Mark Your Calendar: May 25 – June 30, 2018

MAY EVENTS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MAY 29-30 $6 Sale, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester, Main Lobby. Sale offers include hundreds of items — jewelry, scarves, socks, hats, kids’ items, purses and more — all priced at just $6. Sponsored by the Auxiliary of Dorchester General Hospital to benefit patient care. THURSDAY,Continue reading

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