From workforce shortages to the impending end of the federal public health emergency, health care systems continue to face significant operating challenges.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, River Valley
Central Maine Healthcare names Lucretia Stargell president of Bridgton, Rumford hospitals
Stargell joins CMH from North Carolina, where she served as the administrator for two rural hospitals for nearly 15 years.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Former Central Maine Healthcare worker sues for wrongful firing
Motaz El Kelani claims he was fired from working at Central Maine Internal Medicine in Lewiston because of traits protected under the Maine Human Rights Act.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Central Maine Medical Center stroke team earns national certification
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s stroke team has earned recertification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits U.S. health care organizations and programs. According to the American Heart Association, this certification “is the most demanding and designed for those hospitals that have specific abilities to receive and treat complex stroke cases.” Angela […]
Posted inHealth, River Valley
Rumford Hospital is ending its maternity services
Maternity services at the 25-bed critical access hospital in Oxford County will end March 31, Central Maine Healthcare officials announced Thursday.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-related hospitalizations remain steady as new subvariant dominates
The omicron subvariant, XBB, now accounts for about 70% of all COVID-19 cases in the Northeast. While it is more contagious than previous subvariants, local hospital officials say they are not seeing a spike in hospitalizations.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
$6.5 million for tri-county health care providers included in federal spending bill
Maine’s congressional delegation secured millions of dollars in federal funding for more than 200 Maine-based projects and organizations, including $4 million for health care services in Androscoggin County and nearly $2.5 million for services in Oxford County.
Posted inBusiness, Health, River Valley
Steve Littleson takes over as president of Bridgton, Rumford hospitals
Littleson is taking over for Peter Wright, who stepped down last week.
Posted inBusiness, Health
CMMC, St. Mary’s get top grades from hospital safety watchdog group
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center earned the highest grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit, independent watchdog organization. CMMC has received an A from the organization for every biannual review since fall 2018, making this their ninth consecutive top mark, hospital officials said in a […]
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Face Time: CMMC nurse Kailey Norcross — being the ‘best nurse that I can be’ for patients
Kailey Norcross, an Auburn native and a registered nurse at Central Maine Medical Center, recently earned international recognition for her work with patients.