There seem to be few to no protections that ensure patients continue to get care for the most urgent health matters while hospital cyber systems are offline.
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
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St. Mary’s helping more people get into detox with new intake process
Patients can be quickly admitted into the medically managed withdrawal unit through its Rapid Access Center.
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St. Mary’s new mental health program offers path ‘to heal and grow’
The behavioral health day program aims to give patients a level of care between inpatient and outpatient services, and take stress off emergency departments.
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Both Lewiston hospitals’ systems completely restored after ‘cyber incident’
Both hospitals announced Monday they had fully restored their computer systems in all their hospitals and provider offices.
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St. Mary’s in Lewiston earns national accreditation for geriatric care
Hospital officials say the designation will help them provide care to older Mainers.
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Central Maine Healthcare says most phone lines are back in operation
Since the beginning of June, Central Maine Healthcare has grappled with a systemwide computer outage.
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Lewiston hospital to drop case against feds over pandemic funds
There are no details in the dismissal motion filed earlier this month by St. Mary’s explaining the reason for the action.
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Rivalry between CMMC and St. Mary’s changes as both struggle in shifting health market
Lewiston’s two largest hospitals went from fierce competitors to systems dividing certain services between each other.
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St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston to close intensive care unit by end of year
It is part of a plan to prioritize other services hospital officials see as more crucial to meeting the needs of the public.
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New England Teamsters picket on behalf of United Ambulance amid contract negotiations
Teamsters Local 340 rolled in trucks and affiliated members Thursday to bring attention to contract negotiations with United Ambulance that union representatives feel has reached a stalemate.