SUGAR HILL, Ga. — Effie Frances Waite, 86, of Sugar Hill, Ga., formerly of Rumford-Mexico, was carried on angels’ wings to her eternal home surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 5. She was an avid reader and loved knitting, crocheting and working puzzles. Effie retired from Rumford Hospital after 35 years of service. Her […]
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Eastern Star Organization donates toys to Cuddler Program
RUMFORD — New stuffed animals, puzzles, books and coloring books were collected and donated to Rumford Hospital’s Cuddler program by members of the Mt. Zircon chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star 142 of King Hiram Lodge of Dixfield on Thursday. Member Beverly Cobb said that two years ago, when she served as the […]
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Cancer Center’s 10 Tips for Health NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine will host Sarah Carter, community Nutrition Educator from Healthy Oxford Hills, to offer a new class, 10 Tips to Health. This interactive class will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Monday of the month beginning Feb. 13 at the Center […]
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New residents at Rumford Hospital
RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital has welcomed two new residents to the Rumford Hospital residency program of the Central Maine Medical Center Rural Track Residency Program. In the three-year rural track program, residents who are recent medical school graduates spend their first year with their class in Lewiston. During their second and third years, they have […]
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Rumford Hospital gains workplace honor
RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital announces it has achieved Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Rumford Hospital shares this designation with only 140 other hospitals in the world and is the only hospital in Maine and the only critical access hospital in New England to receive designation. The Pathway to Excellence designation […]
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After the accident, Rumford teen helps others
RUMFORD — “Fire,” Jeremy Volkernick thought as a ladder truck’s siren pierced the lumberyard. He stopped working on the fire extinguishers he was repairing for a moment, listening as the whine receded under the late February sun. A call came over the radio. “Base to unit nine — you wanna give the gate a call?” “Yup, when […]
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Rumford Hospital lauded for critical care
RUMFORD — The National Rural Health Association recently named Rumford Hospital a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in Quality Performance. The hospital scored best among critical access hospitals based on iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength Index for Quality and is ranked in the Top 20 out of 1,300+ rural and critical access hospitals throughout the […]
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Collision injures 2 women Monday morning on Route 2, Mexico
MEXICO — Two women were taken to Rumford Hospital on Monday morning after a head-on collision on River Road, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said Cheyenne Gannon, 19, of Dixfield was traveling east when her 2002 Nissan Maxima crossed the centerline and struck a 2008 Toyota RAV-4 driven by Linda Law of Dixfield. “While […]