LEWISTON — Richard Ferstenberg, M.D., a gastroenterologist, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing with Central Maine Gastroenterology at Topsham. A graduate of Columbia University in New York City, he earned his medical degree at Faculte Libre de Medecine in Lille, France. He completed internal medicine residency training […]
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Series to address eating healthy, being healthy
LEWISTON — “Healthy Eating = Quality of Life” is the topic of a four-part series being presented in September by Central Maine Medical Center’s executive chef Oleg Opalnyk. When the healthy eating series was offered earlier this year, public response was overwhelming. As a result, the program format was expanded and an extra session was […]
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Dr. Ricci appointed to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — Michael A. Ricci, M.D., a vascular surgeon, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center medical staff. He is practicing in association with Central Maine Cardiovascular Surgery in Lewiston. Prior to joining the greater Lewiston-Auburn medical community, Ricci practiced at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt., the major teaching hospital for […]
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CMMC achieves stroke quality award
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes CMMC’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Central Maine Medical Center […]
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CMMC lists group exercise programs
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s Wellness Solutions is offering the following group exercise programs beginning July 23. Cardio Hip Hop: This new class fuses basic hip-hop choreography with calorie burning cardio-aerobic steps to create a fun and effective workout. Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m. beginning July 23. Instructor is Amber Lussier. Cardio Sculpt: […]
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Two artists exhibiting at CMMC in July
LEWISTON — The works of a painter and a photographer-painter are now being featured at the Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery. Paintings by Vyonne Spaar and photographs and paintings by Kathy Cain are on display at CMMC. “The interplay of form, color, textures, light and movement of ocean, sky and […]
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CMMC tops for safety in Consumer Reports ranking of Maine hospitals
LEWISTON — In a hospital safety report where patients got accidental punctures or infections that left them crippled or dead, an online Consumer Reports article gave Central Maine Medical Center the highest safety rank of four Maine hospitals. CMMC received a score of 65 out of a possible rank of 100. The other three Maine […]
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Man killed in early morning crash in Naples identified by police
NAPLES — Speed and alcohol allegedly were factors in a crash that claimed the life of one man and sent another to the hospital early Friday, according to police. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies received a report of a single-vehicle accident just before 4:30 a.m., according to Capt. Don Goulet, after a resident walking a dog […]
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Four-part series to address healthy eating
LEWISTON — “Healthy Eating = Quality of Life” is the topic of a four-part series being presented in July by Central Maine Medical Center’s executive chef Oleg Opalnyk. The classes will be offered free of charge on July 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Atrium kitchen on the third-floor […]