LEWISTON — Thanks to new federal rules, Mainers can now find the price of a hospital visit with a click. However, experts warn the new costs posted online amount to sticker prices. Patients’ circumstances vary — including whether they have insurance coverage — so actual cost may be different from the list price. The Centers […]
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Tax filing: Retiring Lewiston CEO got bonus despite hospital woes
New 2016 documents also show past financial troubles, spending cuts and salaries at CMMC parent. LEWISTON — When longtime CEO Peter Chalke retired in 2016 from Central Maine Healthcare, its flagship hospital was millions of dollars in the red and Medicare penalized it for the first time for having infection and complication rates that were […]
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CMMC safety scores jump to among the best in Maine
LEWISTON — About six months after Central Maine Medical Center’s safety grade dropped to a C, making it one of the lowest-rated hospitals in Maine, the Lewiston hospital has rebounded. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that tracks health care safety, quality and value at hospitals, has upgraded CMMC to an A. It is […]
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CMMC certified for orthopedic care
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has been certified by the Joint Commission for quality of care in an array of orthopedic services, the hospital announced recently. The certification recognizes CMMC for providing the highest quality of patient care and safety. The areas of excellence highlighted in the certification are total hip replacement, total knee replacement, […]
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Hospital rejections of mentally ill patients spotlight failure of system
The disclosure that two Lewiston hospitals were found to have illegally rejected patients who arrived at their emergency departments with mental health issues has highlighted a chronic lack of services for people with mental illnesses in Maine. Behavioral health experts, hospital executives and law enforcement officials say the state’s mental health system is riddled with […]
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Confidence in CMHVI
I came to Central Maine Medical Center in 2002 as Director of Cardiology to help start Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. At the time, there was substantial controversy over the new cardiac program in Lewiston. Some local doctors and politicians said we would fail and worked hard to make that prediction come true. Fortunately […]
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Medical sources: Doctors leaving Central Maine Healthcare
Insiders say physicians are bailing for a host of reasons; officials say necessary cuts, new systems, pay talk have prompted departures of about 1 out of 4, but ‘it’s starting to turn.’ LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare staff members say things have been bad within the hospital system for a while. In recent months, the […]
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Central Maine Healthcare leaders will 'carefully consider' no-confidence vote
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare CEO Jeff Brickman and board of directors Chairwoman Deborah Dunlap Avasthi issued a joint statement Tuesday, a day after medical staff at Central Maine Medical Center became the third group to vote no confidence in Brickman. In it they acknowledged staff members’ frustrations and concerns with the system, but they […]
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CMMC votes against Central Maine Healthcare leader
UPDATE: Central Maine Healthcare leaders will ‘carefully consider’ no-confidence vote LEWISTON — Medical staff at all three Central Maine Healthcare hospitals have now said they have no confidence in CEO Jeff Brickman. Staff at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, one of the largest hospitals in the state, issued their no-confidence vote Monday evening. According to […]
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People You Know: Warren McGlauflin, CMMC nurse making an ‘impact’
LEWISTON — Within months of his graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in horticulture, Warren McGlauflin’s mom kindly slid another college application his way. Plants and landscaping probably were not going to pay the bills. He should look into nursing. Even with his early, intense aversion to needles, it turned out to […]