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The Shore Health System and University of Maryland Medical System boards of directors have approved the selection of Kahler Slater as the architectural firm for the proposed regional medical center for a site in Easton adjacent to the Talbot County Community Center.

Kahler Slater, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a nationally recognized architectural firm with extensive new hospital design experience. The firm will create the schematic design that will be included in the Certificate of Need application Shore Health System plans to file with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in September.

Representatives from Kahler Slater have already begun work on the functional programming of the regional medical center. This aspect of the project involves meeting with department leaders in all areas of Shore Health System to discuss the space and processes used to deliver care at Memorial Hospital today and to consider every aspect of care delivery and visitor services envisioned for the regional medical center.

Kahler Slater also will assist with other facets of the project including focus groups and discussions with community leaders, physicians and members of the board of directors. The information they obtain will be used by the architects who will design the new medical center

In other news related to the regional medical center project, Tony Kelly, AIA, PE, LEED AP, has joined Shore Health System as project director. In this role, he will be responsible for coordinating the process of planning, design and construction of the regional medical center.

Kelly has gained international recognition for the planning, design and management of complex healthcare facilities in the US and overseas. His healthcare credentials include projects at Johns Hopkins, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, the Virtua Health System and the Geisinger Medical Center.

A graduate of Lehigh University with degrees in architecture and civil engineering, Kelly received a master of science in civil engineering from Villanova University. He also attended the Wharton Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as adjunct lecturer of building design and construction at Villanova University, where he won the Carl T. Humphrey Memorial Award.

Kelly is an active member of the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Health Care Advisory Board. His professional articles have been published in Healthcare Design, Healthcare Construction & Operations, and Environment of Care News.

“Having worked for both owner and architect, Tony understands the importance of collaborating closely with healthcare professionals to create environments that are sensitive to the needs of our patients,” says Michael Silgen, vice president, planning and marketing, Shore Health System. “He joins us in creating supportive, healing environments that are responsive to the evolving business challenges in healthcare delivery.”

Kelly comments, “I joined Shore Health System because of the tremendous opportunity to work with a team that truly understands how to translate a new regional medical center into meeting the needs of the patient. The work we do is ultimately about saving lives. I look forward to supporting Shore Health System and the community in this work.”