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As part of the Maryland Bankers Association Leaders Program, three employees of Shore United Bank recently collected donations of snacks, treats and gift cards from a variety of restaurants and retail stores to honor the nursing team at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton.

Kim Hardesty, owner of Salon Inspire, in Trappe, Maryland, in collaboration with the at UM Shore Regional Health Cancer Center's Oncology Social Work Coordinator, Patty Plaskon, came up with "Improving Your LOL" (looks and outlook) program, to help cancer patients going through changes in their appearance due to cancer treatment.

The UM Chester River Health Foundation has been awarded a $32,000 allocation of Maryland state tax credits in support of its campaign to raise $150,000 to fund a second chemistry analyzer for the lab at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with white Americans having 20 times greater risk than African-Americans.

In the past several weeks, more than 1,000 individuals have received COVID-19 vaccines through the Mobile Vaccination Program conducted by University of Maryland Shore Regional Health in collaboration with community partners in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent and Queen Anne's counties.

Roberta Lilly, MD, FACS, has returned to the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Clark Comprehensive Breast Center in Easton as Interim Medical Director. Dr. Lilly will be handling all surgical consults and surgeries related to breast cancer and other breast health issues while the search for a new director is in progress.

The University of Maryland Medical System recently launched a new multi-media awareness campaign designed to show that the System's unrivaled statewide presence and foundational partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine bring the benefits of academic medicine to all Marylanders.

The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Board of Directors recently welcomed two new members, Garret Falcone and Christopher Parry, DO, FACOS.

Team members from UM Shore Medical Group Women's Health and Pediatrics practices recently joined forces to spruce up and replenish the flower gardens within the Town of Easton Parks and Recreation's Idlewild Park children's play area in downtown Easton.

The GE Senographe Pristina™ with Dueta is now available at the Diagnostics and Imaging Center at UM Shore Medical Pavilion at Queenstown. Designed by women and for women, the Senographe Pristina with Dueta, a patient-assisted compression device, offers simplified, more comfortable positioning and compression, and improved image quality.