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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Flu cases, hospitalizations surpass prepandemic levels
Even if clinicians and public health experts had expected to see a surge in cases this season, flu and other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19, are still flooding emergency departments, urgent cares and primary care physicians’ offices with sick patients.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
St. Mary’s Renaissance School celebrates 26 years of clinician-centered education
Recognizing an unmet need, two psychiatrists at St. Mary's trained to help adolescents paved the way for the opening of the Renaissance School more than 25 years ago.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2022
CMMC, St. Mary’s get top grades from hospital safety watchdog group
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Maine hospitals are getting hit hard by RSV surge, officials say
With the spike in respiratory cases and the limited number of pediatric hospitals able to provide intensive care, officials from Maine's largest health care networks are warning people to take precautions.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2022
Universal masking remains in place at local hospitals
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated their guidance for health care settings to make universal masking optional when community transmission is not at a high level.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Got robots? These hospitals do
Robotics-assisted technology is becoming more common in operating rooms across Maine, with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston recently joining the list of hospitals employing the new methods.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
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.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
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.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Legislative task force to look at criminal process for perpetrators of violence against health care workers
The nine-member task force will examine how criminal charges may be brought against people who assault — physically or verbally — workers in health care settings.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
‘A very difficult day’: St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center to end maternity services
The hospital cites declining birth rates as part of the reason for ending its women's health services at the end of July.
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