Garrett Regional Medical Center

The Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Foundation Summer Soiree held at Chanteclaire Farm raised a total of $40,000 to benefit the Foundation’s behavioral health campaign. In 2023, the GRMC Foundation launched a campaign dedicated to improving behavioral health services in the Garrett County community and surrounding region. The campaign seeks to enhance the existing facility space at GRMC’s Health & Wellness Center through renovation and/or expansion to better serve the needs of patients and the community.  Since opening in 2019, the demand for mental and behavioral health care and treatment at GRMC’s regional behavioral health center at Health & Wellness in Oakland continues to climb. Renovation of the facility is currently underway. The GRMC Foundation wishes to extend a huge thank you and appreciation to Leigh Clarke and her team at Chanteclaire Farm for hosting the event and providing such gracious hospitality. GRMC and the Foundation would like to thank the following sponsors who donated to the event including, title sponsors, Myers Real Estate Consulting and Thousand Acres Golf Club; dinner sponsor, Dr. Willis and Robin McGill; bar sponsor, Taylor Made Deep Creek; entertainment sponsor, Belt Group of Companies; gold sponsors Bob and Mary Alice Simpson; silver sponsors First United Bank & Trust, Garrett Containers, Kim Clarke, Dr. Stanley Lambert, Mountainside Legal, and Railey Realty.

For Garrett County resident Robert Pattison, the Aspiring Nurse Program at GRMC is helping him achieve his dreams and further his career. Pattison is employed both full-time as an ER technician at GRMC and a paramedic for Garrett County Emergency Services. For him, caring for others has always been his passion. “Working in a small community hospital allows me the opportunity to work with a small knit of people who share the same goal of treating our patients like family,” Pattison said. “Serving the citizens in the area where I grew up is a privilege.” On top of working full-time and being a husband and a father, Pattison is also enrolled as a full-time nursing student at Allegany College of Maryland (ACM). “After receiving an email from ACM, I immediately applied for the Aspiring Nurse Program,” he stated. “I believed this program could not only help me financially, but also jump start my career at GRMC.” Nursing students accepted into the program will receive up to $25,000 over the course of their study, including a sign-on bonus upon hire in exchange for a three-year work commitment following graduation. To be eligible for the program, prospective students must be admitted and actively enrolled at a school with a formal Aspiring Nurse Program partnership with WVU Medicine, such as ACM. GRMC’s caring and supportive team environment has been vital to Pattison’s journey so far. “I am surrounded by people that care about my success and check in on me often,” he added. “The program really gave me the confidence boost most students need around the third semester by giving me the sense that an employer is truly interested in me.” For more information on the program or the application process, including how to apply, contact Jackie Bittinger, Regional Recruiter, at jacquelyn.bittinger@wvumedicine.org or call 304-598-4000.

Join us on July 24th at Chanteclaire Farm from 6-10 p.m. for an evening of delicious food featuring appetizers, salad bar, braised short ribs, crab cakes, asparagus, roasted red potatoes with rosemary & sea salt, and a variety of desserts. We will also be having a variety of silent auction items with all event proceeds to benefit the Foundation's Behavioral Health campaign. Limited tickets for our Summer Soiree event remain. Secure your tickets today by visiting https://lnkd.in/ex85fJyK or contact Emily Tusing at 301-533-4178.

Garrett Regional Medical Center welcomes Aster Berhane, MD, to WVU Medicine Garrett Medical Group in LaVale. Dr. Berhane received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. She spent two years in an internal medicine residency program at Wayne, in the Detroit Medical Center. She obtained her undergraduate degree at Andrews University/Adventist University of East Africa, Kenya (affiliate university) in Berrien Springs, MI. She brings more than 20 years of experience as an internal medicine and family practice physician. As an internal medicine and primary care physician, Dr. Berhane provides comprehensive care to patients aged 16 and up. She is accepting new patients at the Garrett Medical Group’s LaVale office at 922 National Highway. To make an appointment, contact Garrett Medical Group’s LaVale office at 240-362-7294

Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) is pleased to announce that Dona Alvarez MD and her practice, Garrett Regional Orthopaedics – formerly known as Garrett County Orthopaedics - recently joined WVU Medicine Garrett Regional Medical Center. Dona Alvarez, MD, Todd Feathers, MD and H. John Park, MD, are now part of the preferred provider network of the WVU Health System. “Dr. Alvarez has established a lifelong legacy in providing exceptional and personalized orthopaedic care in Garrett County and the surrounding region,” stated Mark Boucot, President and CEO of GRMC and Potomac Valley Hospital. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Alvarez and her team as part of the employed physicians at GRMC. The staff at Garrett Regional Orthopaedics are committed to providing compassionate and quality care, making them a perfect fit with our mission of treating our patients like family.” Patients' primary care physicians can contact Garrett Regional Orthopaedics to refer patients for appointments. Existing patients can contact Garrett Regional Orthopaedics directly for any other patient-related inquires at 301-334-1034.

We are pleased to announce Grantsville Medical Center is now offering walk-in appointments Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The providers and staff provide comprehensive and compassionate primary care services for all members of the family. Walk-in appointments do not need to be scheduled ahead of time.

Mark Boucot, President and CEO of GRMC and Potomac Valley Hospital, was recently presented with the American Hospital Association (AHA) Grassroots Champion Award for Maryland at the Maryland Hospital Association's Annual Reception. Each year the AHA recognizes one hospital leader in each state who most effectively educates state and national elected officials on major issues affecting hospitals’ vital role in the community, who have done an exemplary job broadening community support for their hospital, and who are tireless advocates for hospitals and their patients. In presenting him the esteemed award, the AHA noted Boucot’s tireless advocacy for national legislation making it a felony to attack healthcare workers on the job. In February of this year, he traveled to Washington, DC, to testify at a briefing on Capitol Hill regarding the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act. The AHA and American College of Emergency Physicians cohosted the briefing. The AHA represents nearly 5,000 hospitals and health care systems as well as 43,000 individual members who work in the healthcare industry. AHA is active in addressing national health policy development and legislative and regulatory issues. It also monitors judicial matters that may impact healthcare. Join us in congratulating Mark on receiving this prestigious award!

The GRMC Foundation is excited to announce ticket sales are now OPEN for the 2024 Summer Soiree at Chanteclaire Farm! Join us on Wednesday, July 24th from 6-10 p.m. as we come together to benefit GRMC's Behavioral Health Campaign. Purchase tickets online at wvumedicine.org/grmcdonate or contact Emily Tobin at 301-533-4178.

GRMC's critical care team is dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care to patients facing serious, life-altering medical situations. They recently wore blue on Wear Blue Day to support National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month this May. Join us in recognizing our own ICU heroes by thanking them for their dedication and the level of care they provide to our patients at GRMC. #CritCareMonth #ICUheroes #ICUblue

During Hospital Week, GRMC employees took part in a t-shirt decorating contest hosted by Human Resources. GRMC team members decorated their t-shirts to reflect their departments. Thank you to our employees for their hard work and dedication to treating our patients and community like family. We appreciate you! #WeAreHealthcare #HospitalWeek #Caring4MD