It was unclear why there was a discrepancy between numbers reported by CMH and the DHHS.
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Sen. Susan Collins: Health care workforce shortages are a state issue
The U.S. senator from Maine said it should be up to employers to convince workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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‘No one had any idea how bad this could be’: Local health care workers’ reflections on COVID-19
The Sun Journal spoke to six health care workers from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center about the impacts that the 15-month-old pandemic has had on them.
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Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
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Oxford mobile clinic resumes with Moderna vaccine; St. Mary’s mass clinic awaits word
Maine officials say pausing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will give time to train the medical community on how to treat someone who may have developed a blood clot from the vaccine.
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COVID-19 inpatient numbers lowest in 2 months but still high in Lewiston and western Maine
The burden fell or remained flat at most of Maine’s hospitals, mirroring recent national trends and creating breathing space for medical staff.
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St. Mary’s workers get COVID-19 vaccine; more to come
The hospital also expects to get 300 doses of Moderna vaccine once it’s approved for use.
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As health care shifts, so do health care employees
Primary care doctors are leaving their offices to work in hospitals and nurses are staffing screening tents as the entire industry adapts to the coronavirus.
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Lewiston hospital revises coronavirus sick leave policy under pressure from employees
Nurses at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center had complained about having to use their earned time off if they were forced to quarantine.
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Rankings show Maine’s hospitals are safest in the country
A watchdog group says most Maine hospitals, including Lewiston’s CMMC, get an A grade for patient safety.