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Meritus Nurse Residency Program tops in preparing nurses for careers
April 16, 2026
The program has received reaccreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program. Meritus Health announced that its Nurse Residency Program has earned reaccreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program, recognizing excellence in supporting nurses as they transition into clinic
Osteoporosis can cause more problems than just a broken bone
April 16, 2026
About 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis. Another 44 million have low bone density, placing them at increased risk, according to the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. But it’s not that osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle, making them easy to break from even something as simple as coughing, said Mary Romanic, M.D., with Meritus Rheumatology. &ld
Meritus welcomes gastroenterologist
April 15, 2026
Dr. Christine Lewis is now seeing patients at Meritus Digestive Health Services. Meritus Health is pleased to welcome Gastroenterologist Christine P. Lewis, M.D., to Meritus Digestive Health Services. Dr. Lewis recently joined the practice in suite 246 of the Robinwood Professional Center, 11110 Medical Campus Road in Hagerstown. She will also be seeing patients Wednesdays in Frederick at 310 W. N
New primary care opening on Professional Blvd.; Women’s Health moves
April 7, 2026
Meritus Primary Care is scheduled to open off Eastern Boulevard in mid-April. A Meritus primary care practice will be taking over the Professional Boulevard space of Meritus Women’s Health Specialists, which is moving to Robinwood Professional Center. Meritus Primary Care – Professional Boulevard will be moving into the space at 1130 Professional Blvd., Hagerstown, around April 1
Meritus neurosurgeon to be published in medical journal
March 25, 2026
Dr. Chikezie Eseonu’s paper looks at the impact of brain surgery techniques on how the brain controls the body. A Meritus physician will have a cover story about the effects of operating on brain tumors in one of the top neurosurgery journals in the world in April. Chikezie Eseonu, M.D., medical director of neurosurgery, was the senior author and principal investigator of the paper for Opera
Meritus welcomes 16 new doctors to residency programs
March 23, 2026
Physicians will join General Surgery, Family Medicine and Psychiatry residency programs. Meritus Health’s new General Surgery Residency Program has matched with its first class of three doctors, plus three transfers to the second program year of the five-year program. They’ll be joining five doctors who matched with the Meritus Family Medicine Residency program and the five who matched
Physician urges early screening as colon cancer rises in young adults
March 20, 2026
Dr. C.P. Choudari said incidence rates up for adults 20 to 49. Colorectal cancer, once considered a disease primarily affecting adults over 50, is increasingly being diagnosed in younger people, raising concern among physicians and public health experts. Incidence rates among adults ages 20 to 49 are rising by approximately 3% each year. Early-onset colorectal cancer now accounts for about 1
Lifestyle changes can impact mental health
March 9, 2026
When Dr. Chris Gauthier sits with a patient, he listens for more than symptoms — he listens for patterns. For Dr. Gauthier, psychiatry is not simply about diagnosing and prescribing. It is about restoring balance — biologically, emotionally and socially. “People generally know what they should be doing,” he said. “They know sleep matters. They know movement helps. The
Peer-reviewed case study highlights Meritus’s “Go for Bold” initiative
March 6, 2026
The work is to appear in the March edition of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes. Three Meritus Health team members recently published a peer-reviewed case study detailing the innovative communitywide “Go for Bold: Lose 1 million pounds” campaign. “Go for Bold: Improving Outcomes One Pound at a Time” is featured in the March edition of Population Health, Equity &
MSOM joins nutrition education initiative
March 6, 2026
MSOM is one of more than 50 medical schools across 31 states to participate in the U.S. Health and Human Services partnership. The Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine is joining more than 50 medical schools across the country in a U.S. Health and Human Services initiative to teach nutrition education. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the partnership Thursday during a news con
Meritus chief strategy officer named to MD rural health advisory group
March 2, 2026
Dave Lehr is part of the Rural Health Transformation Committee. Meritus Health’s chief strategy officer was recently named to a statewide committee that advises on the use of federal funds for rural health. Dave Lehr was appointed to the Rural Health Transformation Committee, which falls under the Maryland Department of Health. The committee is an advisory group created to support the
Meritus is a national Baldrige Award finalist
February 20, 2026
The organization is one of six nonprofits across the United States to earn the honor. Meritus is pleased to announce it is a finalist in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, one of only six nonprofits in the nation to receive such an honor. “It is the teamwork and dedication of our team members in caring for our patients that led to this most prestigious recognition,” sai