FARMINGTON — Isiah Norman Daku, the first baby born at Franklin Memorial Hospital in 2016, may be the first baby born this year in Maine. FMH spokesperson Jill Gray said she is still waiting to hear from two of the state’s largest hospitals, Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center, before she can confirm it. On […]
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FMH medical assistants credentialed
FARMINGTON — Tania Dawson, MSN, RN, CHPN, clinical instructor at Franklin Memorial Hospital, announces that seven medical assistants affiliated with Franklin Memorial Hospital recently earned credentials, with six becoming certified clinical medical assistants and one earning registered medical assistant status. Dawson provided study guides, books and flash cards to the seven who prepared for the […]
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FMH earns Top Performer status
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital announces it has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. FMH was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and […]
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Jury finds Farmington doctor, hospital not negligent in malpractice case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jury found Monday that Dr. Larry Labul and Franklin Memorial Hospital were not negligent in the care or death of Maxine Turner, according to a Superior Court judgment. Turner, 84, of Jay died in February 2011 less than three hours after being discharged from the Farmington hospital and taken to […]
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Expert witnesses give different opinions in malpractice trial
FARMINGTON — Two expert witnesses gave different opinions Tuesday on Dr. Larry Labul’s treatment of the late Maxine Turner of Jay while she was at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Their testimony came on the second day of a civil trial against Labul’s and the hospital, claiming they were negligent in caring for the 84-year-old woman in […]
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Franklin County jury hears opening arguments in Farmington malpractice complaint
FARMINGTON — A civil trial began Monday with opening statements by attorneys in a lawsuit that accuses a Farmington doctor and Franklin Memorial Hospital of negligence in the treatment of an 84-year-old Jay woman before she died in February 2011. Celine Boyle, the attorney for Kelly Smith, the personal representative of the estate of Maxine […]
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FMH gets top award for tobacco policies
FARMINGTON — The Maine Tobacco-Free Hospital Network, a program of the Breathe Easy Coalition of Maine, recently recognized 33 Maine hospitals through the annual Gold Star Standards of Excellence program during a recognition event at the Maine Hospital Association. The program encourages and awards Maine hospitals for meeting best practice standards around creating a tobacco-free […]
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FMH earns top grade for safety
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has been awarded an “A” grade for hospital patient safety by the independent hospital watchdog The Leapfrog Group. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the Hospital Safety Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they […]
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FMH physical therapists complete course
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital physical therapists Rebecca Gagnon-Pillsbury, MSPT, ATC, CLT, and Heather Patterson, PT, recently completed a three-day course in pelvic health physical therapy, level 1. It was offered by the Section on Women’s Health of the American Physical Therapy Association. The two are accepting referrals from primary care providers to treat female […]
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Gail Currier
1947 – 2015 AUBURN — Gail Currier, 68, of Holley Road, Farmington, died early Friday evening, Sept. 4, at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Farmington, Feb. 3, 1947, a daughter of Albert and Ada (Harnden) Tyler and received her education in Farmington schools. She was employed at Franklin Memorial Hospital in […]