Hannaford gives $350,000 to MaineHealth to support Food As Medicine program

Hannaford donates $350,000 to MaineHealth in support of Food As Medicine program

Funding will increase access to nutritious food for needy individuals with chronic health conditions in greater Franklin County.

Hospital workers are expected to ‘tolerate a level of abuse’ unacceptable anywhere else

There is a cultural expectation that health care workers, especially in hospitals, tolerate abusive behavior, making them less likely to want to pursue a criminal case and law enforcement and district attorneys less likely to prosecute, hospital workers told the Sun Journal.

Hospital workers say they experience assault, threats of violence nearly every day

While the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a rise in incidents, violence against health care workers was an issue long before it started.

Franklin Memorial Hospital eases visitor restrictions

The health care facility implemented changes Wednesday.

Photos: Skowhegan-area students consider careers, one STEM at a time

About 100 juniors from Skowhegan Area High School participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Exploration event Thursday at the school. All photos taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.

Franklin Memorial Hospital amends visitor guidelines

The most notable changes to the policy include different visitor hours, that patients may now be accompanied by a loved-one in a pre-op area and postpartum mothers are permitted an additional visitor.

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.

Franklin Community Health Network loses 48 employees to vaccine mandate

FCHN reports 48 employees (or about 6.6% of its workforce) resigned or "separated" from the company due to MaineHealth and Gov. Janet Mills' vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

Central Maine business briefs: Waterville Creates hires new staffers

People & Places: Skowhegan Savings promotes Haley Wescott to community banker.