Young women taking certified nursing classes through Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Ed plan to keep helping people.
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UMaine Machias to offer new nursing program via UMaine Augusta partnership
The Downeast Nursing Track will allow students to earn a bachelor’s in nursing from the Augusta college while going to school in Machias.
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Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help
Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
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Lawmakers mull bill to limit nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine hospitals
The legislation is intended to reduce the patient load for overworked nurses, but hospital officials say the bill would do nothing to address a shortage of clinicians.
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Future health care workers learn about career paths at Central Maine Medical Center job fair
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare teamed up with Lewiston Regional Technical Center earlier this month to host a health care job fair at Central Maine Medical Center. For two days, Central Maine Healthcare experts staffed booths and spoke with more than 100 high school and adult education students. Team members shared their career experiences and […]
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CMCC partners with Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education for free certified nursing assistant training
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College is partnering with Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education Office and offering free certified nursing assistant training from Oct. 3 to Dec. 22, 2022. Information and links to register for the program are available at https://www.bit.ly/CWPDRegistration. Prospective students also need to register and […]
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University of Maine System hopes to meet nursing shortage
AUGUSTA — The state’s university system has a plan to fill Maine’s nursing shortage, including expanding opportunities in Rumford. Leaders of the University of Maine System on Wednesday announced an ambitious five-year initiative to meet the growing need for nurses across the state, a plan that would expand nursing programs to rural areas, help the […]
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Pearle A. Weston
MEXICO — Mrs. Pearle A. Weston, 77, died Saturday, June 2, at her residence in Mexico. Born in Sugarhill, N.H., April 17, 1941, she was a daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Byron) Greene. Pearle attended Dixfield schools and worked at Decoster’s, Diamond Match and as a CNA at the Dixfield Nursing Home. She loved fishing, playing […]
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Lisa C. Patrie
LEWISTON — Lisa C. Patrie, 53, of Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 11, at CMMC following a brief illness. She was born in Rumford on Nov. 24, 1964, a daughter of Arthur and Mary (Griffith) Patrie. Lisa was a graduate of Mexico High School Class of 1983 and was also a graduate of University […]
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Jaclyn T. Weed-Scott
LEWISTON — Jaclyn T. Weed-Scott, of 99 Webber Ave., Lewiston, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, March 1. She was born April 6, 1965, in Milton, Mass., a daughter of David Weed and Patricia Mahar. Jaclyn graduated from Lewiston High School, Class of ‘84, and St. Mary’s School of Nursing. For the next 27 years […]