Meanwhile, officials from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center say Maine Hospital Association’s advocacy for a COVID-19 vaccination mandate does not affect their current outlook.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bridgton Hospital obstetrical patients will be diverted to CMMC for at least another week
Hospital president Peter Wright said that the hospital’s single obstetrician went on unexpected leave earlier this month and that temporarily diverting maternity care is not uncommon for small hospitals.
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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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Uncategorized
State reports 35 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 additional deaths
Meanwhile, the six Maine counties with the lowest vaccination rate are also the counties with the highest rates of new transmission over the last 28 days.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
What should I know about the delta variant?
The delta variant of the coronavirus has been found in more than 80 countries since it was first detected in India and is responsible for 20% of infections in the U.S.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine reports lowest case count since September, no additional deaths
Despite recording just 12 new cases Thursday, state health officials warn that a new variant could undermine progress by spreading among unvaccinated Mainers.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
COVID-19 trends in central, western Maine at lowest levels since October
Wednesday’s seven-day rolling average of new daily cases down in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
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Another 20 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths reported in Maine
New case numbers continue to trend downward, although the pace of vaccinations against COVID-19 has plateaued.
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Youngest adults are least likely to be vaccinated, and their interest in shots is declining, CDC finds
Eighty percent of adults older than 65 had been immunized, compared with just 38.3% of 18- to 29-year-olds, according to a federal CDC analysis.