Blog Posts in 2010

Earl Bethards, project manager with NASON Construction, Inc., presents a $1000 check for the Atlantic General Hospital 17 th Annual Penguin Swim to Chris Anderson, plant operations manager and Colleen Wareing, vice president of patient care services, ...

The November 2010 issue of the Baltimore Magazine featured Top Doctors in the region. This year Baltimore Magazine published two lists, one “Top Docs” and a separate list of top doctors at the beach. Atlantic General Hospital was well ...

Atlantic General Hospital announced today that women in Worcester County and the surrounding region can now receive digital mammograms at the hospital’s Eunice Q. Sorin Women’s Diagnostic Center. The facility recently purchased and ...

Atlantic General Hospital and Health System announced today that they have received their supply of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine. Flu shots are available to patients of the health system by making an appointment at any one of their primary ...

In August, Atlantic General Hospital joined other Eastern Shore employers in signing the Healthiest Maryland commitment board at a ceremony at Salisbury University, one more milestone in the efforts the organization has undertaken in recent years to ...

Atlantic General Hospital’s Visions for Total Health Program is collaborating with the Ocean Pines Association Communications Advisory Committee to offer a new health fair to the community. The event will be held September 18, 8 a.m. to 12 ...

Free apps for the most popular smart phones on the market, the Android, iPhone and Blackberry, are now available for download to get the most-up-to-date information about Atlantic General Hospital’s outpatient services. Individuals with these ...

Atlantic General Hospital names Nurse of the Year and Support Staffer of the Year Registered nurse Beverly Ward and nurse technician Sean Sullivan were recently recognized by Atlantic General Hospital for their outstanding service in healthcare. Ward ...

Mobile web site and downloadable apps to quickly follow Just 18 months after launching online wait times for its emergency room, Atlantic General Hospital is introducing real-time waits for two other services: x-rays and outpatient lab work. The ...

Ophthalmologist Jason Yonker of Chesapeake Eye Associates now performs the outpatient procedure at Atlantic General Hospital His patients have been asking if he would perform the procedure for the past year, but glaucoma specialist Dr. Jason Yonker ...

Atlantic General Scores Above 90% on 15 Key, Clinical Performance Indicators The Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Maryland, has awarded the 2010 Delmarva Foundation Excellence Award for Quality ...

Atlantic General Hospital was recently awarded the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award at the association’s International Stroke Conference 2010. The award ...

Just four years after opening its doors, the Atlantic General Hospital Thrift Shop has celebrated an expansion of the store. The popularity of the bargain hunter’s boutique, solely managed and staffed by the AGH/HS Auxiliary, was almost ...

Murray Oltman, chief information officer (CIO) of Atlantic General Hospital has been credentialed as a certified healthcare chief information officer (CHCIO) by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). CHIME’s focus ...

As part of National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6 through 12 each year, Atlantic General Hospital is bringing former healthcare professional and current motivational speaker Lon Kieffer to associates to talk about “Defending the ...