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Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Elects President
Neal O’Shea was recently elected for a two-year term as president of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. O’Shea, who has been first vice president of the Auxiliary since 2008, served his first term as president from 2006 to 2008.
O’Shea joined the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary as a volunteer in January 2005, a few months after he and his wife, Pat,…
Stroke Center Earns Award for Meeting Patient Care Guidelines
The Shore Health System Primary Stroke Center recently earned a Silver Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA). The award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate compliance with the seven Get With The Guidelines® stroke achievement measures. The Silver Award acknowledges that Shore Health System has met the guidelines for providing the highest standards of stroke…
Shore Health System Opens Surgery Center
The Shore Health System Surgery Center is now open in Easton. The center is currently being used by ophthalmologists on the Shore Health System medical staff for cataract surgery and other surgical procedures. Some urological surgery is also done at the Surgery Center.
The Surgery Center is staffed by members of the Shore Health System nursing staff who are experienced…
DGH Auxiliary Awards Nursing Scholarship
The Dorchester General Hospital Auxiliary’s Nursing Grant Committee recently presented awards to five area nursing students. The financial aid covers the cost of tuition, books and other educational expenses.
Patricia Walter Windsor of Cambridge, a student at Chesapeake College, and Heather Anne Todd of East New Market, a student at Salisbury University, each received a $1,000 scholarship. These grants…
Memorial Hospital Opens New MRI Suite
When local physicians order magnetic resonance imaging they want accurate results quickly so that they can make treatment decisions for their patients. The people who need this type of testing – commonly referred to as an MRI – want convenience, comfort and to get the test done in as little time as possible. The new MRI suite at Memorial…
Physician Recalls Early Years of Emergency Medicine
When Dr. Frank Drews came to Memorial Hospital in 1971, he was one of the hospital’s first emergency department physicians. He served as the first director of emergency medicine at a time when this medical specialty was in its infancy.
When he was an attending surgeon at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey, Dr. Drews decided to move to Maryland’s…
Surgical Unit Praised as Everyday Heroes
A patient recently made a generous donation to the Memorial Hospital Foundation in appreciation of the Memorial Hospital at Easton Surgical Unit staff. The donor commented, “This donation is for the recognition of the entire staff on the 3rd floor who helped me through my shoulder replacement. A special thanks to Colby (Foxwell) who helped expedite my departure.”
The…
Dr. Newmier Elected President of Statewide Medical Organization
On June 25, Eugene J. Newmier, DO, was installed as President of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) at the organization’s 2010 Annual Assembly in Annapolis. Dr. Newmier, a member of MAFP since 1997, has served in various positions of leadership including his chairmanship of the MAFP Membership and Rural Health Committees.
A graduate of the Kirksville College…
