The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
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Health center in downtown Lewiston sees surge in demand, plans expansion
‘We’ve never seen (this) volume of need,’ said Coleen Elias, CEO of Community Clinical Services. ‘Folks just walking in looking for help. They truly have nowhere else to go.’
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MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review
Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.
Posted inFranklin, Health, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin Memorial Hospital president explains change of license to critical access hospital status in Farmington
The change is expected to take place on Oct. 1, 2023.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston council denies permit for Church of Safe Injection barbecue
A statement from the Church of Safe Injection said it’s ‘evident’ from listening to the councilors who voted to deny the permit that ‘there is considerable confusion about our organization and what we do.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
LifeFlight planning to take off on land with new ambulance service
The helicopter medical service plans to buy three special ground ambulances for $1.92 million to relieve transportation pressures.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s childhood vaccination rate goes from one of nation’s lowest to one of the highest
Only medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations are permitted under the law that eliminated religious and philosophical opt-outs 2 years ago.
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More than 1 million people dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls
More than 93 million people were enrolled as of February.
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Franklin Memorial Hospital will continue obstetric service, deliver babies if license changes
Hospital representatives intend to apply for Critical Access Hospital status and reduce its bed count from 65 to 25, if license changes.