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The first baby of 2023 was born at Central Maine Medical Center on New Year’s Day. Victoria Rousseau weighed in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 ¼ inches when she entered the world at 2:28 p.m. on January 1 at CMMC’s maternity ward. Both Victoria and her mother, Caitlyn Rousseau of Lewiston, are […]

U.S. News & World Report says CMMC “excels on multiple metrics” Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) has once again been recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report. The publication began listing “Best Hospitals for Maternity” last year. CMMC is one of only two hospitals in Maine to garner the […]

CMMC’s Leapfrog Group rating praised by industry leaders Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) received its ninth consecutive “A” for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction recognizes CMMC’s success with protecting patients from harm and errors in the hospital. CMMC has received “A” grades for Hospital Safety from Leapfrog Group continuously since Fall […]

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) announced today it will reimburse students pursuing a two or four year nursing degree at Maine College of Health Professions (MCHP) in Lewiston under a new Central Maine Healthcare Student Loan Program. This benefit is worth up to $22,500 in tuition costs. Following graduation, nurses who qualify within the program guidelines […]

In their signature tie-dye shirts, Team CMH made a huge showing at the Dempsey Challenge over the weekend, running, walking and biking to help raise money for the Dempsey Center. For the second consecutive year, team members represented Central Maine Healthcare as a single, unified team. This year’s Team CMH roster was larger than last, […]

Central Maine Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency recognized seven third-year family medicine residents at their recent graduation program.  Honored at the commencement exercises were family physicians: (Front Row:  Anthony Pastore DO, Dana Kennedy DO, Chief Resident, Cecilia Davies MD, Isabella Taylor DO, Chief Resident.  Back Row: Chris Caracciolo DO, Ian Corbett DO, Jeffrey Badillo MD, […]

Sue Bartash, lead volunteer for Central Maine Healthcare, is  at it again. In the 14 years she has been volunteering here, Sue has managed to knit and crochet, literally, thousands of afghans. The majority of them, like the one she is working on now, are given to patients in the ICU to keep and take […]

  Central Maine Medical Center’s new, state-of-the-art, comprehensive cancer treatment center is now open, promising to improve both the hospital’s capacity and quality of care. The Cancer Care Center brings CMMC’s surgical oncology, radiation oncology and chemotherapy units together under one roof, an improvement for patients who walk across campus to access cancer services on […]

Donate your breast milk and “Share the Health” with other babies in the northeast. Currently, there is an infant formula shortage in the US and donating breast milk is a much-needed resource. Central Maine Medical Center is Pleased to be a Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast’s Donor Milk Depot. A Donor Milk Depot, or milk bank, […]

  Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) received its eighth consecutive “A” – the highest grade possible – for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction recognizes CMMC’s success with protecting patients from harm and errors in the hospital.   “This is a remarkable achievement for CMMC, but should come as no surprise,” said […]