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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CMMC trauma-care status lapses, but ads don’t reflect that
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s status as a verified Level II Trauma Center lapsed in June 2012, but it has since continued to market itself and advertise to hire physicians claiming that verification is intact. Chuck Gill, vice president of marketing at Central Maine Healthcare, said he was not aware the advertisements and marketing […]
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State approves MaineHealth/Anthem insurance plan
LEWISTON — The Bureau of Insurance has granted Anthem’s request to partner with MaineHealth, the state’s largest health-care organization, to offer a new insurance plan for the upcoming Affordable Care Act insurance exchange. The plan locks out Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital and their affiliated specialists, except in cases of patients seeking […]
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Hepatitis C numbers up in Maine, Androscoggin County
Hepatitis C numbers are up in Maine, with Androscoggin County seeing some of the highest rates of acute cases in the state. Experts say there are a variety of reasons for the increase, including a spike in heroin use — the hepatitis C virus is transmitted by blood and shared needles commonly spread it — […]