology,  integrative medicine and urology, and palliative care, visit UMShoreRegional.org/ATE. Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Support Group – Thursday, 4/21, 6-7:30pm, UM Shore Nursing &Continue reading →

     New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share Round two of the UM Shore Regional Health Sporting Clays Classic takes place on June 11 at The Point at Pintail in Queenstown, MD Free Seminar in St. Michaels To Focus on Advance Health Care Planning Inpatient dialysis unchanged in Chestertown since last fall. ClickContinue reading →

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and ChoiceOne Urgent Care have entered into an agreement to open and operate two urgent care centers on the Eastern Shore. The first center—located at 8 Denton Plaza in Denton—will open its doors to patients in late May. The second center is anticipated to open in Easton by fallContinue reading →

Physicians Assistants are playing an increasingly important role in making quality, patient-centered health care accessible to our growing population. In 2014, the New York Times reported that physician assistant (PA) is one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States; according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of PAs is expected to increase 38 percent between 2012Continue reading →