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Patients Being Treated for Opioid and Substance Use Disorders can Receive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Remotely – On Their Phone
April 01, 2022People receiving outpatient treatment for opioid and substance use disorders at the University of Maryland Medical Center's Midtown Campus are now receiving cognitive behavioral therapy using a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) application on their smartphone.
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Opens New $70 Million Outpatient Tower Designed to Radically Simplify the Healthcare Experience for People with Multiple and Complex Health Challenges
September 13, 2021Located at medical center’s Midtown location, Outpatient Tower will be the home of a premier academic medical team assembled to provide collaborative care under one roof for Marylanders with many health needs
University of Maryland Medical System Statement on FDA Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine
August 22, 2021As an academic health system that has been on the frontlines of fighting the global COVID pandemic, from treating over 13,000 patients with COVID, to working with our research and scientist colleagues on vaccine development and vaccinating hundreds of thousands of Marylanders across the state, we welcome the FDA's official approval today of the Pfizer vaccine.
Community Advisory Council Launched for Chestertown Hospital
August 13, 2021University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown has launched a Community Advisory Council designed to bring community perspectives on existing and potentially new health services to the hospital and to the greater Kent County and northern Queen Anne's County region.
UM UCH and Harford Crisis Center Awarded More Than $125K to Combat Substance Use
August 03, 2021Chestertown Emergency Department Welcomes Geriatric Specialist, Katherine Selman, MD
August 03, 2021The University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown is taking a significant step in its plans to become a designated Age Friendly Health System with the addition of Katherine Selman, MD, to the hospital's Emergency Department. Dr. Selman comes to UM Shore Regional Health from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill where she completed a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship.
University of Maryland Medical System Announces $1.2 Million Commitment To Address Food Insecurity
August 02, 2021The University of Maryland Medical System today announced a $1.2 million commitment to address food insecurity issues in the communities across the state which are served by the organization's 13 hospitals.
Sukhdeo Singh Joins UM Shore Medical Group - Neurology and Sleep Medicine
August 02, 2021UM Shore Medical Group – Neurology and Sleep Medicine will welcome Rena Sukhdeo Singh, MD in August 2021. A board-certified neurologist, she will join M. Walid Kamsheh, MD; Rahel Alemu, CRNP; Fallon Bauer, PA-C; Trisha Lemay, CRNP; and Tatyana Valentin, CRNP, in the Easton-based practice.