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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 […]
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 […]
Colorectal surgeon joins Central Maine Healthcare
Published on: December 28th, 2023Cristan Anderson, MD, has joined Central Maine Surgical Associates, which is part of Central Maine Healthcare (CMH). Dr. Anderson is a colorectal surgeon who graduated from medical school at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. She completed her residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Dr. Anderson treats both life-threatening […]
Final patient from October mass casualty event released from Central Maine Medical Center
Published on: December 22nd, 2023The last patient of the 13 who were admitted into Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) following the mass casualty incidents in Lewiston on Oct. 25 has been released from the hospital. In what has become an emotional ritual, CMMC team members once again lined the hall to the main entrance, this time adorned with […]
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