The delta variant is pounding unvaccinated people, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in intensive care.
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Nurses overwhelmed by COVID surge call on Mainers to get vaccinated and wear masks
Health care workers are tired and frustrated as the pandemic carries on, and they’re urging the public to get vaccinated and take other precautions.
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COVID-19 patient counts keep climbing in Maine hospitals
As many people are in intensive care now as during last winter’s surge, with the delta variant pushing unvaccinated people into hospitals.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 patient counts are climbing again in Maine hospitals
The statewide tally of inpatients confirmed with the disease has hit the highest level since early June, with Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center seeing the sharpest spike.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Bangor hospital reports week with most virus patients yet, but counts mostly stable elsewhere
Southern Maine Health Care Medical Center Medical Center and Presque Isle’s hospital also had their biggest inpatient burdens of the pandemic.
Posted inMaine
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine stay flat for 5th week
The data don’t likely reflect any effects yet of loosened social distancing measures.
Posted inMaine
Eastern Maine Medical Center suspends worker after finding camera in bathroom
BANGOR (AP) — A Maine hospital says it has suspended a worker suspected of placing a camera in a staff bathroom. The Bangor Daily News reports that Bangor police have been investigating the matter at Eastern Maine Medical Center since last week. The hospital suspended the worker from accessing the hospital. A spokeswoman said the hospital doesn’t […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Central Maine Medical Center safety grade drops to B
LEWISTON — With 11 out of 16 hospitals earning an A rating, Maine once again ranks among the best in the country for hospital safety. However, one local hospital — Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston — saw its safety scores fall in the past six months, dropping its grade from an A to a […]
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Donna Jean Perry
1949 – 2015 LEVANT/BUCKFIELD — Donna Jean (Roy) Perry, 65, died after a long battle with cancer on Friday, Aug. 14, with her family by her side at her home in Levant. She was born Sept. 22, 1949, in Norway, the first of six children to A. Franklin Roy and Barbara (Hammond) Roy. Donna grew […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Former Mexico man struck in Bangor while walking
BANGOR — A former River Valley resident was struck by a vehicle on Hammond Street on Monday night and remained in serious condition on Tuesday, police said. Timothy Gotto, 55, has been staying in the Bangor area, police Sgt. Tim Cotton said late Tuesday afternoon. Gotto is being treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He […]