Month: April 2018

 April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), but it is celebrated the entire week of April 16-22. The goal of NHDD is to increase awareness of the need to have discussions with loved ones about healthcare wishes and encourage individuals to complete advance care planning documents, which provide guidance to family members when youContinue reading →

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year, the theme is “Embrace Your Voice” with focus on the following tenets: Believe Survivors, End Victim Blaming, Ask for Consent and Respect Boundaries. To be come a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), registered nurses must take a Sexual Assault Examiner Class comprised of 40 hours of classroom training,Continue reading →

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 on Wednesday, April 4. “Flags Across America” is part of a national initiative in which the LLF partners withContinue reading →

Preparations are now in full swing for the sixth annual “Claws for a Cause,” a crab feast fundraiser to benefit equipment needs at University of Maryland Shore Emergency Center “Claws for a Cause” will be held on Thursday, July 12, 5:30 pm to 9 pm at Fisherman’s Crab Deck in Grasonville. Tickets are $90 inContinue reading →

EVENTS AND SALES TUESDAY, APRIL 17 Everything You Need to Know About Lymphedema, 4 p.m., Cancer Center, Easton. Presented by Jennifer Pierson. RSVP: 410-820-6800. TUESDAY – THURSDAY, APRIL 17 – 19 Assistance with Advance Care Planning Provided by the UM SRH Palliative Care Team Tuesday April 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., UM Shore MedicalContinue 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 At UM Shore Emergency Center in Queenstown, the lady who registered me was very professional. Also, my nurse Freddie was pleasant, professional and very kind. Dr. Ford was wonderful, spent aContinue reading →

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health celebrated the “topping out” of the new UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Denton on Tuesday, April 3, as the final steel beam of the building’s frame was set into place. On hand for the occasion were representatives from UM Shore Regional Health, Willow Construction, Fisher Architecture and Klein Enterprises,Continue reading →

Rewards & Recognition – Celebrate with HEART We are excited to announce that we will now have a consistent, “enterprise-wide” platform hosting the Rewards and Recognition program across the UMMS system.  The new platform will be launched during hospital week (May 6–12). Rewards and recognition are important parts of the UMMS culture.  We value andContinue reading →