Choptank Health Receives 2023 Talbot County Community Impact Award
Talbot County business leaders gathered on Wednesday, May 3 in the Tidewater Inn’s Gold Ballroom for the 16th Talbot County Business Appreciation Breakfast and presentation of the 2023 Community Impact Awards, with Choptank Health being honored as one of five recipients.
Choptank Health’s Tilghman Health Center to expand hours
Choptank Community Health System’s Tilghman Health Center is expanding to weekly hours to provide more accessibility to primary medical services for Bay Hundred area children and adults.
The Tilghman Health Center serves as an extension to Choptank Health’s Bay Hundred Health Center in St. Michaels, with Gregory Dukes, CRNP serving as the provider. The Center previously had been open every other Tuesday during select hours. New hours begin May 10 and are every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Tilghman Health Center’s separate office spaces are conveniently located at Tilghman Elementary School, with patients ages five and up being seen. Choptank Health’s Bay Hundred office patients and new adult and pediatric primary care medical patients are now being accepted, with appointments made by calling 410-754-0200.
Choptank Community Health System awarded Joint Commission Accreditation
Choptank Community Health System has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for primary care medical home, ambulatory health care, and behavioral health care and human services accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
A medical home is a partnership approach between patients, clinicians, medical staff, and families in providing comprehensive primary care. A medical home extends beyond clinical practice to include specialty care, educational services, family support, and more.
Choptank Health announces new medical provider in Goldsboro
Choptank Community Health System’s Goldsboro Medical and Dental Center recently welcomed family medicine practitioner Gregory A. Holmes, MD to the medical practice.
Dr. Holmes specializes in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of pediatric and adult patients, with more than 29 years of medical experience working in rural communities.
Dr. Holmes received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and a bachelor of science degree in biology from the College of William and Mary. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and an American Association of Family Physicians Fellow.
Choptank Health announces new women’s health provider
Choptank Community Health System recently welcomed women’s health practitioner Becky Kroeger, DNP, CNM of Easton, Md. to its medical practices.
Kroeger is offering prenatal care and women’s health services at Choptank Health’s Easton Health Center and Fassett Magee Center in Cambridge. She will also be expanding access to women’s health services at Choptank Health Centers located in Caroline and Kent counties.
Services include well-women exams for cervical cancer and breast cancer screenings, gyn/pelvic exams, STI screenings, and contraceptive counseling with IUD and Nexplanon placement.
Choptank Health expands into primary care in Easton
Choptank Community Health System’s Easton Pediatrics office is now the Easton Health Center, with expanded offices and medical services available for children, adults, and families. Medical services include primary healthcare, women’s health/prenatal, pediatrics, behavioral health, chronic care management, care navigation, onsite laboratory services, and more. New patients are now being accepted, with more at www.choptankhealth.org.
Choptank Health promotes pediatric dental health in February
Choptank Health is building awareness about the importance of pediatric dental health in recognition of February’s designation as National Children’s Dental Health Month and National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month.
Free children’s dental screenings in Cambridge Feb. 20
Choptank Community Health System is partnering with The Salvation Army of the Mid-Shore in Cambridge, Md. to provide free dental health services for children ages 3 – 17 on Mon., Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Choptank Health’s Mobile Unit will be at the Salvation Army to provide dental health screening and health education, with each participating child receiving a goodie bag.
Choptank Health welcomes new school-based healthcare providers
Choptank Community Health System recently welcomed Family Nurse Practitioners Sarah Rogers, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC of Centreville, Md., and Hope Taylor, MSN of Preston, Md. to its School-Based Health Care team. Rogers is providing healthcare to students and staff at Greensboro Elementary School, and Taylor is providing healthcare to Federalsburg Elementary School students and staff.
Choptank Health’s diabetic education series begins Feb. 6
Choptank Community Health System’s Abigail Webster, RDN is leading a free, three-part diabetic education series taking place on February 6, March 6, and April 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Denton Health Center. Participants will learn about healthier choices to help prevent pre-diabetics from developing Type 2 diabetes. Space is limited for the three-session series, with pre-registration needed.