Month: August 2016

The following excerpts from patient letters reaffirm our staff’s commitment to putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! “My mother fell and broke her hip when she was visiting me three weeks ago. She was taken to Easton to Shore Health Easton, where she received superb care. From the moment weContinue reading →

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health will be moving ahead in September to update its docketed Certificate of Need (CON) application with the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) for a replacement hospital for Easton. This action follows gaining the necessary approvals to move forward by the Shore Regional Health Board and University of Maryland MedicalContinue reading →

Faustino Macuha, MD, medical director of the University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at UM Shore Regional Health has been joined by two new care providers, Bobbi Atkinson, CRNP and Anna Antwi, CRNP. “We are very excited to have Bobbi and Anna on board with us,” comments Trish Rosenberry, manager, Outpatient Services for UMContinue reading →

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for American men. To promote early detection of prostate cancer, the Cancer Center at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has scheduled free screenings in two locations across the region. A Prostate Cancer Screening and Forum will be held on Monday, September 12 beginning atContinue reading →

University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation is partnering with the Women and Girls Fund to present Humor, Heart, Hope  featuring New York Times Best-Selling Author and breast cancer survivor, Kelly Corrigan. For additional information or to reserve tickets, visit womenandgirlsfund.org.

The nursing team on UM Shore Medical Center at Easton’s 3 East Med-Surg unit and Ramesh Kolli, MD, a hospitalist at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, have been recognized as Every Day Heroes by Regina Grogan, who was under their care during her hospital stay in late May. In the letter accompanying her giftContinue reading →

Kent County resident Gladys Peeples is the newest addition to the administrative staff of UM Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stu Seitz, Center director has announced. Peeples came on board July 11 as director of admissions at the 98-bed facility after several years working in customer service for USA Fulfillment. After a month of intensive training,Continue reading →

To celebrate September as National Recovery Month, Recovery for Shore is planning a free community event, Saturday, September 17, 2016, 5-8 p.m., at Christ Church, 111 South Harrison Street in Easton. “Recovery Happens – A Message of Hope” will begin with the “Alive at Five” worship service in the church at 5 p.m. To highlight theContinue reading →

The Safe Lifting And Moving (SLAM) Committee has announced that instructional — and fun — events to help ALL staff avoid injury related to lifting and moving patients, supplies and equipment are now being planned. Please note the following dates : Tuesday, September 27 – UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown Wednesday, September 28 —Continue reading →

     New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share Overdose Awareness Event Set for August 31 at St. Mark’s Church in Easton 3 East Surgical Unit Honored as Every Day Heroes

Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Support Group – Thursday, 9/15, 6-7:30pm. UM Shore Nursing & Rehab Center at Chestertown. Led by Stepha Golebieski, assistant director of nursing. Contact: 410-778-4550. Find information about skilled nursing, inpatient rehab and respite care in Chestertown online at UMShoreRegional.org/about/facilities/rehabilitation. Auxiliary Events “Christmas in August” Sale – During the entire month of August,Continue reading →

The following excerpts from patient and family letters reaffirm our staff’s commitment to putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! “I wanted to pass along my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for the pulmonary rehabilitation care I received at the Cardio-Pulmonary Fitness Center. Sally Worm, Tracy Supcoe, and Matthew Roberts were attentive,Continue reading →

Charles Courtney, a member of the Environmental Services team at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, was recently recognized as an Everyday Hero by Regina Grogan, a former patient at the hospital who made a donation in his honor to UM Memorial Hospital Foundations. Grogan’s gift recognizes Courtney’s efficiency and hard work, but also mentionedContinue reading →

The new lab expansion project at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown will benefit patients, staff and even instruments, according to the Center’s Executive Director Scott D. Burleson. “The new lab configuration will allow patients to access the phlebotomy draw station by walking about 30 feet from the registration desk instead of theContinue reading →

The first four parking spaces at the entrance to UM Shore Medical Center at Easton are now designated for visitors to Human Resources, Employee Health Services and Patient Experience, according to Dan Lessard, director of Human Resources, UM Shore Regional Health. The designated parking complements the recent relocation and centralization of HR and Patient ExperienceContinue reading →