Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - November, 2012

Soak up some sun with CMS on the annual fall trip!!!

CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL STAFFING ANNUAL FALL TRIP - NOVEMBER , 2012

Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe Hotel features luxury services and amenities for the most discerning guests. The new, modern beachfront resort is comprised of 619 suites set in the rustic, tranquil village of San Jose del Cabo. This all-inclusive, all-suite resort offers 34 specialty swim-up suites, sports bar, cigar lounge, 7 themed indoor restaurants, outdoor grills, swim-up pool bars, a world class spa, convention center, exceptional personalized service and Barcy Kids’ Club. Here, a white sandy beach, spacious accommodations and superb facilities and dining await you, as well as an all-inclusive program, and sports such as deep sea fishing, renowned Los Cabos golf, and snorkeling in clear waters. At the end of the day, when it’s time to relax over drinks and dinner, you'll enjoy a selection of 7 bars and 6 a la cart restaurants offering delectable Spanish cuisine, French, Japanese, Italian, Steak House, Sea food Grill plus 2 buffet restaurants with Mexican and International Cuisine.

Visit the hotel website: Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe Hotel

Please plan to join us for a fabulous CMS Trip.
Family and friends are welcome. Travel insurance available.
Fully refundable deposit until June 1
Rates include full cost of roundtrip airfare from BWI, transfers from airport to hotel and return, hotel, all meals, drinks and taxes.

Dates & Cost of Trip:
November 10 – 17, 2012
One week (seven nights, eight days)
Cost: $1580/person 

November 14 – 18, 2012
Extended Weekend (four nights, 5 days)
$1220/person 

Deposit: $200/person due to confirm reservation. First come, first served. We have only reserved 40 airline seats! We will wait-list after the first 40 seats are sold.

Convenient payroll deductions available - Call us today to reserve! 410-321-4267 or e-mail!

Happy Holidays

The annual CMS Gala raised over $5k for Health Care for the Homeless

The CMS administrative and clinical staff danced the night away at the Hotel Monaco over the weekend. Through the tireless efforts of Deb Kennedy, local businesses, and office and clinical staff, the event raised more than $5,000 for Health Care for the Homeless. Thanks to everyone who donated and attended to make this both a great party and wonderful charity event. Click here to see a full Photo Gallery!

Sunny Grand Cayman Island, November 2011

Nearly 50 CMS clients, office staff, associates and their families enjoyed our annual warm weather trip to Grand Cayman Island in honor of National Radiologic Technologist Week, November 13 – 19, 2011. Click here to see the full photo gallery!

Apply Now to CMS to join the festivities next year!

CMS Staff Appreciation Day, August 2011

The Chesapeake Medical Staffing administrative team continues it's yearly tradition of shutting down for one day of the year and enjoying each other's company. This year, the boarded the NSTAG8TOR and set sail around the Chesapeake Bay for a day of swimming and partying. Check out the photos here!

The Crab Feast Was a Blast!

Thanks to everyone who came out and made the crab feast a great success. Check out all the photos and thanks again to all of our nurses for the hard work they do day in and day out! Remember to also take a look at our updated nurses week album to see the CMS nurses hard at work!

Happy Nurses Week

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Thank you to all the nurses for your commitment and dedicated service you provide to your patients. Hope you enjoyed a visit last week from some of the CMS staff- we made the rounds to thank you in person for the great work you do as a nurse every day! We hope to see you all again soon!

Check out the photo gallery to see our nurses in action receiving their nurses week gifts!

Holiday Gala at the Hotel Monaco

CMS Proudly presented Health Care for the Homeless with more than $5,000 on December 18, 2010 at the annual Holiday Gala at the Hotel Monaco. More than 150 CMS associates, clients, and friends danced the night away at the downtown hotel with beautiful views of Baltimore city and the inner harbor. Many generous local organizations, associates, and clients opened up their hearts and wallets to support a wonderful cause.

Special Thanks to Deb Kennedy for her tireless efforts to provide a very successful live - led by CMS' own David Myers - and silent auction. Congratulations to all the auction winners and thank you again for supporting such a worthwhile cause.

Be sure to check out the Picture Gallery of the event.

Soaking Up the Sun in Playa Del Carmen

CMS enjoys a warm weather trip in November 2010

Nearly 50 CMS clients, office staff, associates and their families enjoyed our annual warm weather trip to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, November 6 – 13, 2010. The group stayed at The Royal Playa Del Carmen hotel in the heart of the Mexican Riviera. And, indeed, they were treated like royalty! The group agreed it was the best all-inclusive resort CMS has ever visited!

One of the CMS traditions while traveling has been to choose a local cause in need of support. The group of travelers blended vacation fun with the true spirit of giving. Over 300 toys were donated to a program for under-privileged children in Mexico, called  “Give a Toy, Get a Smile.” Visit their website for more information about the organization. Its’ founder, Nancy Meyers RN, met us in the lobby of the hotel to collect our gifts. She was delighted with the generous response – especially with the Christmas season right behind us! Please see the pictures of all of the toys that were carefully packed and transported to Mexico. Nancy assured us the toys would be given to impoverished children, many of whom would not have received any toys at all for Christmas. A very special thanks to all the CMS travelers who were so generous!

The group enjoyed the little town of Playa Del Carmen, which was walking distance from the hotel. Some ventured to the neighboring island of Cozumel to explore the town, shops and beaches. But most of all, we enjoyed sipping cold tropical drinks on the warm sandy beach framed by swaying palm trees and beautiful turquoise water! As always, our photographers were hard at work! There are hundreds of photos in the gallery; be sure to check it out. Let us know your suggestion for our next trip in October 2011.

National Nurses Week May 6–12, 2010

Nurses: Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow

Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interests, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers. As nurses, we work in emergency rooms, school based clinics, and homeless shelters, to name a few. We have many roles – from staff nurse to educator to nurse practitioner and nurse researcher – and serve all of them with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to patient safety.

We thank you for your dedication & commitment to the patients you serve. All of us at CMS applaud the great work you do every day! Visit our Picture Gallery to view some of our clinical nurses and clients.

Nacho Ordinary Holiday Gala

CMS Travels to Belize

Staff Donates Books to A Local School

Nearly 80 CMS clients, office staff, associates and their families enjoyed our annual warm weather trip to tropical Ambergris Caye in Belize in early November ’09. The group stayed at the Pelican Reef Villas on the island and many ventured to the mainland via water taxi – an adventure in itself! The Pelican Reef staff members have perfected the meaning of stellar customer service We extend a very warm thanks to two special employees at Pelican Reef: Eliazar and Cesar. They manage the bar, food service, trip booking and everything else one could imagine – including free, expert advice! They couldn't be nicer or more helpful - we were treated like royalty!

Thanks for the generous support from our group who donated over 100 books and a DVD player to San Pedro Catholic School. The principal of the school was so very appreciative that a group of tourists would combine pleasure with “giving back” while vacationing.

The travelers enjoyed the crystal clear water of Belize, a private catamaran charter under a full moon, snorkeling with sharks and rays, scuba diving, zip-lining and even archeological tours on the mainland. They also enjoyed many hours relaxing at Pelican Reef. Imagine sipping cold tropical drinks on a warm sandy beach framed by swaying palm trees and beautiful turquoise water!

Photographers went wild! There are hundreds of photos in the gallery; be sure to check it out.

Fall Crab Feast, September 2009

CMS  clients, associates and their families enjoyed a wonderful, cool evening at  Kahler’s Crab Deck in Rosedale, MD at the annual CMS Crab Feast held on  September 10, 2009. Dozens of crabs were picked, beer and conversation flowed  freely and dessert was enjoyed by all! The weather was perfect and complimented  the event! Visit our picture gallery to see the crab-pickin’ crowd!

Be sure to check out the picture gallery of the event.

Office Team Appreciation Event, June 2009

On June 3, despite a possible threat of some severe afternoon thunderstorms, the entire administrative office team boarded a luxurious 48-foot yacht, the “NSTG8TR3," under the experienced navigation of Diane Kowal’s husband, Captain Andy Kowal. We departed Middle River and headed southeast across the Chesapeake Bay to Rock Hall, MD where we enjoyed lots of good food and good company on the deck at Waterman’s Crab House. On the way back, under warm, sunny skies, we made a pit stop and anchored off Hart-Miller Island to enjoy the afternoon on the  water. Many of our team members weathered the chilly bay temperatures and went for an invigorating swim!

Jeff and Terri are very appreciative of the efforts of this dedicated team of professionals who work hard every day for our clinical associates and our clients. Kudos to our scheduling coordinators, finance and HR team members! And a very special kudos to Toni Torsch, our off-hours team leader, who made the off-site event possible! Toni volunteered to answer the office phones for the entire afternoon so our regular office team could enjoy the time together! Way to go, team!

Be sure to check out the picture gallery of the event.

Nurses Week, May 2009

We enjoyed visiting many of our nurses and hospital clients during the annual celebration of Florence Nightingale's birth, otherwise known as National Nurses Week.

All of us at CMS applaud the great work you do every day!

Even more photos - the annual golf outing!

WISP Winter Weekend, February 2009

A group of 32 CMSers and their families traveled to Deep Creek Lake February 20-22, 2009. We enjoyed a great weekend in a massive 9-bedroom, lake-front villa, complete with fireplaces, an indoor pool, and an outdoor hot tub! The Saturday evening, Italian themed dinner was of 5-star quality, enjoyed immensely by all!

There was enough food for twice the number of guests! The fireplaces crackled all weekend to keep us toasty indoors and the temperature outdoors was perfect for skiing. Snow showers on Sunday morning added to the ambience of the venue. The group unanimously voted to return to the same site next year for the winter get-away weekend!

Annual Holiday Gala, December 13, 2008

Over 200 CMS associates, hospital clients and friends danced the night away at the 1840s Ballroom in downtown Baltimore.

We proudly presented Health Care for the Homeless with a check for   $25,000. The goal to increase the efforts of 2007 was exceeded thanks to all of our generous associates and clients who poured open their hearts and wallets.

The evening included a gourmet menu by Carlton Caterers, great dance music by Music Masters and the ever popular silent auction. A special thanks to Deb Kennedy for all of her dedicated effort to make the silent auction such a success! Thank you to all of the contributors who donated items for the auction.

The evening would not have been complete without the conga line led by none other than CJ Marbley.

Aruba, November 2008

Nearly 100 CMS clients, office staff, associates and their families joined our annual warm weather trip from October 22-29, 2008 on the beautiful island of Aruba. We stayed at the Occidental Grand Aruba All-Inclusive Resort. Our group enjoyed the crystal clear Caribbean water, a private catamaran charter aboard the “Rumba”, and the adventurous off-road jeep tour of the undeveloped areas of the island!

Thanks to very generous support from our group, CMS travelers donated over 150 books to two local schools on the island—a kindergarten and a primary school. The principals of the schools, joined by other officials & teachers, were present at the resort one afternoon to formally “accept” our gifts. They were so very appreciative of a group of tourists who combined pleasure with philanthropy! The story was even published in a local paper in Aruba!

Fall Crab Feast, September 2008

CMS clients, associates and their families enjoyed a wonderful, cool evening at Kahler’s Crab Deck in Rosedale, MD at the annual CMS Crab Feast held on September 10, 2008. The weather cooperated for a perfect evening.

Dozens of crabs were picked, beer and conversation flowed freely and   dessert was enjoyed by all!

CMS Family Camping Trip

July 25-27, 2008

Over 50 CMS employees, family, and friends enjoyed the great outdoors on the annual camping trip at Lake Raystown Resort, Pennsylvania, the weekend of July 25-27, 2008. The beautiful weather brought everyone outside for hiking, boating and a few trips down the water slide!

Campers enjoyed Saturday night around the campfire and finished the trip with a breakfast aboard the Proud Mary Riverboat Sunday morning.

Nurses Week, May 2008

Our office staff greatly enjoyed the opportunity to visit many of our   RNs hard at work out in the field. CMS nurses could easily be spotted donning their new navy blue CMS messenger bags!

Twenty CMS associates and friends braved a challenging course at the 6th Annual Golf Outing and showed off their golf skills on May 8, 2008, at the Francis Scott Key Golf & Country Club in Finksburg, MD.

The golfers then celebrated with happy hour at the Full Moon Pub & Grill.

Jamaica, October 2007

The CMS group traveled to Negril, Jamaica for the annual warm weather trek in the fall of 2007. The group was split between two neighboring hotels. The all-inclusive Riu Negril was luxurious and offered something for everyone. The smaller, unique tree-house accommodations  at the Sunset at the Palms welcomed those looking for a smaller, more intimate setting.

We  honored our tradition of supporting others by adopting a primary school and a local nursing home. CMS travelers donated more than 200 books to the primary school and a large amount of medical supplies and clothing as requested by the nursing home. Thank you to all who blended a get-away vacation with a generous spirit to give to those less fortunate. The response from both the primary school and the nursing home was very rewarding.

The group enjoyed a great week with plenty of action or just beach lounging - depending on one’s preference. There were inland river excursions with stops at private beaches. Our group catamaran trip aboard “The Wild Thing” to Rick’s Café to watch the cliff divers at Sunset was fabulous. The food and drinks were delicious and the locals could not have been more hospitable!

Fall Crab Feast, September 2007

On a hot and humid late summer evening, September 13, 2007, over 80 CMSer’s, family, friends and clients filled the outdoor deck at Kahler’s Crab House in Rosedale. We enjoyed fat, local crabs and great local corn-on-the cob. Conversation and cool beverages flowed freely. Desserts were homemade, courtesy of our office staff. Mother Nature was kind and held off thunderstorms until after the event.

CMS Family Camping Trip, July 2007

A crowd of CMS employees, family, and friends enjoyed the great outdoors on the first annual camping trip held at Lake Raystown Resort, located between Harrisburg and Pittsburg about 160 miles from Baltimore. The beautiful weather brought everyone outside for hiking, boating, lake swimming and a few trips down the water slide! Accommodations were available in camp sites, RV sites and even air-conditioned "Villas." The group enjoyed Saturday night around the campfire and finished the trip with a breakfast aboard the Proud Mary Riverboat on Sunday morning.

Nurses Week, May 2007

CMS celebrated National Nurses Week May 6 –12, 2007 with clinical visits to more than 200 nurses and clients. All of the administrative office staff enjoyed the time out of the office to meet with our clinical staff and clients. Flowers and canvas bags were given to CMS nurses in recognition of the celebration.