Month: April 2017

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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On April 8, my husband brought me to the Emergency Department of UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown with stomach pain and vomiting. It was early evening and I expected a quickContinue reading →

OPEN ENROLLMENT is an annual event to review, change, or add to your medical, vision, and dental plan, as well as set up contributions for a Health Savings Account HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA). This is the ONLY time you may change your benefits during the year unless you experience a qualifying event. (SeeContinue reading →

As illustrated in the photo above, The Town of Easton will be using UM Shore Medical Center at Easton patient/visitor parking zones F and G to work on a storm drain lining project. The work has begun and will continue according to the information presented in the photo. Town of Easton personnel and UM SRH Security and Plant OperationsContinue reading →

The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Board of Directors recently recognized the Chester River Hospital Center Auxiliary, the Dorchester General Auxiliary and the Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital at Easton for their outstanding work and dedication providing volunteer services and funds in support of the hospitals and inpatient and outpatient centers. As National Volunteer Month, AprilContinue reading →

Phase One of HEART wrapped up at the end of March and the numbers are in: Of 2,082 total employees (full time, part time and supplemental), 1,984 (95.29 percent) participated in HEART sessions scheduled between late December, 2016 and the end of March, 2017. “This is a great accomplishment in a relatively short period ofContinue reading →

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, with more than 5.4 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer treated annually in the United States. It is also the easiest to cure, if diagnosed and treated in its early stages. To promote early detection of skin cancer, the Cancer CenterContinue reading →

Jane Flowers, manager of Sterile Processing, was recently elected treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), according to Penny Pink, director, Surgical and Ambulatory Services. AORN is a non-profit membership association representing the interests of more than 160,000 perioperative nurses. Flowers has served as a member of the AORN Board sinceContinue reading →

Thanks to all who “put on their green” last Friday, April 21, to raise awareness for organ donation! Team members from all over UM Shore Regional Health participated. Pictures were shared with the Living Legacy Foundation and will be compiled with pictures of people wearing green nationwide.  

Ask the Expert Series Living Well with Diabetes – Wednesday, 5/3, 10am, Grasonville Senior Center, 4802 Main Street, Grasonville and 12:30pm, Kent Island Senior Center, 891 Love Point Road, Stevensville. Presenter: Doris Allen, CRNP, CDE, UM Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology. Fixing Your Leaky Faucet – Wednesday, 5/3, 5pm, Dorchester County Public Library, 303 GayContinue reading →

   New Social Media Posts This Week…..Please Like and Share Join UM Shore Regional Health for a free presentation, “Cervical Cancer Prevention: Don’t Be the Next Statistic” UM SRH Sporting Clays Classic- Make sure to stop and get your raffle tickets! This Caesar Guerini Maxum Sporting Over/Under Shotgun will be raffled on June 10th MarkContinue 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! No one likes to be in a hospital, but I could not have imagined the care, professionalism, and quality of care I received at UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Continue reading →

OPEN ENROLLMENT is an annual event to review, change, or add to your medical, vision, and dental plan, as well as set up contributions for a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA). This is the ONLY time you may change your benefits during the year unless you experience a qualifying event. (SeeContinue reading →

The Talbot, Kent and Queen Anne’s County Sheriff departments teamed up with UM SRH and The Easter Bunny Foundation to bring some joy to our patients and staff  last week. The Easter Bunny  visited UM SMC at Easton, the Mid-Shore Early Learning Center, UM SEC at Queenstown and finished up at UM SMC at Chestertown.Continue reading →

Congratulations to our Quietness Beliefs Contest winners! The following team members were among the 70-plus team members who participated in the surveymonkey competition to identify the location of “hidden” beliefs in various UM SRH facilites. Their entries were drawn as winners and each will receive a gift card. Edna Molock, Sterile Processing, UM Shore Medical CenterContinue reading →