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Ready to Roll: Chester River Health Foundation Funds Dedicated Ambulance for Transport of Patients Across the Eastern Shore

June 22, 2024Across Our Desk

Pilot Project Aims to Reduce Travel Wait Time for Non-Critical Patients at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Hospitals CHESTERTOWN, MD With the beautiful rural counties that make up Maryland’s Eastern Shore comes an inherent challenge – how to transport patients needing medical care in a timely fashion. Often, trips between University of Maryland Shore […]

UM Shore Regional Health, Talbot County Health Department Partner to Offer Free Safe Sitter® Program in June and October

June 6, 2024Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is hosting free upcoming Safe Sitter® courses in partnership with the Talbot County Health Department. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. The courses will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, and […]

Del Puppo Joins UM Shore Medical Group – Primary Care at Centreville

May 29, 2024Across Our Desk

CENTREVILLE, MD University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG) – Primary Care at Centreville recently welcomed Jamie Del Puppo, MSN, RN, CRNP, as a nurse practitioner. Most recently, Del Puppo served as a nurse clinician in the medical-surgical oncology inpatient unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Del Puppo earned her Bachelor of […]

Talbot County Becomes Stroke Smart County Thanks To Work Of UM SRH Stroke Committee

May 28, 2024Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD Thanks to the hard work of UM Shore Regional Health’s (UM SRH) Primary Stroke Center leadership, the Talbot County Council recently presented a proclamation to UM SRH Stroke Committee team members announcing Talbot County as a Stroke Smart County. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Rena […]

Stephanie Saffran, BSN, RN, Honored as 2024 UM Shore Regional Health Nurse of the Year

May 14, 2024Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD Stephanie Saffran, BSN, RN, clinical nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), has been named SRH’s Nurse of the Year. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Saffran was chosen by an independent panel of judges from over […]

Kent County African American Health Committee Expands Mission, Seeks New Members

May 14, 2024Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD The African American Women’s Health Advisory Committee (AAWHAC) has changed its name to the African American Health Advisory Committee (AAHAC). This group was formed in September 2022 as a collaborative effort between University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT), the hospital’s health educator, and women from the […]

Roger D. Brown Education Center Dedicated at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown

April 26, 2024Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD The University of Maryland Chester River Health Foundation (UM CRHF) recently hosted a dedication of the Roger D. Brown Education Center in the Aging & Wellness Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. The event was attended by approximately 60 of Brown’s friends, family members and community members. UM CRHF supports the […]

Emergency Sirens Test on April 2 and Potassium Iodide Event on April 4 in Middletown in Delaware

March 19, 2024Across Our Desk

SMYRNA, DE: The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), the Delaware State Police, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG), will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. There are 37 sirens in Delaware located within a 10-mile radius of […]

Easterseals Receives Grant from New Castle County

March 1, 2024Across Our Desk

New Castle, DE New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer joined the leadership of Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore recently to announce a $100,000 investment in Delaware’s largest non-profit for inclusion and access for people with disabilities. The funds being awarded to Easterseals will be used to make necessary repairs and upgrades to existing bathrooms […]

Choptank Health marks 25 years of school-based health during National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month

February 26, 2024Across Our Desk

Denton, MD: Choptank Community Health System is celebrating 25 years of providing school-based health services to Mid-Shore students. The milestone is being recognized in February as part of the National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month. Choptank Health is celebrating its successes and raising awareness about how school-based health centers improve access to healthcare services for […]