An all-night visit to the emergency room gives insight into the hard work that health care professionals do day after day, Amy Calder writes.
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Commentary: The next hospital crisis is coming. Let’s hope the U.S. is prepared
Response teams that respect and protect patients and care providers are one essential solution for behavioral emergencies among people with dementia.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Unvaccinated patients and employees driving COVID outbreaks in Maine hospitals
Maine hospitals have had 13 outbreaks resulting in one death since vaccinations for their employees became widely available.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Bangor hospital sets COVID-19 inpatient record for 2nd week as Maine hits highest ICU levels yet
The delta surge continues to pound the unvaccinated, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in critical care.
Posted inLocal & State
Toddler in critical condition after being found unresponsive in Cornville pond, police say
The 2-year-old was found Tuesday afternoon in a small farm pond off James Road and airlifted to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to officials.
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COVID-19 inpatient counts up in southern and central Maine; Bangor hospital has record number
The delta variant is pounding unvaccinated people, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in intensive care.
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COVID-19 patient counts are climbing again in Maine hospitals
The statewide tally of inpatients confirmed with the disease has hit the highest level since early June, with Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center seeing the sharpest spike.
Posted inNation & World
Hospitals swamped by COVID are running low on beds, nurses
Some nurses around the U.S. are leaving from pandemic burnout while others are getting better offers elsewhere.
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New tests suggest dangerous delta variant more widespread in Maine, sending most COVID inpatients into ICU
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are typically younger and sicker than before, probably due to the more virulent variants.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Pandemic-delayed surgeries share blame for ‘unprecedented’ regional blood shortage
Periodic, localized blood shortages are not uncommon, but this shortage is ‘unprecedented in its scope,’ said a blood bank official.