Central Maine Medical Center presented its most recent Sunshine Award to Melissa Mathon. The award recognizes the extraordinary skills and compassionate care given by technical support staff. Recipients demonstrate compassion, patient- and family-focused care, passion about life, patient advocacy and support of all health care team members. Co-workers describe Mathon as dedicated, extremely hardworking and […]
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Receives Daisy Award
James “Kip” Gravel, BSN, RN, left, has been recognized as a Central Maine Medical Center DAISY Award recipient. The award recognizes nurses who consistently demonstrate compassion, critical thinking skills, passion about life, patient- and family-focused care, patient advocacy, support of all health care team members and who are nursing profession role models. Gravel joined the […]
Evelyn Tardiff
PORTLAND — Evelyn (Mainente Kantauskis) Tardiff, 96, of Saco, passed away after a brief illness on Aug. 27, in Portland. Evelyn was born in Beaune, France in 1921, the daughter of Anton Mainente and Marcelle Darneau. Evelyn grew up in Rumford and Lewiston and lived in Lewiston most of her life, until she moved to […]
Paul W. Smith III
LEWISTON — Paul W. Smith lll, was born in Wales on Sept. 2. He passed away shortly thereafter at Central Maine Medical Center with his mother and father present. He was the son of Paul W. Smith ll and Danielle Sugarman-Castle. Arrangements by The Fortin Funeral Group Lewiston.
Paul J. Guay
LEWISTON — Paul J. Guay, 80, passed away peacefully with his loving family at his bedside on Sunday, Aug. 6, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Lewiston on Aug. 19, 1936, the son of the late Levi and Yvonne (Levesque) Guay. Paul graduated from St. Dom’s in 1956. On May 3, 1958, […]
CMMC awarded for stroke care
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. To receive the […]
Guy E. Giguere
LEWISTON — Guy E. Giguere, 81, of Lewiston, passed away Thursday, July 20, of a short illness at St Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Guy was born July 24, 1935, in Clayton Lake and was the son of Joseph and Jeanne Giguere. On June 18, 1955, he married the love of his life, Jacqueline Marquis, and […]
Dempsey Center to become independent, add location
LEWISTON — The Dempsey Center is separating from Central Maine Healthcare to become its own nonprofit. But it won’t stay single for long. The Dempsey Center plans to merge with Cancer Community Center, a 19-year-old South Portland nonprofit that also provides free support to cancer patients and their families. The Dempsey Center will keep its […]