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Shore Regional Health briefs Dorchester Council on new hospital and county health indicators
Summary
Shore Regional Health updated the council on regional rural‑health trends, a new hospital under construction off Route 50 (147 authorized beds, opening targeted summer/fall 2028) and Dorchester County’s high share of Medicare/Medicaid users; staff described outreach teams and hiring progress.
Representatives from University of Maryland Shore Regional Health briefed the Dorchester County Council on regional rural‑health trends, the system’s population health work in five counties and construction progress on a new regional medical center.
An unnamed Shore representative said rural hospitals have closed in large numbers nationwide and referred to a pending federal rural‑health funding package; the presenter said the system’s five‑county primary…
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