LEWISTON — Dr. Sean McGarr, a gastroenterologist who is considered a leading provider in Maine and has been honored for his advanced endoscopic therapy, has joined Central Maine Healthcare as a medical director. McGarr recently practiced at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. He will join CMH next month as medical director for gastroenterology and endoscopy. […]
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CMMC certified for orthopedic care
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has been certified by the Joint Commission for quality of care in an array of orthopedic services, the hospital announced recently. The certification recognizes CMMC for providing the highest quality of patient care and safety. The areas of excellence highlighted in the certification are total hip replacement, total knee replacement, […]
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Central Maine Healthcare hopes Topsham Care Center can lower patient costs
TOPSHAM — A one-stop-shopping health care center that’s being called the first of its kind in Maine is opening at the Topsham Fair Mall, but is there enough demand for such services in the area outside of the hospital setting? When Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare unveiled its plans for the Topsham Care Center, the promise […]
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Put CMMC back on track
The vote of no confidence in the CEO of Central Maine Health Care by the medical staff was no surprise to me. For over a generation, the relationship between staff and administration has been degenerating. I fully concur with the observations in Dr. Gregory D’Augustine’s letter of Aug. 5. As a past medical staff president […]
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Bring back the caring
I, plus my two brothers and their spouses, live in Sebago. Bridgton is our hospital. Our commute time to Bridgton is roughly a third (20 minutes) of the time it would take to go to Lewiston (60 to 80 minutes.) More important is the excellence of the staff; their genuine caring for our well-being; and […]
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Central Maine Healthcare board vice chair resigns
LEWISTON — The vice chairman of Central Maine Healthcare’s board of directors has resigned. Mark Adams officially resigned Aug. 1, but said he told Chairwoman Deborah Dunlap Avasthi of his desire to leave the board before that. In a text message Thursday, Adams said he “just needed to focus on our growing business at this […]
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Medical sources: Doctors leaving Central Maine Healthcare
Insiders say physicians are bailing for a host of reasons; officials say necessary cuts, new systems, pay talk have prompted departures of about 1 out of 4, but ‘it’s starting to turn.’ LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare staff members say things have been bad within the hospital system for a while. In recent months, the […]
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President of Bridgton, Rumford hospitals resigns
LEWISTON — The president of Bridgton and Rumford hospitals — one of the last senior leaders left from Central Maine Healthcare’s previous administration — has resigned. R. David Frum has served as head of Bridgton Hospital since 2010. He was named head of Rumford Hospital in 2011. Frum resigned Wednesday, according to a Central Maine […]
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Central Maine Healthcare board backs CEO
LEWISTON — Despite no-confidence votes at all three of its hospitals, Central Maine Healthcare’s board of directors wants CEO Jeff Brickman to stay put. In a memo sent to employees Wednesday, board Chairwoman Deborah Dunlap Avasthi said the board voted Tuesday night to affirm its support of both Brickman and his plans for the hospital […]
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Central Maine Healthcare leaders will 'carefully consider' no-confidence vote
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare CEO Jeff Brickman and board of directors Chairwoman Deborah Dunlap Avasthi issued a joint statement Tuesday, a day after medical staff at Central Maine Medical Center became the third group to vote no confidence in Brickman. In it they acknowledged staff members’ frustrations and concerns with the system, but they […]