Little known, but cherished by patients and families, palliative care is growing in Maine.
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Doctor: Use common sense in shoveling; regular exercise helps
LEWISTON — Natalie McCarthy is giving up her shovel. The 84-year-old retired insurance worker likes to keep her walks and pathways clear of snow, and she recently did some shoveling. But later that night, her hands went numb. “It frightened me,” she said. She went to Central Maine Medical Center. “They rushed me in, did […]
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Hospital halls are home to 95-year-old volunteer
LEWISTON — There are many ways a friendly 95-year-old can help out around a hospital — answering phones, staffing the front desk or minding the cash register at the gift shop. But Anita Turgeon would rather walk. “You have to like what you are doing, and I love this,” Turgeon said. “I love to be […]
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St. Mary’s RMC earns ‘Top Performer’ recognition
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. St. Mary’s was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining […]
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St. Mary’s Health System leader to retire
LEWISTON — The head of St. Mary’s Health System will retire next year. President and CEO Lee Myles, 63, plans to leave the health system by the end of 2015. Myles joined St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in 1992 as vice president and chief operating officer. He became CEO of the hospital in 2006 and […]
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St. Mary’s recognized for patient safety
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center was honored with an “A” grade in the fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog […]
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P. Stenberg: Unfair discrimination
There has been an ongoing advertisement in the Sun Journal sponsored by St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center that features a $5 coupon for the farmers market if a purchase is made with a SNAP card. There are also additional discounts for SNAP and WIC users if they spend more money. I question that promotion, since […]
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Face Time: Dr. Derek Mittleider, saving life and limb
As an interventional radiologist at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Dr. Derek Mittleider works to normalize blood flow. Too much? Too little? Blood vessels too large? He does it all. But he’s best known for opening arteries in patients’ legs and increasing blood flow . . . without major surgery. Think catheters and stents used […]
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Out-of-control kids: Biting. Hitting. Tearing apart rooms.
Kids in crisis are showing up younger and with behavioral problems more severe than in the past. Once or twice a week something would set him off. Teachers often didn’t know why. His principal isn’t sure the little boy even knew. But suddenly he would explode — hitting, kicking, biting, trying to run away, tearing […]