Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Introduces “Healthy Horizons Retreats” - Health and wellness retreats featuring health experts from Johns Hopkins and Shore Health System promote healthy living and wellness education for couples, women and the heart conscious.

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – (November 30, 2005) – The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina has announced a series of healthy living and wellness education retreat programs. Offered in partnership with Johns Hopkins and Shore Health Systems, “Healthy Horizons Retreats” address health and wellness education and personal growth opportunities in one of three areas: maintaining a healthy heart, women’s self-discovery and health issues and wellness for couples.

Physicians from Johns Hopkins Medicine along with members of the Shore Health System clinical staff affiliated with Dorchester General Hospital and The Memorial Hospital at Easton will facilitate workshops and offer professional knowledge sharing exclusively designed for each program topic. The Healthy Horizons Retreats series will take place at the Hyatt Regency’s 400-room luxury resort on the scenic Chesapeake Bay on Wednesdays through Saturdays during selected weeks from January through March 2006.

Each of the Healthy Horizons Retreats personal learning programs includes seminars and wellness evaluations facilitated by medical experts from Johns Hopkins and Shore Health System, which runs the Memorial Hospital in Easton, Md. and Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, Md.; healthy cooking demonstrations; work with a personal trainer; consultations with a nutritionist; and additional time to visit the Resort Spa and take part in other recreational activities of the Resort.

The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay’s Healthy Horizon Retreats include:

“Find Yourself. Lose Yourself. A Woman’s Retreat”
January 25-28 and March 22-25
Designed specifically as a guide to a woman’s self-discovery and personal enrichment, the retreat highlights relaxation techniques, physical and mental exercises and other strategies for developing a healthy lifestyle. Highlights include:

“Lifelines to a Healthy Heart”
March 1-4
This wellness program will emphasize ways to reduce stress, adopt healthy behaviors and properly care for the heart. Highlights include:

“The Healthy Horizons Retreats are offered exclusively by The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay to give participants practical tools to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle while enjoying the relaxing environment of a deluxe spa resort,” said Mike Walsh, general manager of the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay. “We have invited the participation of physicians affiliated with one of the top-ranked medical institutions in the United States as well as experts from our respected local health system. Both Johns Hopkins and Shore Health System bring valuable health and wellness resources to retreat guests. And the world-class Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay provides the perfect site for a scenic and luxurious mid-winter escape.”

For more information about the Healthy Horizons Retreats series, call the Healthy Horizons Retreat concierge at 1-410-901-6655 or visit chesapeakebay.hyatt.com.

About the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina occupies 342 acres of waterfront property along the Choptank River and features a 400-room luxury four-star resort, numerous formal and informal dining options, an 18-hole championship golf course, 150 slip marina, 18,000 square foot spa, multi-level indoor and outdoor swimming pool and children's recreation center. For more information or to make a reservation, call 1-410-901-1234 or visit chesapeakebay.hyatt.com.

About Johns Hopkins Medicine
Based in Baltimore, Md., Johns Hopkins Medicine brings together the faculty and scientists of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with the organization’s community physicians, nurses, and other professionals of the Johns Hopkins Heath System. Founded in 1893 the School of Medicine and Hospital have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for more than a decade. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is the largest recipient of National Institutes of Health funding in the United States.

About Shore Health System
Shore Health System of Maryland comprises Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge and The memorial Hospital at East. These two private, not-for-profit hospitals have a combined 236 licensed beds and offer a complete range of inpatient and outpatient services to more than 100,000 people throughout Maryland’s Mid-Shore region. Short Health Systems’ comprehensive services included world class cancer care, an award-winning Joint Replacement Center and state of the art imaging and surgical technology.