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                        UM Shore Regional Health's Cardiovascular Diagnostic Centers Earn Echocardiography Reaccreditation
                        Wednesday, June 07, 2023
                        UM Shore Regional Health's Cardiovascular Diagnostic Centers Earn Echocardiography Reaccreditation

                        Multiple cardiovascular centers associated with the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) have re-earned the industry gold standard in echocardiography accreditation.  Cardiovascular Diagnostic Centers at UM Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown and Easton, and at Shore Medical Pavilions at Cambridge, Easton and Queenstown, have earned renewed three-year Echocardiography Reaccreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). UM SRH has been accredited through the IAC since

                        University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
                        Health Educator for Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s
                        Tuesday, May 30, 2023
                        Health Educator for Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s

                        Wilson-Hypes Named Health Educator for Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Rural Health Care Transformation Team Sandra Wilson-Hypes (Sandra Wilson-Hypes.jpg)   CHESTERTOWN, Md. (May 30, 2023) – Sandra Wilson-Hypes has joined the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown as Health Educator on the hospital’s Rural Health Care Transformation team.   The Health Educator provides leadership and collaboration with local community partners in developing and managing community health

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                        Shannon Hart, BSN, RN, Honored as 2023 UM SRH Nurse of the Year
                        Wednesday, May 24, 2023
                        Shannon Hart, BSN, RN, Honored as 2023 UM SRH Nurse of the Year

                        Shannon Hart, BSN, RN, Honored as 2023 UM SRH Nurse of the YearShown at the UM Shore Regional Health Nurse of the Year Award presentation are Mary Collins, Nurse Manager, 2 East Multispecialty Unit; Shannon Hart, Nurse of the Year; Jenny Bowie, Chief Nursing Officer; and Ashley Higgs, Clinical Nurse Coordinator.  EASTON, Md. (May 16, 2023) - Shannon Hart, RN, clinical nurse coordinator on the 2 East Multispecialty Unit at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, has been named SRH’s Nurse of the Year.

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                        “A” Safety Grade
                        Tuesday, May 09, 2023
                        “A” Safety Grade

                        University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton Earns “A” Safety Grade  University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton (UM Shore Medical Center Easton lg.jpeg)   EASTON, Md. (May 9, 2023) - University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), has received an "A" Hospital Safety Grade in The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2023 reporting period. This marks the sixth consecutive period that the hospital has received an

                        University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
                        “Rookie Therapist of the Year” Award
                        Friday, May 05, 2023
                        “Rookie Therapist of the Year” Award

                        UM Shore Regional Health Respiratory Therapist Recognized With “Rookie Therapist of the Year” Award  UM Shore Regional Health recently celebrated Kendall Dixon, BS, RRT, center, who received the “Rookie Therapist of the Year” award from the Maryland/District of Columbia (MD/DC) Society for Respiratory Care. Pictured with Dixon are, Steve Eisemann, BS, RRT, Director, Respiratory Services, UM SRH, left; and LuAnn Brady, MSPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, right     EASTON, Md. (May

                        University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
                        Maryland Emergency Nursing Award
                        Wednesday, May 03, 2023
                        Maryland Emergency Nursing Award

                                                                                                               Lisa Lisle Wins Maryland Emergency Nursing AwardMary Alice Vanhoy, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NRP, FAEN, Nurse Manager, UM Shore Emergency Center at Queenstown; 2023 Emergency Nurse of the Year Lisa Lisle, MSN, RN, CEN; and Maryland Emergency Medicine Network-Eastern Shore emergency care physicians Kevin Pearl, MD and Eric Klotz.          EASTON, Md. (May 1, 2023) – Lisa Lisle, MSN, RN, CEN, Clinical Nurse Coordinator,

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                        Thattil Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Cardiology
                        Wednesday, April 05, 2023
                        Thattil Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Cardiology

                        Sheeba Thattil, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, PCCN EASTON, Md. (April 4, 2023) – University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Cardiology recently welcomed Sheeba Thattil, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, PCCN as a new provider at the practice.  Thattil has more than 20 years of experience in clinical and education settings, including cardiac and medical surgical units, and intensive care units. Most recently, Thattil spent more than 15 years as a registered nurse in the cardiac telemetry unit at Howard County General Hospital in

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                        Brady Joins UM Shore Regional Health as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
                        Wednesday, March 22, 2023
                        Brady Joins UM Shore Regional Health as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

                        LuAnn Brady, MSPH, has joined University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) as its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. An accomplished senior health care industry executive, Brady has diverse and established credentials in strategic planning, program development and hospital operations for community hospitals, non-for-profit health systems and academic medical centers. In her new role with UM SRH, Brady is responsible for hospital operations as well as the operations of the health

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                        Clinical Trial Aids Chestertown Man in Beating Aggressive Cancer
                        Monday, March 06, 2023
                        Clinical Trial Aids Chestertown Man in Beating Aggressive Cancer

                        Khalid Kurtom, MD, FAANS, FACSRick Miller stands in front of one of the boats in his workshop at Miller’s Marine Services in Chestertown. Thanks to the support of his wife, Diana Miller, a successful surgery at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, an innovative clinical trial, and advanced cancer care at University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller is living cancer-free. EASTON, Md. (March 1, 2023) – When Chestertown native Rick Miller began

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                        UM Shore Regional Health Cancer Program Welcomes New Radiation Oncologist
                        Friday, February 10, 2023
                        UM Shore Regional Health Cancer Program Welcomes New Radiation Oncologist

                        The Cancer Program at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) has welcomed Rashmi Benda, MD, as Medical Director of the Requard Radiation Oncology Center. In this role, Dr. Benda will work closely with John Mastandrea, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology at UM SRH, to further develop the robust clinical program at the radiation therapy center with state-of-the-art technology, including brachytherapy and stereotactic radiation services. Dr. Benda also has joined the faculty of the Department of

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                        UM Shore Regional Health’s Population Health Team Promotes  Advance Directives, Diabetes Prevention
                        Tuesday, February 07, 2023
                        UM Shore Regional Health’s Population Health Team Promotes Advance Directives, Diabetes Prevention

                        EASTON, Md. (February 6, 2023) – The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Population Health team is off to a strong start this year with two projects – promoting advance directives for UM SRH team members, patients and community residents, and encouraging enrollment in the new Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). Kathy Sellers, Transitional Care Liaison, UM SRH (left) and Terry Satchell, Population Health Manager, UM SRH (right) presented a gift basket to Ellen Sellers, Social Worker, Bayleigh

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                        UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care
                        Tuesday, February 07, 2023
                        UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care

                        University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton has been recognized for the second time as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. From left are Angie Wicks, DNP, RNC-OB, Nurse Manager at The Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton; Jenny Bowie, Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services, and Chief Nursing Officer; Javier Cajina, MD, Medical Director for UM Shore Medical Group – Women’s Health and The

                        University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
                        Luke Whalen, MD, Named Medical Director of Shore Regional Health Emergency Department at Cambridge
                        Wednesday, February 01, 2023
                        Luke Whalen, MD, Named Medical Director of Shore Regional Health Emergency Department at Cambridge

                        University of Maryland Shore Emergency Center at Cambridge has named Luke Whalen, MD, as medical director. Dr. Whalen has served UM Shore Regional Health as an emergency medicine physician since 2018. A cum laude graduate of St. Mary's College of Maryland in St, Mary's City, Md., Dr. Whalen earned his medical degree in 2014 from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Va. and completed a four-year residency in emergency medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2018. Dr. Whalen's

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                        First baby of 2023 Arrives at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Birthing Center
                        Wednesday, January 04, 2023
                        First baby of 2023 Arrives at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Birthing Center

                        The first baby of 2023 arrived just after midnight, January 1, at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. The baby girl was born at 12:40 am to Lakeisha Alston and Durell E. Hyland Sr., both of Fruitland.  Luvenia Lee Hyland was born weighing 7 pounds, 11.8 ounces, and was 21 inches long. She joins eight older siblings at home. Alston and her newborn were gifted a congratulatory basket from UM Shore Regional Health, which included baby

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                        Gill Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Women's Health
                        Thursday, December 22, 2022
                        Gill Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Women's Health

                        Certified nurse midwife Gabrielle Gill, MSN, CNM, WHNP recently joined the University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Women’s Health. Gill joins Javier Cajina, MD, Palak Doshi, MD, and Audrey Drummey, MD; nurse practitioners Jennifer Dyott, Dale Jafari and Angie Price; and certified nurse midwives Molly Bernish, Sunny Granger, Tristen Holloway and Lauren Rosales in the practice.  Board certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board, Gill recently practiced at Chesapeake Health Care OBGYN in

                        University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
                        UM Memorial Hospital Foundation Hosts Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Reception
                        Wednesday, December 14, 2022
                        UM Memorial Hospital Foundation Hosts Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Reception

                        The University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation (UM MHF) recently hosted its annual donor appreciation reception at Talbot Country Club. Donors and friends who supported 2022 fundraising campaigns and events benefiting UM Shore Medical Center at Easton and its ancillary health care programs, services and scholarships gathered to celebrate. The program was led by Charles T. Capute, board member for UM Shore Regional Health and chair of the UM MHF board. Capute introduced fellow UM SRH board

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                        Clark Comprehensive Breast Center Welcomes Nurse Practitioner Jo-Anne Kerry-Turner
                        Wednesday, December 14, 2022
                        Clark Comprehensive Breast Center Welcomes Nurse Practitioner Jo-Anne Kerry-Turner

                        Jo-Ayne Kerry-Turner, MSN, FNP, has joined the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Clark Comprehensive Breast Center team after more than 15 years as a provider with Chesapeake Healthcare in Salisbury, Md. Prior to her position with Chesapeake Healthcare, Kerry-Turner served as an emergency department nurse for both UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester (2003- 2006) and Peninsula Regional Medical Center/Tidal Health (2002- 2003). Early in her career, she worked in oncology and medical-surgical

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                        Hurley Promoted to Director of Support Services at UM Shore Regional Health
                        Wednesday, December 14, 2022
                        Hurley Promoted to Director of Support Services at UM Shore Regional Health

                        Robert Hurley has been promoted to Director of Support Services at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health. He has served as UM SRH’s facilities operations manager since 2005. Hurley has been employed with UM Shore Regional Health since 1982, serving in several capacities, including as a stationary engineer with UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester and later as facilities manager and plant operations manager for the hospital. “Robert is a valued employee of more than 40 years with Shore Regional

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