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Uyttewaal Named ‘Nurse of the Year’ by UM Shore Regional Health; Unit Winners and Nominees Also Honored

July 06, 2021

Emily Uyttewaal stands in front of a tree, smiling.

Emily Uyttewaal, RN, of Easton, was named winner of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health 2021 Nurse of the Year Award in a recent award presentation conducted by UM SRH President and CEO Ken Kozel.

UM Shore Regional Health

Lyle Sheldon, UM UCH President and CEO, Announces Retirement

July 05, 2021

UM Upper Chesapeake Health

Gross Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Gastroenterology

July 02, 2021

Beth Gross, MS, ACNP, has joined UM Shore Medical Group – Gastroenterology. She is the latest provider to join the Gastroenterology practice, which also includes Hamza Abdulla, MD, George Kunnackal John, MD, Volkan Taskin, MD, Matthew Troshinsky, MD, Melissa Eigenbrode, CRNP, and Mary Horseman, CRNP.

UM Shore Regional Health

M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site Concludes Mission after Administering Almost 250,000 Doses of COVID Vaccine

July 01, 2021

One of the country's highest profile mass vaccination sites closes today after delivering nearly a quarter of a million vaccine doses since opening its doors on February 25.

UM Shore Regional Health and Community Partners Schedule Additional Free Mobile Walk-up First Dose Vaccine Clinics

June 30, 2021

The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, in partnership with area churches and community organizations, has scheduled a number of free first-dose COVID-19 walk-up vaccine clinics during July and August.

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University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Opens First Trauma-Informed Children & Adolescent Psychiatric Unit In Maryland

June 30, 2021

Children and teens experiencing acute mental health crises have a safe and healing space to recover in the newly-opened Children & Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH).

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UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown Moves Toward Maryland Rural Hospital Designation

June 29, 2021

Three women and a man stand around talking. One woman is talking and gesturing with her hands. Two of the women are dressed in scrubs.

The transformation of University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown is moving forward as planned, as the hospital proceeds toward a Maryland Rural Hospital designation, the first in the state of Maryland.

UM Shore Regional Health

UM Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament Set for August 30, 2021

June 28, 2021

Four men stand in front of a lake, holding golf clubs, on a golf course. It is sunny and they are dressed for summer.

University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation has scheduled its annual Golf Tournament fundraiser for Monday, August 30, 2021 at Talbot Country Club in Easton.

UM Shore Regional Health

UM Upper Chesapeake Health Aberdeen Campus Topping Off Ceremony

June 16, 2021

University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH) is holding a topping off ceremony at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium on Thursday, June 24, at 5 p.m. to celebrate the vertical construction progress on the new Aberdeen medical campus site.

University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Named a Best Children’s Hospital for Cardiology & Heart Surgery, 2021-2022, by U.S. News & World Report

June 15, 2021

The University of Maryland Children's Hospital (UMCH) was recognized today as a Best Children's Hospital for Cardiology & Heart Surgery, 2021-2022, by U.S. News & World Report.

University of Maryland Medical Center - Children's Hospital

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