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The Chester River Health Foundation has been awarded an additional allocation $17,500 of Maryland state tax credits in support of its efforts to raise $138,000 to fund 10 suites of patient room furnishings at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health recently honored a total of 256 team members as Service Award recipients at two events at The Milestone in Easton: a Service Awards Luncheon on October 11 honoring those celebrating 10 or 15 years of employment with the regional health care network, and a Service Awards Dinner on October 12 honoring those celebrating 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years. The dinner occasion also honored 42 staff members who retired in the past year.

Jeanie Scott, of Easton, has been promoted to the position of manager, Oncology Services at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, Brian Leutner, Oncology Services executive director has announced.

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Palliative Care Program provides support to individuals living with chronic, life-limiting illnesses by helping them to manage complex pain and other symptoms, maintain their functional status for as long as possible and enhance their quality of life. Offered since 2014 to patients in University of Maryland Shore Medical Centers at Chestertown, Dorchester and Easton, Palliative Care now also is provided on an outpatient basis for patients throughout the region.

The 2018 UM Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament held September 17 at the Talbot Country Club in Easton was a great success, netting $93,249 to benefit the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton.

University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation will host an informative seminar, “Tax Reform: What Do the New Changes Mean to You?” on Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Talbot County Free Library located at 100 West Dover Street in Easton.

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is proud to announce the certification of its cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester and UM Shore Medical Center at Easton by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). UM Shore Regional Health was recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life by enhancing standards of care.

UM Shore Regional Cancer Program has launched TIPPS for Living Well, a free consultation for patients undergoing cancer treatment and their families.

Glenda McCarter, a family nurse practitioner with more than two decades of experience in primary care settings catering to female patients, has joined The Orthopedic Center as provider for patients in need of diagnosis and treatment for osteoporosis.