Caleb A. Taylor, MHA, CPHQ
Caleb A. Taylor, MHA, CPHQ, recently joined UM Shore Regional Health as the new Director of Quality, Patient Safety, and Regulatory Programs. University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Taylor joins the organization with a strong background in healthcare quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, accreditation and healthcare operations. Throughout his career, he has been committed to advancing high-reliability principles, strengthening patient safety culture and driving operational excellence through collaboration, data-informed decision-making and continuous process improvement.
A graduate of the inaugural Master of Health Administration (MHA) cohort at Howard University, Taylor is also a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and is passionate about developing systems that improve outcomes for patients, caregivers and the communities we serve.
“Quality is not simply a department; it is a culture that should be embedded in every aspect of healthcare delivery,” Taylor said. “By fostering a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement, we empower our team members to learn, innovate and pursue excellence. This shared commitment strengthens patient outcomes and ensures every patient and family receives high-quality, safe, compassionate and patient-centered care.”
Taylor will partner with UM SRH leaders and frontline team members to support regulatory readiness, performance improvement initiatives, patient safety strategies, accreditation activities and the organization's ongoing pursuit of clinical excellence.
"We are excited to welcome Caleb to the Shore Regional Health family. He is a valuable addition to our team, and we look forward to the leadership, collaboration and expertise he brings as we continue our journey toward excellence in quality, patient safety and regulatory performance," said Sherri Hobbs-Messick, MSM, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Chief Quality, Safety and Experience Officer, UM SRH.
About University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
A member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of five counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot. UM SRH consists of approximately 2,000 team members, including more than 600 health care providers on the Medical Staff, who work with community partners to advance the values that are foundational to our mission: Compassion, Discovery, Excellence, Diversity and Integrity. For more information, visit https://www.umms.org/shore.
About the University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
