Maryann Ruehrmund, CFRE, ACHE, Executive Director and Chief Development Officer of the Chester River Health Foundation, is retiring in October after nearly three decades of service to the Foundation and UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. In 1994, Ruehrmund was recruited for the newly created Director of Development position for the former Kent & QueenContinue reading →

Steven Lucas, MD, and Agnes Galiano, RN, members of the care team in UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Emergency Department, were honored this week as “EveryDay Heroes.” The award was presented by local realtor, Cindy Genther, of Rock Hall. Genther nominated them through a contribution to the Chester River Health Foundation for the exceptionalContinue reading →

It’s the fall season and time for the UMMS SRH FLU campaign. Each year FLU vaccination is mandatory in all UMMS facilities. Employee Health is tasked with administering the vaccine to all employees, providers, contract staff and volunteers who attend the clinics offered during a ten-week time frame. The clinics will run from October 1 – DecemberContinue reading →

UM Shore Rehabilitation Services recently welcomed Macgda Delinois, CCC-SLP, to its speech therapy team. Delinois is a speech language pathologist with four years of experience treating communication, voice and swallowing disorders across the life span in multiple settiings – acute care, skilled nursing, home care and outpatient. She most recently worked as a speech languageContinue reading →

Penny Young-Carrasquillo joined the UM Chester River Health Foundation (CRHF) as its first Major Gifts Officer effective August 12, 2024. In this role, Young-Carrasquillo will seek charitable donations and grants from individuals, businesses and foundations in support of patient care services at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown that will provide needed medical equipment; facilityContinue reading →

A section of Maryland Route 662 is scheduled to temporarily close on or around October 1, 2024, to facilitate construction work related to the new UM Shore Regional Medical Center. Vehicle traffic will be detoured to State Route 50 (Ocean Gateway); the closure will extend from Airport Road on the south end to Hiners LaneContinue reading →