Month: January 2018

The following reports from patients and family members reaffirm our staff’s commitment to teamwork and putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! My mother passed away recently but her husband and I – and the entire family – are so grateful for the exceptional care provided to her by the Chester River HomeContinue reading →

After many years of service, the chart retrieval robot at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, fondly known as Hope, will no longer be rolling through the hallways. Clinical Information Management staff will now collect any paper that Hope used to deliver to CIM. Hope began her journey as part of the team in foodContinue reading →

Please join Human Resources in welcoming the following new team members to UM Shore Regional Health: Freda Blake – Food Service Tech, Food/Nutrition Services, Shore Medical Center at Easton Gary Camille – Support Services Supervisor, Laboratory Services , Shore Medical Center at Easton Mary Beth Dickerson – Staff Nurse, Emergency Department, Shore Medical Center at EastonContinue reading →

A recent article in Modern Healthcare provides a good warning AND REASONS to increase our vigilance and attention to Hand Hygiene, as follows: About 722,000 hospital-acquired infections occurred in the U.S. in 2011 and about 75,000 people died with such an infection during their inpatient stay, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PoorContinue reading →

This just in from Bruce Berkey, director of Payroll for UMMS … The new tax law enacted in the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will be effective with your January 26th paycheck. We wanted to make you aware of changes you can expect in your upcoming paycheck as a result. The new rates reflectContinue reading →

JANUARY SCREENINGS AND SUPPORT GROUPS CANCER 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. CARDIOPULMONARY SCREENINGS Free Blood Pressure Screenings/Easton & Cambridge – Easton: every Tuesday and Wednesday,Continue reading →

The following reports from patients and family members reaffirm our staff’s commitment to teamwork and putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! It was a BUSY day for the surgery area at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.  But after a short wait I was in good hands and did not ever feelContinue reading →

UM Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology has welcomed Beakal Eshete, BSN, RN, CDE, as lead educator, Trish Rosenberry, regional director, specialty clinics for UM Shore Regional Health has announced. Eshete, who goes by “BK,” joined the Center team in mid-December. She most recently served as a nurse diabetes educator for the Inova Center for Wellness andContinue reading →

Compass Editor’s Note: Information in this story was gleaned from an article that appeared in the Star Democrat on Sunday, January 7, 2018.  Future generations of nursing students at Chesapeake College — especially those who hail from Dorchester County — have nursing care at UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester to thank for inspring theContinue reading →

A recent, fluke accident at home necessitated  a visit the Emergency Department at Shore Medical Center at Chestertown for Alexandra Totten.  She says she was amazed and very impressed with the new ED but more important, was so appreciative of the exceptionally professional and compassionate care she received from Amy Iseman, RN, and Erick Abbott,Continue reading →

  Volunteers, staff, friends and fans of the Dorchester Auxiliary’s Robin Hood Shop in downtown Cambridge braved blustery cold on Saturday, January 13, to celebrate the grand opening of the Shop’s new building addition. Under construction since late March, 2017, the addition provides storage and a showroom for furniture and other large items that couldContinue reading →

Narcan Training will be offered by Talbot County Health Department, January 29 and January 31, 2018 at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton in the Health Education Center. The training will be offered in three separate sessions on both days, as follows: 8-9 a.m., 1- 2 p.m. and  2-3 p.m.  Advance registration is required; please contact Beth Larrimore,Continue reading →