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Friday, March 07, 2025UM Shore Regional Health Wins National APEX Award for Excellence in Respiratory Care
From left are Lu Ann Brady, MSPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Funlola Famuyiwa, MD, Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services; respiratory therapist Lisa Pierson, RRT, holding the Apex Award; and Lyndsey Feather, RRT, Respiratory Care Services Manager. Celebrating the recent Apex Award recognition are, from left, respiratory therapists Karen Anderson, RRT, and Stacy Barnette, RRT; Steve Eisemann, BS, RRT, LSSGB, Director of Respiratory Care Services; respiratory therapists
Thursday, March 06, 2025Penny Boyle, CRNP, Joins UM Shore Medical Group-Primary Care
Penny Boyle, UM Shore Regional Health EASTON, Md. (March 4, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) – Primary Care at Easton, has welcomed Penny Boyle, CRNP, to its provider team. UM SMG is an affiliate medical practice of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Boyle has over 30 years of nursing experience, including 10 years as a nurse practitioner in the specialties of Neurology, Sleep Medicine,
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Monday, February 24, 2025UM Shore Regional Health Addresses CT Technologist Shortage
Chris Du Plessis, former CT student with CT trainer Heather Queroli. Elise Murray, CT student, and former CT trainees Sara Conrath and Caleb Hubbard. EASTON, Md. (February 21, 2025) – When University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, experienced a shortage of computed tomography (CT) technologists on the Eastern Shore, leadership got creative - designing a path to CT certification for SRH team members that includes technical
Tuesday, February 18, 2025UM Shore Regional Health Welcomes Heidi Holdren, MSN, as Director, Patient Care Services and Operat
Heidi Holdren, UM Shore Regional Health EASTON, Md. (February 18, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), recently welcomed Heidi Holdren, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, as Director, Patient Care Services and Operations. Most recently, Holdren served as nurse manager at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., where she had oversight of a 42-bed Orthopedics, Neurology and Trauma Unit. She
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Friday, February 14, 2025Katie Halen, SPHR, Joins University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
EASTON, Md. (February 13, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, recently welcomed Catherine “Katie” Halen as Vice President of Human Resources. In a distinguished career spanning more than 25 years as a human resources executive, Katie most recently served as the chief human resources office for Montgomery County government in Pennsylvania, where she developed and implemented comprehensive compensation and
Friday, February 14, 2025Angie Wicks Joins University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Angie Wicks EASTON, Md. (February 14, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, recently welcomed Angela Wicks DNP, RNC-OB, CENP, NPD-BC as the Director of Acute and Critical Care. Wicks began her career at UM SRH in 2003 as a staff nurse in the Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. She advanced to serve as the Clinical Coordinator for Women & Children’s Services, before being promoted to Nurse
Wednesday, January 22, 2025Ken Kozel Named to the Daily Record’s “2024-2025 Power 100” List
Ken Kozel, President and CEO of UM Shore Regional Health EASTON, Md. (January 10, 2025) – Ken Kozel, MBA, FACHE, President and CEO of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), has been named to The Daily Record’s 2024-2025 Power 100, a list of 100 individuals shaping businesses, governments, nonprofits, law firms and other key institutions in Maryland. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). The 2024-25 Power 100 list marks the fourth year that
Wednesday, January 22, 2025Faiz Khaja, MD, Joins UM Shore Medical Group – Surgical Care
EASTON, Md. (January 10, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) – Surgical Care has welcomed general surgeon Faiz Khaja, MD, to its provider team. UM SMG is an affiliate medical practice of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Khaja earned his medical degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. and his undergraduate degree in biology from Kalamazoo College in
Thursday, January 16, 2025UM Shore Regional Health Announces 2025 Safe Sitter® Dates
EASTON, Md. (January 15, 2025) – The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is hosting upcoming Safe Sitter® courses at UM Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown and Easton, and the 2025 dates were recently announced. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. The course will be taught by UM SRH Women and Children’s Department skilled nurses and is designed for children ages 11 to 13. Dates and times for the courses are: Saturday, January 18, April 26 and
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Friday, January 03, 2025First Baby of 2025 Arrives at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Birthing Center
The Chance family recently welcomed a baby boy, Ronin, at 10:03 a.m. January 1, 2025, at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. Ronin is pictured with big sister, Nova, and his parents, Amanda and Jesse Chance of Preston. Ronin is UM Shore Regional Health’s first baby of 2025. EASTON, Md. (January 2, 2025) – The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s first baby of 2025 arrived on the morning of New Year’s Day at UM SRH’s Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. UM Shore Regional Health
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Thursday, January 02, 2025UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care for Fourth Consecutive Year
EASTON, Md. (December 30, 2024) – UM Shore Medical Center at Easton, a University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) hospital, has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study. U.S. News & World Report has also named UM Shore Medical Center at Easton as a
Thursday, December 19, 2024Lambert Joins UM Shore Medical Group-Pulmonary Care
Rhiannon Towers Lambert, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC EASTON, Md. (November 12, 2024) – Rhiannon Towers Lambert, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, recently joined UM Shore Medical Group-Pulmonary Care as an inpatient pulmonary care nurse practitioner.Lambert most recently was employed by Shore-Bayy Hospitalist Associates, rounding at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. Prior to that, she was a registered nurse on UM Shore Medical Center at Easton’s telemetry and intensive care units. UM Shore Medical Center at Easton is part of
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Thursday, December 19, 2024UM Shore Regional Health Announces 2025 Childbirth and Parent Education Courses
EASTON, Md. (December 17, 2024) – The Birthing Center at UM Shore Regional Health’s Shore Medical Center at Easton provides classes related to childbirth, parenting and breastfeeding throughout the year. The Birthing Center team recently released their 2025 course flyer and offers a simple online registration process to assist new parents and caregivers. All childbirth and education classes are free of cost, but advance registration is required for all classes. Care partners are encouraged to attend
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Monday, December 16, 2024Catherine Halen, SPHR, Joins University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Catherine (Katie) Halen EASTON, Md. (December 16, 2024) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) recently welcomed Catherine “Katie” Halen, as Vice President of Human Resources. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. In a distinguished career that spans more than 25 years as a human resources executive, Halen most recently served as the chief human resources officer for Montgomery County government in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where she developed
Monday, October 28, 2024Primary Stroke Center at UM Shore Medical Ctr Easton Earns Honors from American Heart Association
Many UM Shore Regional Health departments and community emergency medical services teams play a key role in helping the Primary Stroke Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton achieve the Get With The Guidelines annual awards. Pictured, UM Shore Regional Health Primary Stroke Center team members, UM Shore Regional Health leadership and Talbot County Department of Emergency Services team members pose with Suhkdeo-Singh, MD, (white coat, left of center) Medical Director of the Primary Stroke Center at UM
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Friday, October 25, 2024UM Shore Regional Health Recognizes Team Members for Service
Celebrating 45 years of service: Karen Bitter, Anne George, Pamela Kennedy, James Knotts, Demetria Potter and Janet Shivers Celebrating 40 year of service: Lester Barrett, Sherrie Hill, Barbara Marshall, Luanne Satchell and Catherine Wright. Recent retirees from UM Shore Regional Health: Lillian Hubbard, William Huffner and Anne Baynard EASTON, Md. (October 25, 2024) –University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, recently
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Tuesday, October 08, 2024UM Shore Regional Health’s Glenda Cornish Receives MSNAAC’s CNA of the Year Award
SRH CNA of the Year Award nominees are shown at the awards presentation at Chesapeake College, left to right: Amyia Johnson, Taylor Ball, Randall Mills, Chloe Torres, Jaira Miles, Lacy Brown, Taylor Lloyd, Glenda Cornish, Susan Bonwill, Andrew Palmonka, Ann Thrift and Haylee Robinson. Nominees not pictured: Ernest Beasley, Aliyah Dorsey, Jillian Lovett, Eva Ross, Bianca Smith and Hailei Willin. EASTON, Md. (October
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Monday, September 09, 2024University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Establishes New Community Outreach Team to Advance Heal
Amanda McDermott, Rochalla Jones and Courtney Thomas are shown outside the Dorchester SCOT office located in Shore Regional Health at Cambridge.CAMBRIDGE, Md. (September 9, 2024) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, has established a new Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT) to advance health care access and support for Dorchester County residents. Following the model that has served residents of Kent and northern
