Three residents have died and 23 people have tested positive, up from 11 cases July 20.
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CMMC workers test positive for COVID-19
Hospital officials say the employees were infected by an ICU patient who had come from the Marshwood Center, a long-term care facility with an outbreak this week.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine flat for 4th week, but upticks in Portland and Bangor
Outbreaks at a meat plant, a rehab facility and a homeless shelter may account for the increases, as it’s too early to see any effects of loosened restrictions.
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CMHC officials pitch $35M Lewiston cancer center to the public
The state will decide whether to approve the $35 million project by the end of March.
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CMHC tells state that new equipment and location are reasons for a new cancer center in Lewiston
The proposed center, to be built by a developer and leased over 20 years, is slated to cost about $35 million. With interest and leasing costs, it is expected to cost the Lewiston-based health system about $38 million in all.
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Historic photo of CMMC rescued from Buckfield waste station
LEWISTON — A piece of Lewiston’s history was almost lost to a Buckfield dump. Byron Bassett, a Sumner artist, frequents the Buckfield/Sumner Transfer Station’s Swap Shop in Buckfield, where the adventurous and thrifty root through discarded items, hoping to find treasure. Bassett frequently looks for frames for his sketches, and material for his homemade costumes. […]
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Tax filing: Retiring Lewiston CEO got bonus despite hospital woes
New 2016 documents also show past financial troubles, spending cuts and salaries at CMMC parent. LEWISTON — When longtime CEO Peter Chalke retired in 2016 from Central Maine Healthcare, its flagship hospital was millions of dollars in the red and Medicare penalized it for the first time for having infection and complication rates that were […]
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CMMC safety scores jump to among the best in Maine
LEWISTON — About six months after Central Maine Medical Center’s safety grade dropped to a C, making it one of the lowest-rated hospitals in Maine, the Lewiston hospital has rebounded. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that tracks health care safety, quality and value at hospitals, has upgraded CMMC to an A. It is […]
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Food for thought
Ariel Jobe of Peru studies for her food sanitation class at Central Maine Community College in Auburn on Friday. Jobe is a second-year student, majoring in restaurant management. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)