Month: February 2017

Welcome to the new HR Corner!  We will pick relevant and timely topics or quick facts — as well as timely information — on HR topics that we hope you will find helpful and informative. Additionally the information provided in the HR Corner will help give fresh perspective on HR topics from payroll to workforce managementContinue reading →

Please be advised that the schedule of Prudential Rep visits has undergone some location changes as indicated in red in the chart below: 

The latest installment of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Ask the Expert series is available for listening at UMShoreRegional.org/ATE. The podcast features Jeffrey Etherton, MD, and Benjamin Remo, MD, of UM Community Medical Group – Cardiology, who discuss cardiovascular advancements being made by UM Shore Regional Health. Click HERE to listen.

Just over 41 percent of UM Shore Regional Health team members have participated in HEART sessions, reports Christine Clarke, service excellence coach/trainer. “We’re moving along steadily and have had more seats to many sessions has helped get more staff in to several sessions, Clarke says.  “However, many team members who are not yet signed up for a session. The sessionsContinue reading →

Previously all patients needing to be registered for Surgery or a procedure would enter the through the Outpatient Area.   According to Sydney Milligan, MS, RN, manager of Ambulatory Care, UM Shore Medical Centers at Dorchester and Easton, the Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Action Team (PSAT) recognized this was sometimes difficult for patients. The team reviewed the processContinue reading →

The Chester River Hospital Center Auxiliary will have studio space for rent above the Nearly New Shop, located in downtown at 320 High Street in Chestertown available April 1. The 625 square foot studio includes two rooms and a half bathroom. Previous tenants have utilized the space by using the large room as an officeContinue reading →

Applications are now available for the Dorchester General Hospital Auxiliary’s Nursing Grant Program. The Auxiliary established the Nursing Grant Fund in 1978 as a means of assisting qualified persons to obtain nursing education. To be eligible for grant consideration, students must be enrolled in an undergraduate program. Also, if enrolled in a four-year nursing degree programContinue reading →

   New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share UM Chester River Health Foundation Receives Bequest Exceeding $1 Million from Stradley Estate

Auxiliary Events Nearly New Shop’s ½ Price Winter Clearance Sale – 2/27, 2/28, 3/1, The Nearly New Gift Shop at 320 High Street in Chestertown. Everything in the shop 1/2 price. Contact: 410-778-7668 ext.: 2351. **Jewelry and Tuxes excluded from sale. Easton Auxiliary’s Uniform Sale – 2/28 & 3/1, UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, HEC. Sponsored byContinue reading →

Renovations have begun at the Birthing Center at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, located at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. According to Luann Satchell, manager of Women’s and Children’s  Services at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, the plan is to renovate two patient rooms at a time as to minimize disruption to BirthingContinue reading →

Medical Affairs has announced the following providers who are now affiliated with Shore-Bayy Hospitalists Associates and have active privileges at two or more UM Shore Regional Health hospital locations. This list, which is current as of February 10, 2017, will be updated periodically as new practitioners become privileged. Richard Addo, MD Adeola Adeyeye, MD LisaContinue reading →

Jo Anne Thomson, regional director, Patient Experience, shares the following update on the Executive Rounding that took place on January 18, 2017. Recognition was shared regarding the following units, groups and individuals: The following observations came from team members regarding “what we do well:” The next Executive & Leader Rounding will take place on Wednesday, February 15,Continue reading →

Walden University offers a full suite of more than 80 online programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. To learn more about Walden University’s online degree programs and partnership benefits for employees please visit www.waldenU.edu/shorehealth  or contact Walden University representative, Katie Hykes-Waddell at Katie.hykes@waldenU.edu or 443-286-3196.

Walden University excited to offer UM Shore Regional Health team members a new and free “thought leadership” program, a Wellness Webinar Series taking place on Thursdays, 1 p.m., throughout February and March. According to Jean Volz, faculty/coordinator, the Critical Care/Graduate University of Nursing and Patient Care Services, the sessions are led by Walden faculty experts and focus on a wideContinue reading →

This week’s theme was celebrating participants’ accomplishments, and there is a lot to celebrate! According to Nancy Bedell, regional director, Employee Health & Wellness, four weeks into the Waist Management Challenge, 450 pounds and 62 inches have gone missing (actually more inches — some participants were not able to get measured). One team has lost almost 100 pounds,Continue reading →