Welcome, New Providers

UM Shore Regional Health has welcomed the following new providers since June 1, 2017: Gopal Aggarwal, MD Shore Bayy Hospitalist Group 219 S. Washington St., Easton, MD 21601 Phone: 410-822-1000 Education: Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus Board Certified: None to date Staff Category: Active Affiliate Hospitals: Shore MedicalContinue reading

From the Chief Medical Officer

Dear Colleagues, I hope the summer season finds you well. Our entire health care team, with our community partners, continues to seek new and effective care protocols for chronic disease management. As you know, among the more challenging and prevalent chronic diseases in our five-county region are congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseContinue reading

Shore Behavioral Health and A.F. Whitsitt Center Partner to Facilitate Substance Abuse Treatment

University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has entered into an agreement with the A. F. Whitsitt Center to collaborate in providing expedited substance abuse treatment for patients who present in the UM SRH emergency departments due to overdose and/or are admitted to inpatient care for stabilization after overdose. This agreement will improve patient access to muchContinue reading

Welcome, New Providers

Many new providers have joined the medical community since the last edition of PulseCheck. They are: Haydar Al-Dabbagh, MD Shore Bayy Hospitalist Group 219 S. Washington St., Easton, MD 21601 Phone: 410-822-1000 Education: University of Baghdad College of Medicine Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, NY Board Certified: Internal Medicine Staff Category: Active Affiliate Hospitals:Continue reading

From the Chief Medical Officer

Dear Colleagues: As Doctors’ Day (March 30) approaches, I thought I would share the insight of two esteemed physicians addressing the status of the medical profession as a career choice. The first was a guest article on www.forbes.com and the second, a blog post written in response to that article. ________________________________________________________________________ Mamas, Don’t Let YourContinue reading