Above & Beyond

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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The moment you walk in the door of the Breast Center you are greeted by friendly staff and instantly feel a little more at ease. Both of the women thatContinue reading

Morton Kalus, MD, FACC, Joins UM CMG – Cardiology

University of Maryland Community Medical Group (UM CMG), welcomed Morton Kalus, MD, FACC, a board-certified cardiologist with more than 25 years of experience, who will be bringing his expertise and services to patients in Kent and Queen Anne’s counties. As part of UM CMG, Dr. Kalus is affiliated with UM Shore Regional Health. “We areContinue reading

Joint Commission Preparation: Tip of the Week

Emergency Preparedness: What you need to know The health system annually reviews our Hazard Vulnerability Analysis. This tool helps us determine the highest threat risk to certain types of events and our ability to limit the impact to hospital/health system operations. Natural Events – severe weather, epidemics Technological events – Utilities failures, supply shortages, transportationContinue reading

Hospital Week Contest Winners Announced

Thanks to all who submitted entries to our two Hospital Week Quiz Contests and congratulations to winners! They are: Hospital Week History Contest: Morgan Blue (Easton), Sarah Brown (Chestertown), Latasha Coleman (Canvasback) and Regina Volz (Easton). Hospital Awards & Accreditations Contest: Romaine Height (Dorchester), Jessica Salazar (Easton), Doug Rousseau (Easton/Queenstown) and Alicia Dodd (Chestertown). WinnersContinue reading

Welcome, New Team Members

Please welcome the following new team members who completed New Employee Orientation on May 14, 2018: Amy Bickling, Staff Nurse, Chemotherapy Clinic, SMC at Easton Lisa Britt, Staff Nurse, SMC at Easton Brian Gast, Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Services, SMC at Dorchester Tekahya Hackett, Access Representative, UM SRH Heather Hildenbrand, Collegiate Nurse, SMC at Easton DavidContinue reading

MD 331 Overnight Closures Announced

The Maryland State Highway Administration will be closing MD 331 during the overnight hours between  June 3 and June 8 to complete paving on the new Choptank River bridge (“Dover Bridge”). The road will be completely closed in both directions between 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night that week. Ideally the work will beContinue reading

Robin Hood Shop Hosts “Tea and Fashion” Event

The Robin Hood Shop recently held a special “Tea and Fashion” event following the Dorchester General Hospital Auxiliary’s general membership meeting and luncheon. More than 70 community members and volunteers attended the event, during which shop volunteers modeled spring fashions that can be found at Robin Hood, including clothing and accessories such as jewelry, hats,Continue reading