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PublishedApril 18, 2022
Facing rising costs from aviation partner, LifeFlight sets up in-house air operations
Maine’s air ambulance provider had previously contracted its aviation management to a firm with a reputation for rapidly increasing costs.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Auburn Mall vaccination site closing after one year of operation
National Guard members have helped Central Maine Healthcare staff.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2022
Former St. Joseph’s Church might get a second life—as a brewpub
Democracy Brewing, an employee-owned brewery and restaurant in Boston, has an option agreement to purchase the historic church on Main Street.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Maine EMS panel recommends discontinuing all trauma patient transfers to CMMC from other hospitals, LifeFlight
The Trauma Advisory Committee will vote on the panel's recommendations at a meeting next week.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Central Maine Healthcare staff are 97% vaccinated, system officials say
It was unclear why there was a discrepancy between numbers reported by CMH and the DHHS.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
‘Do not delay emergency care,’ Central Maine Medical Center officials say
The hospital, which recently suspended pediatric and trauma admissions, said its emergency department is open and able to treat patients.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2021
Central Maine Medical Center temporarily stops pediatric and trauma admissions
Acute nursing staff shortages prompted the decision.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Back-to-school season amid the delta variant’s rise prompts concern among doctors
Some pediatricians are seeing a confluence of viruses all at once in children.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2021
Blood shortage forces Maine Med to reschedule surgeries
The hospital says it rescheduled fewer than a dozen operations over the past three weeks because of a national supply chain shortage of blood products caused by severe weather.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
Doctors try to keep up with flood of COVID-19 research
The disease is new, but scientists around the world are studying how to combat it.