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Monday, April 05, 2021UM Shore Regional Health Offers COVID-19 Vaccines at Chesapeake College
UM Shore Regional Health Offers COVID-19 Vaccines at Chesapeake College Through a partnership between University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) and Chesapeake College, COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered by appointment on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in the College’s Eastern Shore Higher Education Center on the Wye Mills campus, beginning Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The vaccines are provided by UM SRH and administered by hospital personnel and volunteers, including nurses, former nurses
Wednesday, March 31, 2021UM Shore Regional Health Offers Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID-19 Patients
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is operating a new Infusion Center at Shore Medical Center at Easton to provide monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment for certain individuals with COVID-19. When administered within 10 days of the onset of symptoms, mAb treatment has been shown to reduce severe illness related to COVID-19 and an increased risk of patients’ hospitalization and death. The new COVID Infusion Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton provides mAb treatment to eligible
Monday, March 22, 2021Robin Hood Shop Celebrates 64th Birthday
Robin Hood Shop Celebrates 64th Birthday The staff and volunteers of the Robin Hood Shop, owned and operated by the Auxiliary of Dorchester General Hospital, celebrated the Shop’s 64th birthday on Tuesday, March 16. Auxiliary board members, UM Shore Regional Health officials and several local dignitaries were in attendance at the event, which featured a short ceremony marking the fulfillment of the mortgage obligation that funded the construction of an addition to the Shop’s building at 416 High Street
Monday, March 22, 2021National Social Work Month Observed at UM Shore Regional Health
National Social Work Month Observed at UM Shore Regional Health The National Association of Social Work (NASW) honors the 700,000-plus social workers nationwide during of March as National Social Work Month. This year’s theme, Social Workers Are Essential, emphasizes the important role social work professionals play in community wellbeing. Trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living, their mission is to effect positive change with individuals, families, groups and entire
Wednesday, March 17, 2021Celebrating National Nutrition Month: UM Shore Regional Health Dietitians Contribute to Better Healt
Celebrating National Nutrition Month: UM Shore Regional Health Dietitians Contribute to Better Health for Inpatients and Outpatients UM Shore Regional Health’s Clinical Nutrition Manager Christine Allen, RD, CSO, LDN, along with her fellow Shore dietitians Hunter Plog, RD, LDN, Kathy Toepfer, RD, LDN, and Xingyue (Joy) Zhang, MS, RD, LDN, do their part to help achieve UM Shore Regional Health’s mission, Creating Healthier Communities Together. As they visit hospital inpatients to discuss dietary guidelines
Tuesday, March 16, 2021UM SRH DIC, Breast Center, Shore Rehab at Easton implement new check-in procedure
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has announced a new check-procedure for patients visiting the Diagnostic and Imaging Center (DIC), the Clark Comprehensive Breast Center and Shore Rehabilitation Center at Easton, 10 Martin Court. The new procedure supports the enforcement of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines designed to ensure patient and team member health and safety. Effective immediately, when you arrive at the DIC/Breast Center/Shore Rehabilitation at Easton, please park your vehicle
Tuesday, March 16, 2021UM Shore Regional Health Announces Graduate of Emerging Leaders Program
A virtual graduation ceremony was held last month for University of Maryland Shore Regional Health team members who completed the health care network’s Emerging Leaders Program. The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a six-month program that combines basic leadership development training and knowledge about local leadership responsibilities and keys to success. It is designed for high-potential employees, both clinical and nonclinical, who are motivated to move into a leadership role and who commit to
Friday, March 12, 2021Shore Rehab at Easton Relocates to The Orthopedic Center on April 2
Shore Rehab at Easton, University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s outpatient rehabilitation service presently located at 10 Martin Court, will move across the street to The Orthopedic Center on April 2, 2021. The renovation and addition now in progress at The Orthopedic Center offers significantly expanded facilities to accommodate the full spectrum of rehabilitation services -- physical and occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. “The first floor of the new addition has doubled the
Wednesday, March 03, 2021Choptank Health recognizes National Dentist’s Day with annual check-up reminder
Choptank Community Health System is reminding patients and the public to schedule their dental checkups as a way to recognize this year’s March 6 National Dentist’s Day. American dentist John Greenwood invented the first-known dental foot engine on March 6, 1790, with the date now observed to show appreciation to dentists and as a reminder about the importance of ongoing dental care. “Your dentist and dental care providers are happiest knowing you’re taking care of your teeth,” said Choptank Health’s
Monday, March 01, 2021Kidney Health Practice Joins UM Shore Medical Group
University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) welcomes a new practice, UM Shore Medical Group – Nephrology, effective March 1, 2021. Formerly known as the Kidney Health Center of Maryland, UM SMG - Nephrology is located in Easton at 5 Martin Court and includes five providers: physicians Anish Hinduja, MD, Christina Turner, MD and Adam Weinstein, MD; and nurse practitioners Michelle Dennis, CRNP and Mary Kate Williams-Feldman, CRNP. UM SMG – Nephrology offers a complete range of consultative,
Monday, February 22, 2021Edsall joins UM SMG – Primary Care
Renee Edsall, MSN, CCRN, FNP-C, will join UM Shore Medical Group – Primary Care in Easton on March 1, 2020. She joins the provider team that includes Carolyn Helmly, MD, Kevin Tate, MD, Shirley Seward, CRNP and Katelyn Chapman, CRNP. Edsall brings diverse experience in the UM Shore Regional Health landscape to her new role. Her most recent positions include senior clinical nurse, interim manager of the Emergency Department at UM. During her nursing career she also has served as a nursing instructor at
Tuesday, February 16, 2021Cherrix Named Director, Heart and Vascular Center at UM SRH; Eisemann promoted
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health recently welcomed Joshua Cherrix as the director of the health care network’s Heart and Vascular Center. “I am delighted to welcome Josh to the UM Shore Regional Health team,” says Pam Addy, vice president, Ambulatory and Clinical Services, UM SRH. “His leadership, business and clinical experience make him a great addition to our Cardiovascular Services team and our Heart and Vascular Center.” The Heart and Vascular Center at UM Shore Regional Health
Tuesday, February 16, 2021Bosom Buddies Charity Helps Fund Faxitron Purchase for Clark Comprehensive Breast Center
Staff of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Clark Comprehensive Breast Center recently met with Board Members of Bosom Buddies Charities to thank them for their continuing support. The Charity’s $30,000 sponsorship to the UM Shore Regional Health Sporting Clays Classic on October 24 helped purchase a Faxitron™ machine for the Breast Center. The Faxitron captures digital images of specimens during surgery that can be sent to Radiology immediately, thus reducing the time a patient is
Wednesday, February 03, 2021Construction remains on schedule at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Campus at Cambridge
Construction remains on schedule at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Campus at Cambridge in Cambridge Marketplace on Route 50/Ocean Gateway at Woods Road. Brickwork is in progress and the facility’s roof is nearly complete. Contractors are wrapping up weather-proofing the exterior of the building before moving to interior construction. When ready to open in fall 2021, the freestanding medical facility will house a 39,000 square foot Emergency Department with observation beds as well as a 2nd floor
Monday, February 01, 2021Tatyana Valentin joins UM SMG-Neurology and Sleep Medicine
University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Neurology and Sleep Medicine recently welcomed nurse practitioner Tatyana Valentin to the practice. Valentin joins Walid Kamsheh, MD, medical director, Neurology and Sleep Medicine, and nurse practitioners Trish Lemay, Rahel Alemu and Fallon Bauer in the evaluation, diagnosis, medical management and treatment of brain, spinal cord and nerve disorders, and sleep disorders. UM SMG-Neurology and Sleep Medicine has offices in UM Shore Medical Pavilions at Cambridge
Monday, February 01, 2021Susan Shue joins UM Shore Medical Group-Women’s Health
University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Women’s Health recently welcomed Susan Shue, a certified nurse midwife, to its team. Shue joins providers Javier Cajina, MD, Palak Doshi, DO, Audrey Drummey, MD and Barbara Keirns, MD, as well as nurse practitioners Jennifer Dyott and Dale Jafari, and certified nurse midwives Molly Bernish and Sunny Granger in providing obstetric, gynecologic, surgical, and prevention and wellness care to women of all ages throughout the five-county region. Shue will be seeing
Friday, January 29, 2021GUEST COMMENTARY by Ken Kozel, President and CEO, UM Shore Regional Health
GUEST COMMENTARY by Ken Kozel, President and CEO, UM Shore Regional Health2020 was an incredibly challenging year for health care organizations nationwide, and University of Maryland Shore Regional Health was no exception. In mid-March, the arrival of COVID-19 marked the beginning of dramatic new demands in every aspect of inpatient and outpatient care -- demands that, of course, continue in this New Year. I am profoundly grateful to our Shore Regional Health team members at all levels and in all locations
Wednesday, January 13, 2021University of Maryland Medical System Holding COVID-19 Webinar: “Finding Hope on Dr. Martin Luther
BALTIMORE (January 13, 2021) – Nearly one year into the global pandemic, the COVID-19 virus is still raging across our nation. Next Monday, the University of Maryland Medical System will be recognizing the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Observance with a statewide virtual conversation via Zoom featuring multiple physician experts discussing COVID-19 vaccine issues, concerns and questions.“Finding Hope on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – A Town Hall on Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccine” is scheduled
Wednesday, January 06, 2021University of Maryland Shore Regional Health announces first baby of 2021
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s first baby of 2021 couldn’t wait to step into a new year and made her entrance into the world a few weeks earlier than expected. Au’Bree Aretter Dior Butler was born at 4:27 p.m. Saturday, January 2, at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. Both mom and baby were later transported to the Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton for the rest of their stay.“Our skilled team members at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, as well as our Kent
Wednesday, December 16, 2020UM SRH team members receive first round of COVID-19 vaccines
Fifteen University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) frontline health care workers from throughout the hospital system’s five-county region were vaccinated today with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Those vaccinated included employees from emergency departments throughout the Shore, COVID units and infectious disease departments, as well as respiratory therapists, nursing staff, environmental services team members and security personnel. University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and
Friday, November 27, 2020UM Shore Medical Group – Behavioral Health Welcomes Alexa Burley
Alexa Burley, MSN, PMHNP-BC, was recently welcomed by UM Shore Medical Group – Behavioral Health. Burley’s prior health care experience includes working as a staff nurse in emergency care at Anne Arundel Medical Center, as a nurse in inpatient clinic and outpatient care services for Anne Arundel Mental Health Group in Annapolis and as a psychotherapy provider with Family Intervention Partners in Baltimore. Burley completed her MSN and post-master’s nurse practitioner certificate in psychiatric mental
Thursday, November 19, 2020University of Maryland Medical System Statement On Updated COVID-19 Visitation Policy
The University of Maryland Medical System encourages all Marylanders who are in need of medical care to seek it when appropriate and we remind everyone to follow all appropriate COVID-19 precautions, including physical distancing, wearing face masks and hand sanitizing. Given the spread of COVID-19 in communities across Maryland, and in alignment with Governor Hogan’s actions announced earlier this week, the University of Maryland Medical System has modified the visitation policy at all System hospitals
Monday, November 16, 2020Aslanidis joins UM Shore Medical Group-ENT
UM Shore Medical Group – Ear, Nose and Throat/Sinus and Hearing has welcomed Tasos Aslanidis, DO, FAOCO to the practice based in UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Easton. Dr. Aslanidis brings more than two decades as a provider with practices in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Philadelphia, Pa., and has served as member of the medical staffs of multiple health care organizations, including Kennedy Health System and Kennedy Surgical Associates, Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Virtua West Jersey Hospitals and Summit
Thursday, November 12, 2020Rehab Care, Close to Home, Helps Caroline County Commissioner Recover from Farm Accident
Wilbur Levengood is not a man to take a setback lying down, or for that matter, even sitting down. The 65-year old lifelong resident of Caroline County is too busy – as a farmer, an entrepreneur, a Caroline County commissioner and member of the County’s volunteer fire department – to be “laid up” with injury or illness. But accidents happen, and farm equipment can be especially hazardous. On June 12, 2020, Levengood was working alone on one of his 200 tillable acres in Goldsboro, Md., when he slipped on
Monday, November 09, 2020Hollis Leads Diabetes Education and Support at UM Shore Regional Health
Karen Hollis, RDN, LDN, CDCES has joined the UM Shore Regional Health Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology as lead diabetes educator. Hollis, who is a registered dietitian as well as a certified diabetes care and education specialist, has long been associated with the Dorchester and Easton hospitals and the diabetes education program at both facilities. She has four decades of experience including outpatient nutrition education, clinical staff responsibilities and clinical management. From 2006 to 2018,
Wednesday, November 04, 2020Scott Named Director, Oncology Services at UM Shore Regional Health
Jeanie Scott, formerly has been named director, Oncology Services at UM Shore Regional Health. Oncology Services includes the Cancer Center at UM Shore Regional Health, the Requard Radiation Center and the Clark Comprehensive Breast Center. During her 21 years with UM Shore Regional Health, Scott has served as cancer center registrar, registry coordinator, operations coordinator, and most recently, operations manager. She earned her B.S. degree from Walden University in 2019. As director, Scott leads a
Wednesday, October 14, 2020Topping Off at UM Shore Medical Campus at Cambridge Marks Milestone in Construction Progress
The “topping off” of University of Maryland Shore Medical Campus at Cambridge on Monday, September 20, 2020 marked an important milestone in the construction progress for UM Shore Regional Health’s state of the art, freestanding medical facility that will serve Dorchester County and the surrounding area. While the COVID-19 pandemic precluded a traditional public celebration for the topping off, during the previous week, an open house invitation from UM Shore Regional Health to the community enabled scores
Monday, October 12, 2020Multispecialty Clinic Puts Organ Transplant Within Reach of Eastern Shore Residents
The UM Shore Regional Health Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Clinic puts organ transplantation within easier reach of Eastern Shore residents. An affiliate program to University of Maryland Medical System’s Transplant Program in Baltimore, the UM SRH clinic, located in the Multispecialty Clinic at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, provides evaluation and pre-operative testing for patients living on the Delmarva Peninsula who are referred for kidney and/or pancreas transplant. Cambridge
