Latest News
Central Maine Medical Center reaches milestone for robotic surgery
Published on: March 8th, 2024Surgeons at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), which is part of Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), recently completed the 100th successful surgery using Stryker’s Mako™ robotic surgery. The technology allows surgeons to perform arthroplasty, a procedure to restore the function of a joint, on both hips and joints, with unparalleled precision. The Mako system uses 3D […]
Central Maine Healthcare expands services in Augusta area
Published on: March 1st, 2024Central Maine Healthcare is increasing services for patients in the Augusta area. Manchester Specialty Services has opened its doors and is offering physical therapy and will soon be adding lab services. The new practice has opened next door to Manchester Care Center at 25 Bowdoin Street in Manchester. “We’re so glad to be able to […]
Swift River Family Medicine welcomes new internal medicine provider
Published on: February 22nd, 2024Central Maine Healthcare is pleased to welcome Manuel Sanchez, MD, to the River Valley Community. Dr. Sanchez is an internal medicine provider who will be practicing at Swift River Family Medicine in Rumford. Swift River Family Medicine, which is located on the Rumford Hospital campus, provides care to individuals of all ages in a family-oriented […]
Rumford Hospital names new vice president of nursing and patient services
Published on: February 13th, 2024Central Maine Healthcare has announced Jenifer Madore, NP, has been named vice president of nursing and patient services for Rumford Hospital. She had been serving in the role as the interim vice president since last summer. Prior to taking on this role, Madore served in education and nursing capacities at both Bridgton Hospital and Rumford […]
Central Maine Healthcare team members go red for American Heart Month
Published on: February 8th, 2024 Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), which includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), Rumford Hospital and Bridgton Hospital, is seeing red this month. The team at the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute (CMHVI) asked CMH team members to wear red on Feb. 2, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness […]
Central Maine Healthcare welcomes two new cardiologists to Heart and Vascular Institute
Published on: February 2nd, 2024The Central Maine Heart & Vascular Institute (CMHVI), which is part of Central Maine Healthcare, recently added two new cardiac electrophysiologists to its team. Cardiac electrophysiology is a subspecialty of cardiology that focuses on the heart’s electrical system and on diagnosing, treating and managing arrhythmias. Parts of rural Maine have among the highest rates of […]
Central Maine Healthcare joins American Red Cross in encouraging blood donations
Published on: January 26th, 2024Lab analysts and technicians from Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), which includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), Rumford Hospital and Bridgton Hospital, are urging members of the public to consider giving blood. While CMH maintains an adequate supply of blood for its patients, the region is facing severe shortages. January is National Blood Donor Month. The […]
New England Cancer Specialists oncologists join team at CMMC
Published on: January 12th, 2024 Two physicians from New England Cancer Specialists (NECS) will begin treating patients at the Cancer Care Center at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), which is part of Central Maine Healthcare (CMH). Late last year, Central Maine Healthcare entered into a strategic co-management agreement with NECS, a leading provider of oncology services […]
Updated Services at Maine Urgent Care
Published on: January 12th, 2024Central Maine Healthcare is updating its service offerings at the Maine Urgent Care location on Sabattus Street in Lewiston to accommodate the continued need of our valued patients for preventative services, such as lab and x-ray, as well as other services in the future. Laboratory and x-ray services will complement and extend the lab and […]
Central Maine Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2024
Published on: January 2nd, 2024Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), which is part of Central Maine Healthcare, welcomed its first baby of 2024 into the world on New Year’s Day at 9:30 a.m. Eleanor Louise Champlin weighed six pounds, eight ounces at birth and was 18.25 inches long. Her mother, Markie Casagrande, is a Central Maine Healthcare team […]
Read more news from Central Maine Medical Center.