Month: September 2016

The following reports from patients and family members reaffirm our staff’s commitment to putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! We arrived at the [Dorchester] ER around 1 a.m., the receptionist attended to us immediately. By the time we sat down in the waiting area a nurse/tech came out to bring usContinue reading →

The UMMS Employee Engagement Survey, which has been open for three weeks and was originally set to close this coming Sunday, will remain open until Friday, October 7, Dan Lessard, director of Human Resources, has announced. Lessard reports that as of Thursday, September 29, the rate of survey participation among UM Shore Regional Health employees is 56 percent. Of theContinue reading →

Flu season is around the corner and the vaccines are offered to all UM SRH team members free of charge in clinics scheduled beginning this coming week at UM Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown, Dorchester and Easton.  See schedule below: IMPORTANT! Be sure to bring your employee badge as it will be scanned after you get yourContinue reading →

Christ Church Easton–Easton always enjoys solid attendance at its “Alive at Five” service on Saturdays at 5 p.m., but it was “standing room only” on September 17 as the church hosted Recovery for Shore’s “A Message of Hope – Recovery Happens!” celebration of National Recovery Month with a special service and free picnic supper. The event beganContinue reading →

Service Celebrations are quickly approaching. Employees  who have reached a Service Milestone or retired between September 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016 will be honored in this year’s celebrations, as follows: Retirees and 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 & 50 Year Honorees – Service Celebration Dinner, Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. Honorees are each allowed to bringContinue reading →

UM Shore Regional Health is now a member institution of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), according to Maddie Steffens, program coordinator, UM SRH Palliative Care Program. CAPC is the nation’s leading resource for palliative care development and growth. As a national, member-based organization, CAPC provides hospitals, health systems, hospices, payers and other healthcare organizations with theContinue reading →

Check out the new job postings at UM Shore Regional Health: http://umshoreregional.org/careers.  Be sure to share this link with friends and family members who may be interested in joining the UM Shore Regional Health team.  The QR code (image at left) may be scanned with your smart phone to go directly to the site.  If youContinue reading →

The End of Summer sale at the UM SMC at Chestertown Gift Shop is ongoing. All beach bags, plus many more summer items are on sale now! Gift Shop beverages, crackers, chips and candy bars will be re-priced as of Ocotber 3, 2016, as follows: Sodas, candy bars and gum will be $1.25 ($1.18 +tax )Continue reading →

Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Support Group – Thursday, 10/20, 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 End of Summer Sale – The Gift Shop in Chestertown,Continue reading →

     New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share Recovery Celebration at Christ Church-Easton Draws 250 UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown invites you to attend a Friends and Family CPR Event Kathy Davis Honored as Every Day Hero in Chestertown Maryland’s Health Matters Fall 2016 issue is out now!

The following reports from patients and family members reaffirm our staff’s commitment to putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! I am writing to applaud the extraordinary care I received during a recent pulmonology appointment. My doctor recommended that I take the lung function test. I made the appointment easily and sawContinue reading →