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Medicare 101 offered at Rockland Public Library
Spectrum Generations, in partnership with the Rockland Public Library, presents a Medicare 101 class, taught by Medicare certified volunteers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m., in the Library’s Community Room. Topics covered include: Medicare Parts A and B, drug coverage, Medigaps, Medicare Advantage plans, eligibility, avoiding penalties, Medicare...
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Alison Bryant, MD, Joins MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Emergency Department
ROCKPORT, Maine – MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital is pleased to welcome Alison Bryant, MD, to its Emergency Department. Dr. Bryant joins Pen Bay after completing her residency in emergency medicine at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland. Prior to medical school, Dr. Bryant served as a Peace Corps volunteer working HIV prevention and education in South Africa.
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National addiction experts to headline MaineHealth substance use treatment conference
PORTLAND— MaineHealth will bring together health care professionals, behavioral health clinicians, advocates and people with lived experience on Wednesday, Oct. 21, for its annual substance use treatment conference, Break the Stigma: Build the Bridge. The daylong conference will explore approaches to preventing and treating substance use disorders, reducing stigma...
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Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center join union in overwhelming vote
Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston voted by an overwhelming margin Thursday to join the Maine State Nurses Association. Prime Healthcare suspended or fired 20 nurses in the leadup to the vote. Of the 204 nurses who voted, 91% supported the union effort. Many had spent the...
WGME
Suspended Central Maine Medical Center nurse shares story ahead of union vote
LEWISTON (WGME) -- A nurse suspended from Central Maine Medical Center is sharing his story. His comments come as nurses at the hospital move to unionize. A spokesperson for the hospital says since last week, 15 nurses have been fired and five have been suspended. Among them is ICU nurse...
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State officials eye caps on hospital charges to lower healthcare costs
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Office of Affordable Healthcare held its fourth annual public hearing Wednesday afternoon. Executive Director Megan Garratt-Reed said data shows healthcare service costs are driving up insurance premiums. “It’s not necessarily insurance profits or administration of health insurance,” Garratt-Reed said. “It’s really the cost of the...
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More than a dozen Central Maine Medical Center nurses fired; Maine State Nurses Association claims it’s over efforts to unionize
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - A spokesperson for Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) confirmed to our media partner WMTW that more than a dozen nurses at the Lewiston hospital have been fired, and the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) claims those nurses were fired over efforts to unionize. CMMC nurses held...
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'It meets a gap in care': Spurwink opens 24/7 Lewiston Crisis Center for behavioral health
LEWISTON (WGME) - A new crisis center has opened its doors in Lewiston to help people dealing with mental health emergencies. The 24/7, 365 Lewiston Crisis Center, which opened last week on Lisbon Street, is operated by the nonprofit, Spurwink. Vice President of Regional Outpatient and Community Services Rebecca Patkus...
WGME
15 nurses fired, 5 suspended from CMMC ahead of union vote this week
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Central Maine Healthcare and the hospital’s new California-based owner have fired another nurse. Since last week, 15 nurses have now been fired, and five others have been suspended. The firings come as nurses working for Prime Healthcare prepare to vote this week on whether to form...
mainepublic.org
20 Central Maine Medical Center nurses have now been suspended or fired by Prime Healthcare
Prime Healthcare has now suspended or fired 20 nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, according to National Nurses United the organizing committee for the Maine State Nurses Association, or MSNA. The nurses will vote on whether to join the MSNA on Thursday. "No employee has been suspended or...
NEWS CENTER Maine
Number of nurses suspended without pay from Central Maine Medical Center rises to 18
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Heliport at Maine Medical Center is closed for upgrades and maintenance
PORTLAND, Maine — There will be no helicopters landing at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland for nearly two weeks. MaineHealth says the Sisters Heliport closed to all air traffic at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16. It will be closed through Sept. 29. The closure is due to...
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Central Maine Medical Center nurses claim hospital owner is retaliating against efforts to unionize
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - Nurses at Central Maine Medical Center say the company that owns the hospital, Prime Healthcare, is retaliating against them for their efforts to unionize. They held an informational picket outside the hospital during the morning commute Tuesday. Organizers described the gathering as a sign of solidarity,...
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CMMC suspends 8 nurses without pay following unionization efforts
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MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital to offer Saturday flu clinics this fall
Rockport, Maine – MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital will host flu clinics on select Saturdays this fall, from September through November, at the MaineHealth Beebe Health Center, located at 15 Anchor Drive, Rockport. Clinics will be held Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. Participating practices include: