LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center earned the highest grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit, independent watchdog organization. CMMC has received an A from the organization for every biannual review since fall 2018, making this their ninth consecutive top mark, hospital officials said in a […]
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Gallery features works by photographer, painter
The photography of Molli Cullins and the watercolor paintings of Ken Harvey are on display in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. A nature and landscape photographer from Northern Maine, Cullins is also a critical care registered nurse at Central Maine Medical Center. “I enjoy all things […]
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Maine hospitals are getting hit hard by RSV surge, officials say
With the spike in respiratory cases and the limited number of pediatric hospitals able to provide intensive care, officials from Maine’s largest health care networks are warning people to take precautions.
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Universal masking remains in place at local hospitals
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated their guidance for health care settings to make universal masking optional when community transmission is not at a high level.
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Local artists’ works on display in WHA Gallery
The photographs of Lindsay White and the paintings of Anita Poulin are on display at The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. White is a registered nurse who has worked for 16 years on the Special Delivery Unit at Central Maine Medical Center. Her interest in photography began […]
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Local painter’s work on display at CMMC gallery
The art of Elisabeth Salberg is now on display through the month of September at the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Graduating from Duke University where she studied art history, life took Salberg on a different path. For over 30 years she worked as a registered nurse, […]
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Got robots? These hospitals do
Robotics-assisted technology is becoming more common in operating rooms across Maine, with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston recently joining the list of hospitals employing the new methods.
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Pair of artists share work in rotating gallery at CMMC
Works by artists Jeanelle Demers and Michele Townsend is on display in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery for the month of August at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. A well-known artist from Lewiston-Auburn, Demers has recently branched out from painting pet portraits to experimenting with botanical illustrations. She has found a new […]
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Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day
While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.
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Legislative task force to look at criminal process for perpetrators of violence against health care workers
The nine-member task force will examine how criminal charges may be brought against people who assault — physically or verbally — workers in health care settings.