Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Answering ‘our nation’s call here in Lewiston,’ military medical team arrives at Central Maine Medical Center
Twenty members of the 96th Medical Group from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida arrived at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston over the weekend.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Franklin Memorial Hospital to reduce services temporarily due to spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Officials say services at Farmington hospital to be reduced to emergency and acutely ill patients.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Finding a COVID test is still a challenge for most Mainers
Appointments at local pharmacies are often booked for a week out and the supply of at-home rapid antigen tests is inconsistent.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Maine EMS panel recommends discontinuing all trauma patient transfers to CMMC from other hospitals, LifeFlight
The Trauma Advisory Committee will vote on the panel’s recommendations at a meeting next week.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
CMMC asks for federal assistance as COVID-19 continues to slam central and western Maine
Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that she requested teams of emergency medical personnel under a federal program on behalf of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Maine doesn’t count at-home COVID tests in official case counts. But that’s OK, the agency says.
The public health benefit at-home rapid tests provide for Mainers outweighs any potential undercounting of cases, a spokesperson for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Maine health clinics to develop low barrier opioid use disorder treatment program
Maine health clinics are participating in a 12-month pilot program to develop and maintain low-barrier opioid use disorder treatment programs.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Central Maine Healthcare CEO warns of ‘perfect storm’ as vaccine deadline nears
At a media briefing Wednesday, Maine DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew repeated that the state has been working closely with health care providers on staffing shortages.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
Nearly 50 cases, 4 deaths reported in COVID-19 outbreak at Rumford Community Home
As of Monday, 36 residents and 11 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, and four residents have died due to complications.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
‘Do not delay emergency care,’ Central Maine Medical Center officials say
The hospital, which recently suspended pediatric and trauma admissions, said its emergency department is open and able to treat patients.
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