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Opening Ceremony at UM Shore Regional Health at Cambridge Marks New Era of Health Care in Dorchester County

October 27, 2021
A group of people smile while cutting the ribbon to the new Cambridge freestanding medical facility.
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) celebrated the opening of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health at Cambridge on Tuesday, October 26, with an outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony on-site at Cambridge Marketplace on Rte. 50/Ocean Gateway. The opening of the $53 million, state-of-the-art facility, which has been under construction since January 2020, marks the beginning of a new era of expanded access to quality health care services for Dorchester County residents.
UM Shore Regional Health

Feed the Frontline

October 26, 2021
A group of local residents and business leaders provided hot meals to University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center employees on October 24 and 25 to thank them for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center

The Women’s Health Boutique: Restoring a Positive Self Image After Breast Cancer

October 08, 2021
A woman sits on a concrete ledge and smiles.
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.
UM Shore Regional Health