Month: December 2016

Many thanks to Matt Tresansky and all the food service staff serving team members, patients and families for their excellent work during the holiday season! The three holiday celebration meals provided last week at UM Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown, Dorchester and Easton were beautifully served and much appreciated by all who were able to enjoyContinue reading →

UM Chester River Home Care staff (shown above) provided holiday gifts to seven of their patients and their families in Kent and Queen Anne Counties. According to Trish Focht (seated, front left), CRHC manager, 100% of the CRHC staff participated by donating, wrapping, and delivering all of the items to the patients’ homes. “This once again demonstrates the dedicationContinue reading →

   New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share In the Spirit: Staff on 2 East at UM Shore at Easton Give Back to Community Center for Integrative Medicine Offers Weekly Acupuncture Mini-Sessions Khalid Kurtom, MD, Receives National Recognition

Breast Cancer Support Transition to Wellness – Free workshops for breast cancer survivors and patients who are ending treatment. Survivors Offering Support (SOS) – Free program pairing women who have breast cancer with mentors who are breast cancer survivors. If you need support or would like to become a mentor, call 410-822-1000, ext. 5866. BreastContinue reading →

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! My physical therapist, Cordia Reilly, has been excellent — thorough, professional, knowledgeable, I have had her for two spinal surgeries, a hip replacement and shoulder surgery. My current physical therapy is to recover from back surgery –Continue reading →

For Laurie Porter, DO, the first Wednesday in December was her first clinic day seeing Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) patients in Chestertown. “What I look forward to with my work in Chestertown is serving a population that needs these services right here,” says Dr. Porter. “There has been a need to have a practitioner in Kent CountyContinue reading →

In preparation for the H.E.A.R.T. experience that all 2500-plus UM Shore Regional Health team members will undertake between now and April 30, 2017, Compass is focusing on UM SRH value definitions and the ways those values are translated in our day-to-day work as we care for our patients and serve the overall health needs ofContinue reading →

The November Executive Rounding generated feedback from the following areas: Cardio Pulmonary Wellness & Fitness/SMC at Easton: The team works well to monitor their patients, particularly when they are getting on and off of the machines. Special recognition to Matt and Tracy for their recent accomplishments. Shore Behavioral Health/SMC at Dorchester: Kevin and Diane fromContinue reading →