While we await final arguments by both sides, nothing heard in five hearings changes our original position that the exclusive deal worked out between MaineHealth and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is ultimately meant to simply move money from here to Portland. The state’s largest hospital system and its largest insurer can say they […]
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Crowd shows anger at Anthem insurance session in Auburn
AUBURN — For more than three hours, they were angry and they were heard. Hundreds of people packed Kirk Hall at Central Maine Community College on Thursday night for a comment session on Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s controversial new insurance proposal that would force individual policy holders into a network with MaineHealth providers. […]
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Kurta appointed to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — Jordan M. Kurta, M.D., a urologist, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing at the Central Maine Urology Center in Lewiston. Before joining the greater Lewiston-Auburn medical community, Kurta completed his residency training in urology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Department of Urology […]
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Local hospitals highly rated by consumer group
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center is top-rated among six hospitals in Maine for surgical quality followed by Central Maine Medical Center, according to rankings recently released by Consumer Reports. That means two of the best surgical care hospitals are located in Lewiston, which should be a point of pride for the entire community. This is […]
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St. Mary’s and CMMC top Consumer Reports safety rankings for Maine hospitals
LEWISTON — A just-released Consumer Reports study of death and long-term hospitalization following surgery has given Lewiston’s two hospitals its top safety rankings in Maine. The publication gave St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center a score of 67, saying the hospital had a particularly good record of avoiding re-admissions or bloodstream infections. According to its data, […]
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Kitchens appointed to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — Christopher T. Kitchens, D.O., has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing with Family Health Care Associates in Auburn. He holds a bachelors degree in human ecology from the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor and earned his medical degree at the University of New England […]
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CMMC updates marketing materials for trauma center
LEWISTON — On Friday, Central Maine Healthcare removed all references to its Level II Trauma Center’s standing as a verified center, as determined by the American College of Surgeons. Central Maine Medical Center’s trauma verification lapsed more than a year ago, but the hospital never edited its patient marketing or physician recruitment ads to reflect […]
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Duquette named to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — Adam L. Duquette, D.O., has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing with Family Health Care Associates in Auburn. A graduate of Edward Little High School in Auburn and the University of Maine in Orono, he earned his medical degree at the University of New England College […]
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Lachance named to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — Gerald G. Lachance, D.O., a family medicine physician, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing at Minot Avenue Family Medicine in Auburn. A Lewiston native, Lachance returned to Maine recently after practicing in Florida for more than 10 years. Prior to beginning his work in the […]
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Miskovsky appointed to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — Emil P. Miskovsky, M.D., a board-certified gastroenterologist, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing with Central Maine Gastroenterology in Lewiston. Prior to joining the greater Lewiston-Auburn medical community, he practiced in Bennington, Vt., where he was president and owner of Evergreen Gastroenterology. He served on the […]