Bridgton Hospital recently presented Sunshine Awards to Carrie Harding and Kelly Rugg who work in the dietary department. The award celebrates the extraordinary skills and compassionate care given by technical support staff. Harding and Rugg were nominated by a family for going the “extra mile” for their relative who receives regular treatments at the hospital. […]
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Funding cuts would damage hospitals
We are deeply concerned and distressed that the Legislature is once again debating additional Medicaid cuts to hospitals. The latest round of cuts proposed — totaling more than $60 million per year — is unsustainable. More importantly, they are unnecessary. We manage four hospitals in the relatively small Maine communities of Bridgton, Rumford, Norway and […]
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Health care leader hired to guide Rumford, Bridgton hospitals
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare, parent company of Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, has hired a Tennessee health care executive to oversee the operations and business development of the Bridgton and Rumford hospitals. Robert “Rob” Slattery joins CMH as former CEO and president of Integrated Solutions Health Network, a subsidiary of […]
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Bridgton Hospital named Baby-Friendly
BRIDGTON — Baby-Friendly USA Inc. announces that Bridgton Hospital has received prestigious international recognition and has been redesignated as a Baby-Friendly birth facility. Baby-Friendly USA is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund. The initiative encourages […]
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Potter receives Sunshine Award
BRIDGTON — Bridgton Hospital recently presented its Sunshine Award to Mike Potter, certified nursing assistant. The award was established to reward and celebrate the extraordinary skills and compassionate care given by technical support staff. Recipients consistently demonstrate compassion, patient- and family-focused care, passion about life, patient advocacy and their support of all health care team […]
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Bridgton Hospital earns Leapfrog Award
BRIDGTON — The Leapfrog Group announces Bridgton Hospital has been named a Top Hospital for the first time. Widely acknowledged as one of the most prestigious distinctions a hospital can receive in the U.S., the recognition showcases Bridgton Hospital’s commitment to patient safety and quality. “Bridgton Hospital has a long-standing reputation of providing high quality […]
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Bridgton Hospital to expand ER waiting area thanks to benefactor
Bridgton Hospital will soon start a $400,000 renovation of its too-small waiting room, after a patient with a bad experience called to complain and offered to pay $300,000 toward a fix. “It was a wonderful gift, quite honestly, by a wonderful friend of the organization,” hospital President David Frum said. “It was a significant impact […]