Volunteer chaplain Audrey Brown FARMINGTON — A volunteer chaplain at Franklin Memorial Hospital wants to leave patients feeling supported and with a sense of hope. Audrey Brown of New Sharon thinks empathy, showing respect and being nonjudgmental are also important. While doctor and nurse interactions with patients can be brief, the chaplains and volunteer chaplains […]
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Farmington hospital unit restricts visitors FARMINGTON — For the safety of the babies on the Franklin Memorial Hospital Maternal and Child Health Unit (MCH), no children under the age of 12 are allowed on the unit during the flu season, unless they are healthy siblings of an infant in the unit. All other visitors must […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital asks ill visitors not to visit patients
FARMINGTON — Given the spike in illnesses throughout the region, including the flu, Franklin Memorial Hospital is asking that anyone who feels sick or has a fever, sore throat or cough to not visit patients at the hospital. The request is to protect the most-vulnerable patients and newborns. All hospital visitors must be feeling well […]
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FMH welcomes first baby of 2018
FARMINGTON — Tareck Ward Jr. was the first baby born at Franklin Memorial Hospital in 2018. He is also the first child of Jazzmin Hersom and Tareck Ward of Livermore Falls. Tareck Jr. was born Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 5:38 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces and was delivered by Dr. Jennifer Zeliger. Hersom […]
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Meal raises money for more meals
The annual Meal for a Meal took place in the Franklin Memorial Hospital cafeteria on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The cafeteria provided a full holiday meal for a donation to go toward the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Program, which distributes holiday food baskets to residents from Rangeley, Eustis, Carthage, Livermore […]
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FMH earns top quality award
Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Franklin Memorial Hospital was recently named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for the first time. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive. Performance across many areas of hospital care is […]
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Farmington police offer course on active shooters
FARMINGTON — Surviving an active-shooter event is the topic of a course being offered to the public by Farmington Police Department and NorthStar Emergency Medical Services. “Avoid, Deny, Defend” will be offered from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, and from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in the Bass Room at Franklin […]
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Maine hospitals among nation's best
Bridgton and Franklin Memorial hospitals were among seven in Maine named Top Rural Hospitals on Thursday by the Leapfrog Group. For Bridgton Hospital, the award is especially significant because it’s the second time it has been named among the best in Maine. “This prestigious recognition is really a tribute to the positive and dedicated efforts […]
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FMH earns top rating for patient safety
FARMINGTON — The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, recently released new Leapfrog hospital safety grades based on hospitals’performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms. Franklin Memorial Hospital was one of 832 awarded an “A” for its commitment to keeping patients safe and meeting the highest safety standards in the […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital safety scores jump
Franklin Memorial Hospital is one of Maine’s highest-rated hospitals, according to The Leapfrog Group. (Morning Sentinel file photo) FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is once again one of Maine’s highest-rated hospitals, a turnaround one year after its rating fell to one of the worst. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that tracks health care […]