Month: January 2019

Penny Olivi has joined UM Shore Regional Health as director, Diagnostic Imaging. Olivi brings 17 years’ experience as senior administrator and senior director at the University of Maryland Medical Center and School of Medicine in Baltimore. Previously, she served as director of Imaging for York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania and as practice manager for aContinue reading →

Twelve UM Shore Regional Health team members graduated from University of Maryland Medical System’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) on December 20, 2018. ELP is a seven-month leadership development program designed to introduce potential leaders to the changing landscape of health care and the role of effective leadership in achieving UM Shore Regional Health’s Mission, VisionContinue reading →

Nancy Bedell, formerly director, Case Management for UM Shore Regional Health, has been named director of Population Health, effective January 6, 2019.  Bedell brings more than 20 years of population health and care transitions management to the position. Bedell joined UM SRH in 2015 as director, Employee Health and Wellness in 2015, and subsequently becameContinue reading →

Please be aware that UM Shore Regional Health Food Services has implemented a three percent price across the board on cafeteria menus. This increase is to accommodate overall increases in food costs over the past year.

The Community Outreach Committee of the Nursing Shared Leadership Global Council has announced the launch of Love Your Neighbor donations drive benefiting His Hope Ministries of Caroline County. His Hope Ministries of the North Caroline Clergy Association is a humanitarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to  reduce homelessness and enable families to live in safe,Continue reading →

Health care for the people of Dorchester County continues to benefit from the generosity of The Dorchester General Hospital Foundation says Brian Leutner, executive director, UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. Under the guidance of Ida Jane Baker, president, the Foundation Board recently provided $78,209 to support equipment purchases for use in respiratory care andContinue reading →

Chester River Health Foundation has announced new officers and a new Board member. The Foundation raises funds that enable UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown to provide the highest quality health care services by funding the purchase of new and replacement medical equipment and technology, and supporting advanced education and professional certifications for employees. ElizabethContinue reading →

UM Shore Regional Health is fortunate to have three foundations working to provide support for hospital and outpatient programs and services that benefit patient care and also to assist clinical staff in pursuing special training, professional certification and degree programs that advance their expertise. Every year, through the generosity of their donors and their respectiveContinue reading →

The staff of UM Community Medical Group – Urology celebrated the practice’s 10 years in operation earlier this month and honored providers Christopher Runz, MD and John Foley, MD, who have been with the practice since it opened as Shore Urology in 2009. The practice now sees patients in Cambridge, Chestertown and Queenstown as wellContinue reading →

BREASTFEEDING CLASS – Saturday, January 19, UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Health Education Center, 219 S. Washington Street, Easton, 21601.Tips and techniques for breastfeeding and pumping, Free; to register, call, 410-822-1000, ext. 5200 and leave a message as instructed. SAFE SITTER(R) CLASS/CHESTERTOWN – Saturday, January 26, UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown Education Center, 100 BrownContinue reading →

  Please join Human Resources in welcoming the following new team members to UM Shore Regional Health: Kady Dodson, Unit Sec/Nursing Tech, SEC at Queenstown Latoya Dotson, Home Health Aide, Chester River Home Care Kellie Healey, Nursing Tech, Shore Behavioral Health, SMC at Dorchester Randall Lantz, Medical Tech, Laboratory Services, SMC at Dorchester Jasmine Lewis,Continue reading →

The following reports from patients and their family members that reaffirm our staff’s commitment to teamwork and putting our patients’ needs first. Please take a minute to say THANKS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I write to express my appreciation for the excellent care my wife received during her recent surgery and hospitalization at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. Every personContinue reading →

William Huffner, MD recently received a special letter of commendation regarding the outstanding contributions of Christopher Parry, MD, to the education of medical students and graduate nursing students at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Parry is a urologist with UM Community Medical Group – Urology, practicing in Chestertown. Last October, Dr. ParryContinue reading →