FARMINGTON — Effective immediately, Peter Marshall, MD, is providing a pain clinic on Wednesdays on the Day Surgery Unit at Franklin Memorial Hospital through a specialty service partnership with New England Sport & Spine, based in Manchester. Marshall is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Anesthesiology, and the American […]
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Legler, Olson complete chaplaincy volunteer training
FARMINGTON — The chaplaincy program at Franklin Memorial Hospital welcomed its newest volunteers, Gretchen Legler of Jay and Jon Olson of Mt. Vernon, in a ceremony held at the hospital chapel on March 8. Legler and Olson join 10 other trained volunteers who visit with patients and families weekly under the direction of the hospital […]
Lamb joins FMH full time
FARMINGTON — Gail Lamb, DO, has joined the medical staff of the emergency department at Franklin Memorial Hospital full time. Since 2008, she has worked at FMH on an as-needed basis in family medicine, hospital care and in the emergency department. Her most recent appointment was as an emergency physician at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in […]
Prescription assistance returns to Franklin Memorial Hospital
FARMINGTON — Anyone who needs help saving money on prescription medications is eligible for MaineHealth’s recently expanded MedAccess program for Greater Franklin County residents. MedAccess is funded by MaineHealth and is administered at eight Maine hospitals, including Franklin Memorial Hospital. MedAccess works with individuals and health care providers to identify ways patients can save money […]
White named case manager for new FMH program
FARMINGTON — MaineHealth has recently expanded the MedAccess program for Greater Franklin County residents eligible for help to pay for prescriptions. The program is free and administered at eight Maine hospitals, including Franklin Memorial Hospital. The program works with individuals and health care providers by evaluating options, such as pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance programs, low-cost generic programs […]
White named case manager for new FMH program
FARMINGTON — MaineHealth has recently expanded the MedAccess program for Greater Franklin County residents eligible for help to pay for prescriptions. The program is free and administered at eight Maine hospitals, including Franklin Memorial Hospital. The program works with individuals and health care providers by evaluating options, such as pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance programs, low-cost generic programs […]
Half of Maine's hospitals in the red
LEWISTON — About half of the state’s hospitals are losing money, including both medical centers in Lewiston. It has some people worried about the future of medical care in Maine. “Our guys are big community institutions that don’t like going around scaring people and threatening things, oftentimes almost to a fault where the public didn’t […]
Stress reduction program starting in January
FARMINGTON — An intensive nine-session stress reduction program designed to teach participants scientifically proven practical skills to reduce stress and improve overall health and happiness will be offered at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The program instructor will be Dr. Kathleen Hickey. A mandatory orientation session is taking place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the Bass Room […]