LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare paid tribute during National Volunteer Week, April 16-22, to those who donate their time and talents to provide services to Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital and CMH’s practices. Volunteers were treated to lunch at the hospital and thanked for their tireless efforts. In 2022, Central Maine Healthcare […]
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Future health care workers learn about career paths at Central Maine Medical Center job fair
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare teamed up with Lewiston Regional Technical Center earlier this month to host a health care job fair at Central Maine Medical Center. For two days, Central Maine Healthcare experts staffed booths and spoke with more than 100 high school and adult education students. Team members shared their career experiences and […]
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Rumford Hospital temporarily upping security, suspending visits due to threats
There is no concern or threat to the public, the Rumford Police Department chief said Friday.
Posted inLetters, sj-web
A reality for the future?
As a longtime resident of Lewiston-Auburn, I wish to comment on the turmoil in the hospital community. Some time ago, I had a serious medical event requiring hospitalization and treatment. There were no beds at either hospital in Lewiston with the needed physician coverage, so I was safely and efficiently transferred to Maine General Hospital […]
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Concerned and disappointed
An article in the Sun Journal (Aug. 12) stated Central Maine Health Care officials acknowledged the most recent physician turnover rate stands at 27.1 percent, and that this is lower than rates in previous two years. I take that to mean CMHC physician turnover rate in the past three years has been almost 100 percent. […]
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Medical care affected
The recent articles regarding medical staff votes of no confidence in Central Maine Health Care’s president, Jeff Brickman, make for interesting reading. By one informed estimate, more than 25 percent of the medical staff in the system has resigned or been otherwise terminated since Brickman’s tenure began, more than one year ago. A sensible patient […]
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Lewiston gives Bates Mill developer more time
LEWISTON — Developer Tom Platz’s Bates Mill will get to hold onto its option to buy Bates Mill No. 5 for $1 and spend $70 million to redevelop it, councilors decided by a 5-2 vote Tuesday. “I think this project is one of the most important in the city’s history — especially something of this […]