LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s Wellness Solutions is offering the following programs beginning Jan. 9. Ballroom Dance Workshop: Learn to dance a smooth tango and review the zesty Cha Cha. This session is for those who have had a previous basic class in Cha Cha. Come with a partner for a fun night out. […]
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Medical residents attend conference
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency recently served as part of the host committee for the 2011 Family Medicine Education Consortium’s annual conference in Danvers, Mass. Central Maine Medical Center, Rumford Hospital and the CMMC FMR faculty and alumni were financial supporters of scholarships awarded to medical students who attended the conference. […]
CMMC offering courses
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions will offer the following courses beginning in January: Introduction to literature: This three-credit course will be presented on Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. from Jan. 3 to April 24. The instructor for the course will be Araminta Matthews. Developmental psychology: A […]
Walk to Remember honors babies
LEWISTON — Balloons in various colors were carried through Lewiston on Oct. 16 by 236 participants in the 8th annual “Walk to Remember” beginning at St. Mary’s hospital. The group of people, many wearing T-shirts with 81 names listed in a leaf on the back, walked to the memorial garden at CMMC and then returned […]
CMMC to display photos, paintings in December
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association will feature the work of a photographer and a painter during December at its Rotating Art Gallery in the Main Lobby at CMMC. Photographic work by Daniel J. Marquis and paintings by Neiley Harris will be displayed and may be purchased through the WHA Gift […]
CMMC seeks to expand availability of experimental drugs to patients through clinical trials
LEWISTON — Central Maine HealthCare has joined an Auburn research company to offer more local people the chance to enroll in clinical trials, widely expanding the availability of experimental drugs for problems including diabetes, arthritis and heart disease. By next year, the number of Lewiston-Auburn-area people enrolled in trials could triple from 500 to 1,500, […]
CMMC hosting art of two painters
LEWISTON — The works of two painters are on display at the Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery. Paintings by Joseph Cousins of Freeport and Nancy Bryant Trider of Leeds will be displayed at CMMC throughout November and may be purchased through the WHA Gift Shop, located adjacent to the main […]
Fryeburg man in critical condition after branch falls
FRYEBURG — A local man is in critical condition after he was injured Tuesday when cutting branches off a tree in his yard. Jean-Claude Landry, who police Lt. Michael McAllister said is in his 70s, sustained head and facial injuries when a branch fell on him after he climbed down the ladder. The branch knocked […]
Wellness programs to be offered
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s Wellness Solutions will offer the following programs beginning Oct. 31. Ballroom Dance Workshop – A two-week session for those who have had prior dance instruction and are dancing at an advanced beginner/intermediate level. Students will brush up on several dances and learn new combinations. Nov. 11 and 18 from […]