Physicians not affiliated with hospitals or major health organizations say their patients are scared – and asking questions their caregivers can’t answer.
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Hospitals bearing brunt of vaccine efforts as frustrations mount
Until vaccines are more plentiful, challenges are likely as the state rolls out vaccinations for older and at-risk Mainers.
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Vaccine expansion plagued by uncertain supply, as COVID-19 cases remain high
It’s unclear when Maine will be able to obtain more doses and accelerate its efforts to vaccinate older residents, even as major health care networks make plans for vaccine clinics.
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State may change hospitals’ vaccine guidelines to prioritize workers who face most risk
Maine’s CDC director says the state wants to be more explicit with hospitals about which health care workers should get priority for vaccination.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Northern Light Inland Hospital receiving $100,000 to cover COVID-19 losses
Through the Maine Health Care Financial Relief Grant Program, eight Northern Light Hospitals will receive $100,000 each to assist in covering losses as a result of the pandemic.
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Testing capacity ‘crunched’ in some areas as demand increases, COVID-19 cases surge
Those with symptoms of the coronavirus generally face little to no delay obtaining tests, but the situation is different for some asymptomatic Mainers.
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Northern Light Health increases capacity to deal with Maine’s COVID-19 uptick
Waterville’s Inland Hospital and Pittsfield’s Sebasticook Valley Hospital are working with Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center within the Northern Light system, officials said Wednesday.
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Sanford superintendent says flu vaccine provider failed to check for parents’ signature
Matt Nelson says three students got shots without their parents’ consent because the provider didn’t notice that the permission forms hadn’t been signed or the signature had been crossed out.
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Two of 10 quarantined staff at Waterville hospital test positive for COVID-19
The two Northern Light Inland Hospital employees were initially exposed to an infected individual while they were off duty and not on hospital property.
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Waterville hospital quarantines 10 staff after potential exposure to patient with COVID-19
Northern Light Inland Hospital, which hasn’t had a COVID-19 inpatient since early April, is saying little about the incident.