Maine health care systems to defy CDC shift, continue testing anyone exposed to virus

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Published
September 2, 2020

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.
Published
May 18, 2020

CMHC proposes $14M surgical center in Topsham

The outpatient center would be near its Care Center and Maine Urgent Care.
Published
April 24, 2020

Numbers of virus patients in Maine hospitals continue to flatten and decline

Restricting activity in the state has flattened the COVID-19 curve and taken the pressure off hospitals, a Press Herald analysis finds, but dangers remain.
Published
April 14, 2020

Maine Voices: Thank medical workers by helping to make sure they get paid

At least 15% of the total federal bailout should focus on health care organizations.
Published
April 13, 2020

State gives final approval to Central Maine Healthcare’s proposed $38 million cancer center

DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew authorized the facility, which will update and centralize treatment in one building in Lewiston.
Published
April 8, 2020

Central Maine Healthcare furloughs 300 workers

The temporary leave affects about 10% of its workforce.
Published
April 7, 2020

As health care shifts, so do health care employees

Primary care doctors are leaving their offices to work in hospitals and nurses are staffing screening tents as the entire industry adapts to the coronavirus.
Published
February 9, 2020

Tax filings show Central Maine Healthcare’s spending during turmoil

Newly available documents show the Lewiston-based health system paid its CEO a $200,000 bonus, gave CMMC’s former president a half-million dollars as severance pay after leaving, gave millions to an Illinois consultant and over $1 million to an international law firm.
Published
January 28, 2020

Maine hospital system limits visitors as flu cases grow

At least eight people have died from the flu in Maine this season.
Published
January 7, 2020

CMHC tells state that new equipment and location are reasons for a new cancer center in Lewiston

The proposed center, to be built by a developer and leased over 20 years, is slated to cost about $35 million. With interest and leasing costs, it is expected to cost the Lewiston-based health system about $38 million in all.