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Ali Tabatabai, MD, MBA, has joined the senior leadership team of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS).

University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, in partnership with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County public and private schools, recently hosted its third student art reception in the hospital's Aging & Wellness Center to showcase artwork from public and private school students in Kent County. University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown is a University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) hospital; UM SRH is a member of organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.

UM Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) recently received the 2025-2026 American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Apex Award for their exemplary demonstration of best practices in respiratory care and education in the Acute Care Hospital category. UM SRH is a member hospital of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). The University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s flagship academic hospital in Baltimore, also received this recognition.

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.

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 on-site clinical training at SRH and academic instruction at schools such as Community College of Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins Schools of Medical Imaging or WOR-WIC Community College. 

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. 

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.

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.

The Laboratory Services Department at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center (UM SMC) at Chestertown is now home to two new chemistry analyzers, made possible by more than $300,000 in funding provided by the Chester River Health Foundation. UM SMC at Chestertown is University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) hospital; UM SRH is a member of organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.