Press Releases

UM SRH Receives $24,000 Grant from Nora Roberts Foundation
UM Shore Regional Health has received $24,000 from the Nora Roberts Foundation to aid in COVID-19 response. This grant is part of an overall $168,000 gift from the Nora Roberts […]
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Appreciating our Health Care Heroes by UM SRH Board Chair Keith McMahan
UM Shore Regional Health Board Chair Keith McMahan offered his thoughts about the UM SRH response to COVID-19 in the following Guest Commentary. It has appeared in several local media. […]
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UM SRH Connects Patients to Their Families during COVID-19 Pandemic
Following the emergence of COVID-19 in Maryland, the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) enacted a Strict Patient Safety Policy at all 13 System hospitals, including UM Shore Medical Centers […]
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UM Shore Regional Health Supports Area Food Banks
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the community has very generously supported UM SRH health care workers and hospitals with food, messages of hope and support, and donated medical supplies such as […]
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Matthew Svehla Creates and Donates N95 Masks to UM SRH, Law Enforcement
Thank you to Easton middle schooler Matthew Svehla for his ingenuity, dedication and thoughtfulness! Matthew recently reached out to the Superintendent of Talbot County Public Schools for help in creating N95 masks […]
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COMMENTARY: UM SRH Responds to COVID-19, by Ken Kozel
The commentary below by Ken Kozel, UM SRH president and CEO, appeared in the Star Democrat on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. When COVID-19 became even more relevant to Marylanders in […]
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Dr. David Marcozzi, UMMS ICS Commander, Visits SMC at Easton
Dr. David Marcozzi, UMMS incident commander, visited UM Shore Medical Center at Easton on Wednesday, April 15. Dr. Marcozzi started the day with a temperature check and “elbow bump” greetings with […]
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Community Support Lifts Team’s Spirit
UM Shore Regional Health has enjoyed a wonderful outpouring of community support for all three hospitals, the emergency center in Queenstown, and our frontline team members during these uncertain times. […]
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Brittany Adams Named Everyday Hero
UM Memorial Hospital Foundation recently held an “Everyday Hero” Celebration for Brittany Adams, nurse on 2E at UM SMC at Easton. A grateful patient honored Adams through the Everyday Hero Program […]
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Shore Medical Center at Easton Named one of Top 20 Rural Hospitals in the U.S.
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton has been named a 2020 Top Rural and Community Hospital by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). Top 20 Rural Community Health […]
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