Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedApril 8, 2020
Two more Mainers die from COVID-19; testing plan falters
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the agency has not been able to get the rapid-response testing kits it expected from a Scarborough manufacturer and is going ‘back to the drawing board.’
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PublishedApril 7, 2020
Safety net programs facing surge of applicants in Maine during pandemic
Requests for food stamps and other public assistance programs have nearly doubled since the middle of March.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
Lewiston hospital revises coronavirus sick leave policy under pressure from employees
Nurses at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center had complained about having to use their earned time off if they were forced to quarantine.
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PublishedApril 3, 2020
At Lewiston hospital, quarantined staff must use own sick time
Some employees of St. Mary’s criticize management for requiring staffers who are quarantined after coronavirus exposure to use their own sick/vacation time.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Maine’s rural hospitals preparing for surge in coronavirus cases
Hospitals in the state’s rural areas could play a key role in responding to the pandemic in Maine, but some are struggling with financial pressures that have sapped their resources.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2020
Coronavirus tests produced in Maine give results within minutes
The tests developed by Abbott Laboratories, which will start mass producing them this week, could substantially change how testing is done in the United States.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2020
For immune-suppressed patients, coronavirus a terrifying danger
‘Every time people don’t do social distancing is putting me closer and closer to death,’ one patient says.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Behind the scenes as Maine Med prepared for a public health emergency
As the outbreak approached, administrators and medical personnel moved to the front lines in a battle that would alter society.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Maine Medical Center further restricts visitation
The Portland hospital is prohibiting visitors, except under strict rules to limit potential exposure to coronavirus.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Maine hospitals scramble for supplies, try to build capacity quickly
The hospitals are canceling all non-critical procedures and banking on social distancing to reduce demand for their limited number of beds.
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