It’s unclear when Maine will be able to obtain more doses and accelerate its efforts to vaccinate older residents, even as major health care networks make plans for vaccine clinics.
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State may change hospitals’ vaccine guidelines to prioritize workers who face most risk
Maine’s CDC director says the state wants to be more explicit with hospitals about which health care workers should get priority for vaccination.
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Lack of clarity on vaccine rollout creates confusion in Maine
The MaineHealth network asks Maine CDC about inoculation priorities – Should private practitioners be vaccinated? – as the state amends its plan in response to evolving federal guidance.
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Difficult ethical choices await Maine’s vaccine planners: Who goes first?
Hospital and nursing home administrators will pick the first vaccine recipients.
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Sanford Medical Center opening psychiatric center to help ease shortage
Some patients needing mental health crisis beds have to wait days or weeks to get served in Maine.
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Maine health care systems to defy CDC shift, continue testing anyone exposed to virus
The federal CDC said last week that testing isn’t necessary for people suspected of being exposed if they show no symptoms of COVID-19.
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Midcoast-Parkview opposes CMHC surgical center for Topsham
Midcoast-Parkview officials say there aren’t enough patients to go around and that they’d lose revenue.
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MaineHealth retains A+ bond rating despite pandemic challenges
Ratings agencies S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service each endorsed MaineHealth with strong credit ratings.
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MaineHealth commits to solar power for half of its energy needs
The state’s largest health care system has signed deals with 3 solar developers and says it expects to save $1 million a year in electricity costs.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue at low level across much of Maine
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston saw an uptick, although its daily patient count still averaged less than 3.