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University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown has welcomed three individuals to the hospital's new Mobile Wellness Team, a key component of the innovative models of care introduced by University of Maryland Shore Regional Health to serve the health care needs of Kent and northern Queen Anne's county residents.

Five hundred team members from across the University of Maryland Medical System will be showcasing their “HOME OF THE BRAVE” pride during the Baltimore Ravens Monday Night Football game.

At age 17, when Elisa Lawson worked in the bra department at Stewart’s Department Store in Baltimore, little did she know her experience would lead her to help hundreds of women on Maryland’s Eastern Shore recovering from breast cancer. As a Certified Prosthesis Specialist and owner of The Women’s Health Boutique, Lawson provides breast cancer patients across multiple health care systems with post-mastectomy garments, prosthetics and swimwear, including at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Clark Comprehensive Breast Center in Easton.

Breast cancer patients and those who are at high risk for developing breast cancer can include nutrition and lifestyle changes in their journey towards wellness, thanks to the team of specialists in the Cancer Program at UM Shore Regional Health.

University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) recently welcomed Bernadette Wood, CRNP, to UM SMG – Primary Care in Denton.

University of Maryland Shore Behavioral Health’s new Inpatient Care Unit at UM Shore Medical Center in Easton is now treating patients following the renovation and redesign of a unit on the hospital’s third floor to accommodate inpatient behavioral health care.

Breast cancer now accounts for 30 percent of all cancer-related deaths among women in the U.S., but like many cancers, it is highly treatable if detected early. Thanks in part to improved imaging and diagnostic technologies as well as evolving treatment protocols, the national five-year survival rate for breast cancer patients is now 90 percent, and the 10-year rate is 84 percent. 

As of October 1 2021, 98% of full and part-time clinical staff and over 96% of all team members at the University of Maryland Medical System are in full compliance with our mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

A poker game with friends at the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club was part of Tom Mendenhall's weekly routine. In early April 2021, he was enjoying the game until he tried to stand and discovered that he couldn't put any weight on his left leg. One of the group knew the symptoms of a stroke and directed Mendenhall to smile and then to raise his arms. Fortunately, the stroke had not impacted Mendenhall's speech or cognitive ability, but walking – even standing – was impossible. During his admission for acute care he was evaluated by physical and occupational therapists who recommended him for acute rehab.