Kids in crisis are showing up younger and with behavioral problems more severe than in the past. Once or twice a week something would set him off. Teachers often didn’t know why. His principal isn’t sure the little boy even knew. But suddenly he would explode — hitting, kicking, biting, trying to run away, tearing […]
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
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St. Mary’s celebrates 125 years of service
LEWISTON — Maine’s first Catholic hospital was rededicated Wednesday, celebrating 125 years of service to Lewiston and Auburn. St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center — which was known as the Sisters’ Hospital, the French Hospital and the Catholic Hospital over the years — was founded in 1889 and dedicated in April that year. Maine Bishop Robert […]
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Hospital safety group ranks Maine first in survey
A nonprofit health care watchdog group puts Maine at the top of its state rankings for hospital safety. Sixteen of 20 Maine hospitals earned A grades from Leapfrog. Leapfrog says the grades are meant to show how safe hospitals are for patients. Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Lewiston, and Franklin […]
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St. Mary’s and CMMC top Consumer Reports safety rankings for Maine hospitals
LEWISTON — A just-released Consumer Reports study of death and long-term hospitalization following surgery has given Lewiston’s two hospitals its top safety rankings in Maine. The publication gave St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center a score of 67, saying the hospital had a particularly good record of avoiding re-admissions or bloodstream infections. According to its data, […]