Maine is seeing an increase in influenza cases and hospitalizations.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Got robots? These hospitals do
Robotics-assisted technology is becoming more common in operating rooms across Maine, with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston recently joining the list of hospitals employing the new methods.
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Our View: Violence in Maine hospitals the result of failing health care system
People can’t get the help they need, so they fall into crisis. COVID just made it impossible to ignore.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day
While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
CMMC surgeon realizes dream of becoming Naval officer
Dr. Richard King, a former U.S. Army medical officer and trauma surgeon at Central Maine Medical Center, received a direct commission to serve as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn Mall vaccination site closing after one year of operation
National Guard members have helped Central Maine Healthcare staff.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Violence against hospital staff has ‘more than doubled’ in past few years, St. Mary’s psychiatry chief says
Staff at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s behavioral emergency department are seeing more psychiatric patients than ever before. And sometimes, those patients get violent with staff.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Mental health care providers are facing unprecedented challenges amid the pandemic
Local providers say demand for mental health care has skyrocketed in the 23 months since the pandemic began.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 hospitalizations may be declining, but providers still challenged
Officials from Lewiston’s two hospitals said Friday that declining hospitalizations is easing the burden on providers somewhat but other challenges remain.
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Answering ‘our nation’s call here in Lewiston,’ military medical team arrives at Central Maine Medical Center
Twenty members of the 96th Medical Group from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida arrived at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston over the weekend.