Hospitals resume visitation hours May 18, 2021 on Health, News
ELLSWORTH Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast hospitals have announced they will resume visitation hours Wednesday, May 19.
“The hospitals have waited for a time to safely allow visitors back into their facilities,” according to a statement provided by Communications Director Kelley Columber. “Because of the downward trend of our community positivity rate as well as our desire to meet the needs of our community and patients, visitation will be allowed starting May 19.”
Hospital patients will be allowed one visitor per day between the hours of noon and 6 p.m. for a maximum of two hours. Visitors must wear a hospital-grade mask, regardless of vaccination status, during their entire stay.
Northern Light Blue Hill, Maine Coast Hospitals help community 12 and up gain access to vaccine Mon, 05/17/2021 - 1:30pm
Northern Light Maine Coast and Blue Hill Hospitals plan to provide a variety of options for young people throughout the Hancock County get the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.
Students (and families) in RSU 24 and 37 and School Unions 93 and 76 should reach out to school nurses to sign up for local vaccine clinics happening this week.
In addition, the Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospital COVID-10 Vaccination Clinic on High Street in Ellsworth will hold Pfizer vaccine clinics on May 24 and 26, from 3 - 6 p.m. Appointments can be made online or walk in. (Parental/ guardian consent required for those under 18.)
Island Briefs
Vaccine forum March 5
BAR HARBOR Community Compass is holding a forum on Friday, March 5, at 5 p.m. where folks can ask experts about the new COVID-19 vaccine. Retired pediatrician Bob Holmberg will host local panelists from Northern Light Health, school nurses and more to talk about the facts and to answer questions. Send questions, register and get a Zoom link by
Island bell ringing
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND At noon on Sunday, Feb. 28, several Mount Desert Island churches will join in a bell ringing to honor and memorialize Americans lost to COVID-19.
“Our bells will ring for five minutes one minute for every 100,000 American lives lost to COVID-19,” says Gail Leiser of St. Saviour’s Episcopal Parish in Bar Harbor, one of the participating churches. “This observance is a message of unity and remembrance during the COVID- 19 pandemic and is one of inclusiveness for people of all faith traditions and political ideologies. We hope
How are the children?
by Sandra Phoenix
In Kenya, the Masai people often greet friends and travelers with the phrase “kasserian ingera”, which means “and how are the children?” Even those with no children of their own answer “all the children are well,” expressing the traditional priority of protecting the young and vulnerable in their communities.
How Are The Children? is a new, local informational campaign, based on cutting edge research and age-old wisdom. It is a campaign developed by trusted people living in Blue Hill peninsula and island towns who care about children and how they grow parents and grandparents, childcare providers, teachers, healthcare workers, and others who work with children and families every day.
The new 3D mammogram machine provides women in the area with better access to better scans. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:30 PM EST January 7, 2021 Updated: 6:33 PM EST January 7, 2021
BLUE HILL, Maine A new tool in the fight against breast cancer for certain patients is now being used at Blue Hill Hospital.
The new 3D mammogram machine provides women in the area with better access to better scans, these 3D scans let doctors more easily detect cancers at their earlier stages. What the 3D tomosynthesis does is it essentially takes the breast tissue and separates it for us, so you can really look in between underlying breast tissue and overlapping breast tissue, Natalie Stanley, director of imaging at Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital, said.