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U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “Best Hospitals” Ranks Three University of Maryland Medical System Hospitals Among Top Seven In Maryland

July 26, 2022

Three University of Maryland Medical System hospitals - the University of Maryland Medical Center (Downtown Campus), UM St. Joseph Medical Center and UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center – rank among the top six hospitals in the Baltimore region and among the top seven in the state, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Hospitals, released today.

Holloway, Price Join UM Shore Medical Group – Women’s Health

July 26, 2022

Tristen Holloway, CNM, WHNP-BC, and Angie Price, DNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB/C-EFM have joined the University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Women's Health as new providers. Holloway and Price join Javier Cajina, MD, Palak Doshi, MD, and Audrey Drummey, MD; nurse practitioners Jennifer Dyott and Dale Jafari; and certified nurse midwives Molly Bernish, Sunny Granger and Lauren Rosales in the practice.

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Cassel Named Director of UM Shore Regional Health’s Heart and Vascular Center

July 26, 2022

Hilary Cassel, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRN has been named director of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Heart and Vascular Center.

UM Shore Regional Health

Location to play integral role in providing care to underserved area

July 19, 2022

UM Charles Regional Opens Primary Care Office in Bryans Road

University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Group – Primary Care is expanding its reach into western Charles County with a new location in Bryans Road. The new location opens Monday, July 25, and will provide much-needed medical services to an area that has limited health care options.

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UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown Earns Age-Friendly Health System Designation

July 11, 2022

Celebrating AFHS Designation: Dennis Welsh, Vice President, UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown (far left) and Lara Wilson, Director, Rural Health Care Transformation (far right) are shown with SMC at Chestertown clinical team members (l. to r.) Jillian Lovett, Donna Hickerson, Gabrielle Matthews, Sandy Prochaska, Cassandra Bilbrough and Lauren Pierce.

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown has been awarded designation as a Level 2 Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

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The Cancer Program at UM Shore Regional Health Earns Reaccreditation from the Commission on Cancer

July 08, 2022

The Cancer Program at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has been granted a three-year reaccreditation by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) following a review of its programs, services and facilities. The program first earned CoC accreditation in 2015 and has maintained It continuously since.

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UM Shore Medical Center at Easton’s Primary Stroke Center Earns Re-Designation From The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

June 29, 2022

A group of about 12 people stands outside in the grass and in the sun, smiling at the camera.

UM Shore Medical Center at Easton recently received re-designation for five years as a Primary Stroke Center from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS).

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UM Shore Regional Health Laboratory Services Team Sends “We Care” Package to Hospital Lab in Uvalde, Texas

June 24, 2022

Two women stand on either side of a basket full of goodies. They are smiling at the camera.

UM Shore Regional Health’s Laboratory Services Department recently sent a “We Care” package to the lab team at Uvalde Memorial Hospital in Uvalde, Texas, following the tragic Robb Elementary School shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

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Social Worker Michelle Matthews Joins Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team

June 23, 2022

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown has welcomed Michelle Matthews, MSW, LSCW-C, to the Mobile Wellness Team.

UM Shore Regional Health

University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Plans Significant Enhancements to Pediatric Emergency Department to Meet Escalating Youth Mental Health Needs

June 23, 2022

In response to an increasing number of children and adolescents needing emergency psychiatric care, the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH) is renovating its Pediatric Emergency Department with financial support from multiple donors.

University of Maryland Medical Center - Children's Hospital

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