AUBURN — Helen E. Durgin Hewins of Greene died Thursday, July 6, at an Auburn facility. She was born on June 9, 1924, in Providence, R.I., a daughter of Reginald and Elizabeth McCarthy Durgin. She worked at Knapp Shoe for 29 years and was a volunteer at Central Maine Medical Center for 22 years. Helen was […]
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Frances E. Fenderson
LEWISTON — Frances Elaine Fenderson, 73, passed away at Central Maine Medical Center on June 29. Frances was born at home in Old Town on Aug. 23, 1943, to Raymond and Dorothy Durette. She moved to Lewiston/Auburn in 1958. Frances was educated in local schools. She was predeceased by a daughter, Katherine Ann Fenderson. Survivors include […]
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Central Maine Healthcare hires new chief nursing officer
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare has hired a new chief nursing officer, replacing Sharron Chalke, who resigned in January. Mary-Anne Ponti started this week. Ponti has more than 30 years experience in nursing and health care administration. She last worked as an independent coach and consultant for health-care leadership in Michigan. She has also served […]
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Yzette M. P. Vachon
LEWISTON — Yzette M. P. Vachon, 93, of Lewiston, died Sunday, June 4, at the Montello Manor, where she had been a resident for the past two years. Born in Lewiston on Dec. 19, 1923, she was the daughter of Rosario J. and Jeannette Martin Dionne. Educated in local schools, she married Wilfred Vachon on Nov. […]
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Central Maine Medical Center celebrates volunteers
To mark the end of National Volunteer Week, Central Maine Medical Center hosted a luncheon and celebration for the hospital’s volunteers on April 28. Central Maine Healthcare’s System Director of Volunteer Services Sue Hedrich spoke about the importance of volunteerism and how CMMC’s volunteers ensure the hospital provides high-quality service to everyone who walks through […]
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CMMC re-designated Baby-Friendly facility
LEWISTON — Baby-Friendly USA Inc., announces that Central Maine Medical Center has been re-designated as a Baby-Friendly birth facility. CMMC joins six Baby-Friendly hospitals in Maine, including Bridgton Hospital, a Central Maine Healthcare hospital. Baby-Friendly USA Inc. is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the […]
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Graduating residents recognized in commencement ceremony
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency recently recognized seven third-year family medicine residents at graduation. Honored were family physicians Joshua Garfein, DO, Kara Callahan, MD, Gregory Thibodeau, MD, Sean Tyler O’Sullivan, DO, Leslie Bradbury, MD, Lisa Torgersen, MD, and Nicole Boutaugh, DO. Program Director Donald “Raj” Woolever, MD, gave the welcome address. […]
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Three organizations presenting end-of-life conversation
Central Maine Medical Center, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, in partnership with the Hospice Foundation of America, are leading and coordinating a public awareness campaign on the importance of talking about end-of-life preferences and goals with loved ones and medical professionals. “Hopefully, the fact that the two local hospitals […]
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Central Maine Healthcare CEO talks up Bates Mill No. 5 plans
AUBURN — Peter Chalke called plans to reinvent and renovate Bates Mill No. 5 “more than just a construction project.” In front of a packed house at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday, the head of Central Maine Healthcare said it was also about more than finding space for his hospital […]
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Lucille Bailey Welch
1922 – 2016 AUBURN — Lucille Bailey Welch, 94, formerly of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Monday, March 21, at the Hospice House, following a long illness. She was born in Yarmouth on Jan. 18, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Fessenden) Bailey. Lucille was educated in Auburn schools, and graduated from Edward Little High […]