RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital, a part of Central Maine Healthcare, has earned a 2022 performance leadership award from the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX. The index is considered the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States. The leadership award recognizes the performance of the top 25% of rural […]
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St. Mary’s Health System receives advanced hip and knee replacement certification
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System announces it has received advanced hip and knee replacement certification from hospital accreditation organization DNV. This certification affirms an organization’s excellence in orthopedic surgery within the scope of hip and knee arthroplasty and related procedures inclusive of initial diagnostic services, surgical services, and therapies related to hip and knee […]
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YWCA Central Maine participates in Leadership Learning Exchange for Equity
LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine Chief Executive Officer Melanie LaMore Gagnon, board Chairwoman Karen Hayden and board secretary Jennifer Hogan were nominated this past year to participate in the recent Maine Community Foundation’s Leadership Learning Exchange for Equity. The experience involved a series of powerful conversations among white Maine leaders reflecting on racism, whiteness and […]
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Androscoggin Bank welcomes two new board members
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank announces Kierston Van Soest, L.L. Bean chief financial officer, and Cheryl Bascomb, Dartmouth College head of alumni relations, are new members of the board of directors. They will join the directors and business executives who guide the vision and trajectory of Androscoggin Bank’s business banking model. Paul H. Andersen, chairman of […]
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Community Health Options names Dr. Lori Tishler chief medical officer
LEWISTON — Dr. Lori Tishler has joined Community Health Options as its chief medical officer, responsible for overseeing all of Health Options’ clinical strategies and medical management initiatives. Her appointment was effective Jan. 23. She reports to president and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Lewis. “Dr. Tishler brings a commitment to mission-driven care that fits perfectly […]
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Northern Light Health presents award to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine was the recipient of Northern Light Health’s True North Community Partner Award for the food bank’s work addressing food insecurity. The award recognizes a person or organization in the community that has helped Northern Light Health deliver on its goal of enhancing community health. In 2022, the […]
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Trevor Savage joins Gideon Asen law firm
AUBURN — Attorney Trevor Savage has joined the law firm of Gideon Asen LLC. Savage is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. After law school, he clerked on the Maine Law Court, and worked for a litigation-focused law firm based in Portland.Gideon Asen is based in Auburn and has offices in […]
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Central Maine Medical Center nurse receives DAISY award
LEWISTON — Lacey Fogg, a registered nurse at Central Maine Medical Center, has been chosen to receive the DAISY Award. The international recognition program rewards and celebrates the extraordinarily compassionate and skillful care nurses give their patients every day. Fogg was nominated by Stephanie Mergenthaler, the daughter of one of Lacey’s patients. In her nomination […]
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Central Maine Medical Center stroke team earns national certification
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s stroke team has earned recertification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits U.S. health care organizations and programs. According to the American Heart Association, this certification “is the most demanding and designed for those hospitals that have specific abilities to receive and treat complex stroke cases.” Angela […]
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Dr. Nicholas Perros joins Franklin Memorial Hospital as lead hospitalist
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital announces Dr. Nicholas Perros has joined the medical staff as a hospitalist, providing inpatient care. Perros worked as a hospitalist at Maine Medical Center from 2014-22. His professional interests include health disparities in the geriatric population. “I chose hospital medicine as I enjoy treating a wide variety of disease processes […]