Pam Gerbi, retired early childhood educator, was elected chair of United Way’s Board of Directors at the organization’s online annual meeting on Wednesday, May 19. A resident of Brunswick, Gerbi acknowledged the hard work of the agencies and the.
Commentary: National Nurses Day cause for celebration – and action
Through a workforce shortage and COVID, Maine’s nurses have guaranteed high-quality care to their patients. Thank them – and encourage others to join their ranks.
By Lois SkillingsSpecial to the Press Herald
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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine has come a long way. More than half of Mainers over age 16 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, leading the nation and bringing us one step closer to the end of this pandemic.
A rock painted with a “thank you” message for nurses sits outside Maine Medical Center in Portland last Dec. 11.
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A state board has recommended rejecting Central Maine Healthcare’s request to build a $14 million ambulatory surgical center in Topsham.
Central Maine Healthcare has not demonstrated the economic feasibility or the public need for the center, according to a March 5 analysis by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Certification.
The review also found that Central Maine Healthcare couldn’t prove that the center wouldn’t have a negative impact on the quality of care by existing service providers in the Midcoast.
Healthcare providers must obtain a state certificate of need to build new health care facilities, expand existing facilities or make other major changes to the health care landscape. That requirement is intended to control health care costs by restricting the duplication of services.
Vaccine clinics around the state give older school employees a shot in the arm
Those 60 and older are being vaccinated in Brunswick and at other dedicated clinics this weekend as the state continues its efforts to prioritize educators and childcare workers.
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Frank Gross, a substitute teacher at Brunswick High School, lifts a sleeve as he prepares to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the clinic at Brunswick Parks and Recreation on Friday. The clinic operated by Mid Coast-Parkview Health offered appointments for school staff members 60 and older.
Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
BRUNSWICK Jean McGuigan breathed a sigh of relief Friday afternoon as she made her way from one end of the gymnasium to the other at the Brunswick Parks & Recreation Center shortly after receiving her first coronavirus vaccine.