Blog Posts in 2014

Berlin, Md. – Atlantic General Hospital was recently awarded the ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation by the American College of Radiology. The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is only awarded to providers that achieve ...

Berlin, Md. – Atlantic General Hospital will be conducting a chronic disease self-management class for 6 weeks at North Worcester Senior Center, Berlin, Md. beginning January 5th. The model for this program comes from the Stanford School of ...

Sunday, January 4, 2015 Overeaters Anonymous #169 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Atlantic General Hospital, Conference Room 1 Our group is a 12 step program, adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. We help anyone struggling with a compulsive eating problem, whether it ...

Berlin, Md. – The helpers at Santa House are very busy this December, filling sacks with toys and clothes for area children in need. In their temporary home, a space in West Ocean City donated by Atlantic General Hospital this fall, Dena ...

Berlin, Md. – At its annual membership meeting on December 2 nd the Atlantic General Hospital Auxiliary celebrated the installation of its new officers. Photo caption: New AGH Auxiliary officers from left to right: Michael Gough, president; ...

Pictured left to right- Michael Gough, vice president; Mary Ellen Arena, corresponding secretary; Ann Hamilton, treasurer; Jane Wolnick, president; Michael Franklin, AGH president and CEO and Barbara Loffler recording secretary.

Thanks to the generosity of community members, businesses and organizations in fiscal year 2014, the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation was able to raise more than $1.7 million for the not-for-profit hospital and health system. From left: Todd ...

Atlantic General Hospital celebrated the commitment and service of Board of Trustees Chairman, John “Jack” H. Burbage, Jr. at its recent Corporation meeting. Jack has served as an AGH Board of Trustees member since 2007, and while he has ...

Berlin, Md.– Atlantic General Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines ® -Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke ...

Berlin, Md. – Atlantic General Hospital announced today it has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures ® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Atlantic ...

Monday, December 1, 2014 AGH Hypertension Clinic 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Apple Drug, Berlin, Md. Free blood pressure screening and health information. Contact Dawn Denton at 410-641-9268. AGH Hypertension Clinic 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Walgreens, Ocean Pines, ...

Penguins are encouraged to come wearing costumes for Best Costume Contests. Special recognition awards will be given to Oldest and Youngest Penguins. 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd place trophies will be awarded to those who raise the most money in divisions ...

“Delmarva Health Network is about transforming the way care is designed and delivered,” says Dr. Jeffrey J. Heckert, M.D, CPE, FAAFP and chairman of the Board of Delmarva Health Network. “We can integrate communication across more ...

From left: Radiation oncologist Manoj Jain, MD; Irene White, director of oncology services at Atlantic General Hospital; Arlene Schneider, senior representative for the South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society; Nancy Helgeson, ...

Berlin, Md. - As newly insured patients seek access to health care, it is important that the public be aware that there are more than 192,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States who provide high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, ...