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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Auburn boy still battling E. coli complications
PORTLAND — A 17-month-old Auburn boy battling hemolytic uremic syndrome remained in stable condition Wednesday night at Maine Medical Center. Myles Herschaft is fighting the same infection that claimed the life of a Poland boy earlier this week, according to the child’s family. Early Wednesday night, the toddler’s father, Victor Herschaft, posted an update on Facebook […]
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Animal Tales: Students run pet food pantry
Katrina Dailey, transitions coordinator for the Margaret Murphy Center, came up with the idea for the pet pantry after hearing about a pet food charity program in Augusta. The Lewiston-Auburn center already had a relationship with the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society — some students liked to volunteer there — so she approached shelter leaders about […]
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New Jersey woman’s condition upgraded after Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
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Man struck by train at Scarborough intersection
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough police confirmed Sunday morning that one person was struck by a southbound Amtrak Downeaster train near the Black Point Road underpass at about 8:15 a.m. The male victim — whose name has not been released — apparently ran in front of the train while trying to cross the tracks between the crossing […]
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Saco man, toddler on bicycle in critical condition after struck by pickup in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — A Saco man and a toddler were listed in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening. Jamerico Elliott, 51, was traveling on a sidewalk along Elm Street on his bicycle with a 15-month-old boy in a bicycle seat just before 6 p.m. Friday when […]
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CMMC updates marketing materials for trauma center
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 […]