PORTLAND — Lt. Col. Anna Riitta Eliasen, 72, of Parker Circle in Saco, was promoted to Glory surrounded by her kids, David, Dan and Cindy on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Oulu, Finland on Aug. 11, 1945, the daughter of David and Martta Hamalainen. Anna moved to Brazil at a […]
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Sheldon E. White
PORTLAND — Sheldon E. “Whitey” White, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, at Maine Medical Center, with family by his side. A people person, through and through, he enjoyed his children, grandchildren, local and national sports, and what he considered “the best retirement job,” as a shuttle driver for Morong Falmouth. Always positive, yet […]
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Miracles from Maine
Mice genetically altered to mimic Pitt Hopkins affliction could not remember where a platform was located in their mouse-sized swimming pool in their Bates College laboratory even though they’d encountered it in the same spot more than a dozen times in the previous two weeks. After being given the drug vorinostat, they remembered the location, […]
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Maine Medical Center turns away non-emergency patients
PORTLAND — Maine’s largest hospital has had to turn away ambulances with non-emergency patients this week because it’s overwhelmed with sick patients. Maine Medical Center says it’s the largest number of patients the hospital has seen in 38 years. Other Maine hospitals are nearing capacity as well. Doctors tell WGME-TV that part of the problem […]
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Family says Paul Cady did not jump from Maine Med window
PORTLAND — Police have identified a Maine Medical Center patient who died after falling from a sixth-floor window at the hospital. Officials say 43-year-old Paul Cady of Hollis fell from the Richards Tower on Tuesday evening. Hospital spokesman Clay Holtzman told the Portland Press Herald that the sixth floor of the Richards building is a […]
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Maine Med patient dies after fall from sixth-floor window
PORTLAND — Police say they’re investigating the death of a Maine Medical Center patient who was killed after falling from a sixth-floor window at the hospital. Officials say Paul Cady, 43, of Hollis fell from the Richards Tower about 5:10 p.m. Tuesday. Maine Medical Center spokesman Clay Holtzman says Cady was a patient. Additional details […]
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Aidan Roger Hand
PORTLAND — Aidan Roger Hand, 5 months, of Wilton was surrounded by love, light, peace and family when he left his sickly body behind on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Aidan had been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit there since his birth, except for a seven-week stay at Boston Children’s […]
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Central Maine Medical Center safety grade drops to B
LEWISTON — With 11 out of 16 hospitals earning an A rating, Maine once again ranks among the best in the country for hospital safety. However, one local hospital — Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston — saw its safety scores fall in the past six months, dropping its grade from an A to a […]
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Auburn boy still battling E. coli complications
PORTLAND — A 17-month-old Auburn boy battling hemolytic uremic syndrome remained in stable condition Wednesday night at Maine Medical Center. Myles Herschaft is fighting the same infection that claimed the life of a Poland boy earlier this week, according to the child’s family. Early Wednesday night, the toddler’s father, Victor Herschaft, posted an update on Facebook […]
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Maine Medical Center gets $6.8 million to grow kidneys
SCARBOROUGH — Scientists at a Maine medical research institute are receiving $6.8 million to learn how to use adult stem cells to grow kidneys. The National Institutes of Health Researchers awarded the federal grant on Wednesday to researchers at Maine Medical Center’s Research Institute. The Scarborough-based campus will lead the research. The lab-grown kidneys in […]