Franklin Memorial Hospital
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Health care networks, universities to receive $2.3 million in funding to expand rural education opportunities
Collaborative groups of health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph’s College will receive a combined total of nearly $2.3 million to expand medical training in communities like Farmington, Norway, Bridgton and Blue Hill.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Franklin Memorial Hospital holds open house for new food pantry
The new location continues to offers healthy options for patients that may not have access to food.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Tradition carried on at FMH block party
The Fall Block Party returns to Franklin Memorial Hospital after coronavirus pandemic halted the free family-oriented educational event.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Hannaford supports MaineHealth Food As Medicine program
Funding will increase access to nutritious food for under-resourced individuals with chronic health conditions in greater Franklin County.
Posted inFranklin, Health, News, The Franklin Journal
Hannaford donates $350,000 to MaineHealth in support of Food As Medicine program
Funding will increase access to nutritious food for needy individuals with chronic health conditions in greater Franklin County.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else
There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day
While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin Memorial Hospital eases visitor restrictions
The health care facility implemented changes Wednesday.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Franklin Memorial Hospital adjusts visitor policy
A Franklin Community Health Network representative said that the changes were made as they are “seeing signs that the COVID surge is beginning to improve” — though it’s not entirely clear how high the COVID-19 case rate in Franklin County (or statewide) is at this time due to “a large backlog of tests” and a shift to at-home testing, according to the CDC.