Above & Beyond

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

HR Corner – Spotlight on Open Enrollment

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

Quietness Beliefs Contest Winners Announced

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

SLAM Busts Myths About Safe Patient Handling

MYTH:  It takes less time to manually move patients than to use lift equipment. FACT:  It can actually take much longer to round up a team of colleagues to manually lift a patient than to find and use lifting equipment.  It has been found that using mechanical devices to transfer patients takes fewer personnel andContinue reading

Donate Life Flag Raising at UM SMC at Easton

Officials from the Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland and University of Maryland Shore Regional Health raised a “Donate Life”  flag on the front circle of UM Shore Medical Center at Easton to recognize Donate Life Month. “Flags Across America” is part of a national initiative in which the LLF partners with Maryland hospitals to ?y theContinue reading