Month: November 2018

UM Shore Regional Health is proud to honor our 128 team members and volunteers who have served our country through military service. Your service and the sacrifices you have made to defend American values of freedom and democracy, at home and abroad, are deeply appreciated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to all who assisted in compiling this list.Continue reading →

? In Case you Missed it! Click here to learn about all of the different initiatives happening all over UM Shore Regional Health to help reduce readmissions. Also listen to what key players at UM Shore Regional Health are saying about Readmissions Matter and how these intervention areas can benefit the organization. Introduction – Ken Kozel,Continue reading →

Do you know a CNA or GNA considering a job change? If so, please share this information with him or her:

The Chester River Health Foundation’s annual Holiday Gifts and Book Sale is set for Friday, November 16, 7 am to 4 pm in the Conference Center to benefit the hospital. The Vendor is Collective Goods/Books Are Fun.  To preview the hundreds of products offered, visit http://www.collectivegoods.com. According to CRHF development specialist Deb Lauser, last year’s sale raisedContinue reading →

The Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital at Easton will kick off its 35th Annual Tree of Lights Campaign with a tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday, November 20 at 4 p.m., in front of University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton. Contributions this year will support the funding of two treadmills for Cardiac Rehabilitation at UMContinue reading →

NOVEMBER EVENTS PRETTY PICKINS JEWELRY SALE – Wednesday, November 14, UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Dorchester Auxiliary to benefit hospital programs and services. IN THE BAG SALE – Wednesday, November 14, UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, Health Education Center, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. SponsoredContinue reading →

The items below were posted on our Shore Regional Health Facebook page this week.  If you are on Facebook, please help us increase awareness of the page as a resource for updates and information about UM SRH by visiting to LIKE and SHARE the posts of your choice. Your participation really helps spread the wordContinue reading →

UM Shore Regional Health congratulates two “HEART Team Members of the Month” for September, 2018: Alison Benko, bedside nurse in the Emergency Department at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton and Deborah Pippin, supervisor, Pharmacy Services, UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. Benko was described by a patient as “attentive, knowledgeable and empathetic –she wentContinue reading →

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) was October 14-20, 2018. IIPW takes place every year during the third week of October to raise awareness of the critical role infection prevention plays in improving patient safety. Please take a moment to watch the HAIR (Hospital Acquired Infection Reduction) video above starring William Huffner, MD and Ruth Ann Jones as they share their thoughtsContinue reading →

Human Resources recently welcomed two new business partners, Michael McDowell, MBA, PHR and Desiree Monroe, MBA. McDowell has been in the HR field for eight years and was most recently a strategic human resources technology lead. Monroe is a 10-year veteran of the HR field serving, and came to UM SRH from a Maryland healthContinue reading →