Month: June 2017

Practitioners who recently joined Choptank Community Health System (CCHS) toured a number of outpatient facilities of UM Shore Regional Health earlier this month, including the Clark Comprehensive Breast Center, the Cancer Center, UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Easton, and the office of UM Community Medical Group – Women’s Health (OBGYN). The group was escorted byContinue reading →

After 10 straight days of rain, the sun came out for University of Maryland Chester River Health Foundation’s 23rd annual golf tournament. Tournament participants and donors contributed more than $96,000 toward the purchase of 10 suites of patient room furnishings for UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. One hundred twenty eight men and women teedContinue reading →

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

The Outpatient Chemotherapy department at UM Shore Regional Health’s Cancer Center recently received a donation from Easton-based Girl Scout Troop 323, which included gift bags for patients receiving chemotherapy. The bags contained word-find puzzles, pens and pencils, hard candy, lotion, chap stick, hand sanitizer and tissues — all items that help to provide comfort toContinue reading →

  Auxiliary Sales Second Saturday Sale – Saturday, 7/8,10am-5pm (note extended hours), Robin Hood Shop, 416 High Street Cambridge. Managed by the Dorchester General Hospital Auxiliary, Shop proceeds benefit programs, services, equipment and patient care at UM SMC at Dorchester. Contact: 410-228-6339. K & J Marketing – Everything $6 Sale — Tuesday, 7/18, 7am–4pm, UM ShoreContinue 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Emergency Department at UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester, I was freaking out a little bit about the needle giving blood for testing, but Luke was so fastContinue reading →

Our Prudential representative will be on hand to review your retirement options and plans according to the following schedule UM Shore Medical Center at Easton – 2 East 286 Patient Family/Library 7/18       1-3pm 8/1         6-8pm 8/15       10-12pm 9/5         4-6pm or later 9/19       10-12pm 10/3       6-8pm 10/17     10-12pm 11/7       6-8pm 11/21     10-12pm 12/5       4-6pm orContinue reading →

“Neurosurgery and Hope – The Mission for Syrian Refugees” is the topic of a special, free presentation by local neurosurgeon Khalid Kurtom, MD, and his operating room team, set for Thursday, June 29 at 7 p.m. in the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College. Kurtom, a neurosurgeon with University of Maryland Community Medical GroupContinue reading →

New Employee Orientation on June 12, 2017 served as the official welcome for 23 new team members serving a variety of clinical and nonclinical departments and locations of UM Shore Regional Health. Held in the Board Room at UM SMC at Easton, the orientation’s morning session focused on a wide array of policies and proceduresContinue reading →

UM Shore Regional Health has welcomed five new physician assistant students for clinical rotations with UM SRH physician preceptors, William Huffner, MD, senior vice president, Medical Affairs and chief medical officer, has announced. The students — Rhavi Dholokia, Emmy Estrada, Chidex Eugene-Francis, Kulvinder Singh and Emily Tull — began their first of eight, five-week rotationsContinue reading →

Once again, UM Shore Regional Health emergency team members were on site at the annual Eagleman 70.3 triathlon competition in Dorchester County. This year’s competition was held on Sunday, June 12, 2017.  More than 2,400 endurance athletes from 37 states and 14 countries participated. A precursor to the Ironman Maryland and that follows much ofContinue reading →